perhaps the 45% to 51% of the American public that are functionally illiterate (can read road signs, package labels, etcetera; have trouble with paragraphs, filling applications and the like; average vocabulary approximately 200 words), will now have to learn something new.
more likely, TV ratings, food and retail sales will increase ("at least we can watch/buy/eat something!").
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perhaps the 45% to 51% of the American public that are functionally illiterate (can read road signs, package labels, etcetera; have trouble with paragraphs, filling applications and the like; average vocabulary approximately 200 words), will now have to learn something new.
more likely, TV ratings, food and retail sales will increase ("at least we can watch/buy/eat something!").
bread and circuses by any other name...