With deep regrets to NPR junkies, the following is the best I could muster in these extraordinary times...Peter Wilbur (sir_arrogant_numskull) wrote:
Ah, you foolish, foolish liberals. Do you not understand how stimulus works? It is always the wealthiest elements of society that call for the most refined, exquisite goods and services, which finally results in more work trickling down to the unwashed masses. Please consider the sheer numbers of people marshaled and resources commandeered for just one championship golf course. From fine turf to the men needed to manicure it daily, from millions of gallons of water on the links to gallons of premium wines in the clubhouse, these facilities keep countless plebes off the streets and out of the workhouses. When one factors in related industries such as club and ball makers to those outfits that make white shoes and plaid sweater vests, golf is a veritable bastion of the American economy. What, should we trust the great wealth of a nation to average Joe six-packs? What would they do, spend it on cheap beer or stuff it in a mattress?
It's a fine line we are treading here, folks. On the one hand, my previous post was complete parody. Yet, even I the humble teacher won't deny my hyper-elite pleasures: gourmet olives, cheese, vine-ripened, locally-grown, heirloom tomatoes, good chocolate, sleek electronics, a well made shirt. If not for the insatiable demands of elites, would we have Beethoven, Maya temples, the Taj Mahal, Versailles? On the other hand, it would seem that our corporate honchos have gone a bit too far. Ironic in all of this is that we have never really had free markets. In many ways, government has been in complete collusion with big business; to wit, corporate welfare, agribusiness subsidies, and the revolving door between government and business lobbyists. Given this backdrop, regulating or mandating salaries doesn't seem far-fetched or out of line.
Sir Arrogant,
ReplyDeleteYour comment is well timed, well placed, well defined, leaves no room for improvement, and I just plain like it. Pops
How could a teacher, a member of a group that practically has to beg to get paid a decent salary, even hint that putting a salary cap on salaries that are being subsidized by the American people is a bad idea?
ReplyDeleteFear of socialism? Bosh.
How else are those filthy little workers going to take a shower?
ReplyDeleteCorporations gravitate to those with the biggest bank accounts. If we didn't hand out so much money, they wouldn't bother.
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