The World Would Be A Better Place

The world would be a better place if I had more money.  

 Or at least such seems to me to be the media message of the moment.  I first noticed it some years ago in the letters to the editor where the executive director of some well-intentioned organization would explain how great is the need for his services and why the government should fund it.  The conflation of public and private interest.  We witness the apotheosis of the drive to privatize the public treasury in the “Occupy” movement.  The “99%” have no demands, but many grievances.  A spokesperson has told the TV camera that they don’t want to have specific requests because someone might disagree with it and cause a split – they want to be all inclusive.  So, there are some who want student loans forgiven, some who want mortgage debt forgiven, some want more health benefits, some who want other people to pay more taxes and not a few who take more traditional views in favor of killing Jews.

           Ask not what you can do for your country.   Ask what your country can do for you.

           Since they stand for everything everyone must find something to like.  I understand the simple concept that the government has been expending vast sums to make rich people richer.  The investment bankers who held the nation hostage in 2008 to be bailed out in the billions used to pay their bonuses have set the standard.  Yesterday the heads of FMNA and FHLMC testified before Congress justifying their $5M and $9M bonuses paid for their agencies to lose billions.  They should be testifying at their parole boards.  The President’s cronies obtained $500 million giveaway loans to Solyndra and congressmen are trading as insiders.  Ask not.  Tell not.

           The “Occupy” folks have taken a big idea and made it small.  I’m sure the government would be happy to buy them off, but the government is broke.