The recent Nation of Change column by Susan Gries tempted me to think she is
advocating for the confiscation of wealth from (the few) 17
billionaires, Titans, and wealthy farmers to bail out Illinois.
Apparently, the new Republican governor Bruce Rauner has a plan, but
since it doesn't take a progressively larger bite from wealthy
Magnificent Milers and high enders, Ms. Gries labels the Governor's
deficit balancing prescription as “senseless.” When she makes her
determination that the most profitable corporations need to pay their
fair share of taxes, it's clear she's saying that rights of
successful individuals ought to take a back seat to the needs of
Social Services agencies struggling to do more with less.
So she reminds us
that we live in the richest country in the world. Wink wink. We're
not broke. Wink wink – those high enders are just keeping too much
of “our” wealth in their own pockets. Wink.
Except for the
shameless element of envy in the “fair share” pronouncement, the
powerful populist in your face feel-good of confiscation, and
advocacy for one-sided strong-arm retraction of property rights in
the freest country in the world, the Nation of Change column sure
sounds like it was tailored for some other era in some other place.
But, this is the United States of America. Thank God.
But, this is the United States of America. Thank God.
4 comments:
If you read the website Fair Economy Illinois, you understand where Gries gets her anti-American envy.
Why did you say "envy?"
The column about Illinois has been republished by other media. Is it viral? Needs to be an anti-virus.
Illinois is broke. That's a fact. wink wink.
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