Ezra Klein argues that inflation in services has been a serious problem for decades; it has just been hidden in an avalanche of cheap imported goods. The cost of health care, housing, day care, and education has skyrocketed for the average person, thus making a middle-class lifestyle unaffordable. The Democrats would be wise to emphasize these issues in the coming campaign, and the foreseeable future.
Klein is right. Over the next few days, I will be discussing what the government could actually do to solve these problems.