Working Life

One of the most grating parts about the Fix-The-Debt crowd is their sanctimoniousness — only *they* care about the country and only *they* know the truth and everyone else is an idiot and blind. The truth is this is a gang of phonies — led by the corporate hacks named Bowles and Simpson — who have an ideological hatred of anything that smells of a “social good” and mostly standout for the amount of riches they’ve siphoned off from various companies or investments they’ve tapped into. And here is hard evidence.

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You want a visual of what the phony fight about the fiscal “crisis” really is about? Here you go.

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The in-depth New York Times piece looking at the fire in a Pakistani factory was a fine piece of work — with a glaring weakness.

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When I first read about the horrendous fire in Bangladesh, I immediately thought of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire in New York in 1911 — more than 100 years ago. In many ways, nothing has changed. In some ways, somethings have changed.

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I’m not sure if this is true — I treat anything written in The New York Times on economics with a grain of salt. But, it’s worth considering that the rich have nothing to fear but that’s not a surprise.

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Wanna make a lot of money? Gin up a phony crisis and, presto, the money rolls in.

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It is a waste of time to jump up and down and scream about the ludicrous nature of the Republicans “ideas” about the economy, and, specifically, the proposal put forth by John Boehner regarding the phony debt and deficit “crisis”. These people are nuts and, worse, they either lie or are ignorant about the facts when it comes to the economy. So, it’s more important, in my humble opinion, to ponder the proposals floated out there by people who claim to be representing the “left” or “center” and, even more astonishing, “the last good economy”.

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Some days, I find the whole thing ludicrous and immoral. Some days, I laugh. And sometimes it’s a little of both. As in today’s installment of fiscal Kabuki Theater.

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Ah, so many thieves, so little time. I’m not a big fan of fines that get thrown around as punishment for crimes. But, it’s worth keeping a tally anyway.

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Personally, I’ve never minded paying taxes. Sure, I’d prefer my money stop going to immoral wars, bloated defense contractors, tax breaks for polluting companies, and the very wealthy. But, the burden is not a big one — maybe it’s also because I’m not obsessed with shopping (but that’s a different problem in society). And the reason most people should not feel a burden is that, well, taxes are pretty low.

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