Knocked my socks off.
Take a minute and click through to read this 1980′s column by Charley Reese. Then come back here and tell me what you think.
Here’s the start:
Politicians are the only people in the world who create problems and then campaign against them.
Have you ever wondered why, if both the Democrats and the Republicans are against deficits, we have deficits? Have you ever wondered why, if all the politicians are against inflation and high taxes, we have inflation and high taxes?
You and I don’t propose a federal budget. The president does. You and I don’t have the Constitutional authority to vote on appropriations. The House of Representatives does. You and I don’t write the tax code. Congress does. You and I don’t set fiscal policy. Congress does. You and I don’t control monetary policy. The Federal Reserve Bank does.
One hundred senators, 435 congressmen, one president and nine Supreme Court justices – 545 human beings out of the 235 million – are directly, legally, morally and individually responsible for the domestic problems that plague this country.
Thanks to a reader for this one.
3 responses so far ↓
1 Kyle Prast // Jul 15, 2009 at 7:35 pm
Outstanding! I especially liked the 2nd article on education and controlling people. I remember vocational education was a topic of discussion in the 1980s regarding outcome based education and the danger of corporate run schools (such as AT&T in charge to create a mindless workforce.)
If you break amusement down to its roots, it really means anti or lack of thought. We have become a culture obsessed with being amused. Sadly many voters in the last election were more familiar with the top 10 musicians than who was Speaker of the House.
2 Cindy Kilkenny // Jul 15, 2009 at 8:06 pm
Amusement – Wow. You are one amazing woman. That is a great point.
3 Kyle Prast // Jul 15, 2009 at 10:58 pm
Homeschooling was good for something!
We also spent quite a bit of time studying history, including ancient Rome. The example Charlie Reese gave of the Emperors throwing big circuses to keep the masses happy becomes more chilling all the time. Those Emperors also gave the people food–handouts–at parades. It kept the poor fed. (There were not jobs for these people for Rome produced very little in their own country.) As we approach 50% of Americans getting handouts from our govt. and jobs leave our country, how do we expect to fare better than Rome?
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