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John
Steele Gordon brings us another episode in the long-running
comedy series, "This Is How These People Think".
The example is from President Obama's Monday news conference, discussing the debt limit negotiations:
And I do not want, and I will not accept, a deal in which I am asked to do nothing, in fact, I'm able to keep hundreds of thousands of dollars in additional income that I don't need, while a parent out there who is struggling to figure out how to send their kid to college suddenly finds that they've got a couple thousand dollars less in grants or student loans.
The thought processes are hard to untangle, but here's my attempt:- I have a lot of money I don't need, and probably don't deserve;
- I can't conceive of any good use for it, given my goals, talents, and values.
- I should therefore have it taxed away by the Federal Government, which will spend it on good things in ways I'm utterly unable to do myself.
- And I think everyone else with this much money should be forced to do the same.
- And I'm willing to bring about all the dire circumstances of not raising the debt ceiling unless I get my way.
Number 1: arguably true! Number 2: well maybe, who knows? Everything else only serves to illuminate the broken thought processes of the early-21st century American progressive, unfortunately in a position of power.
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Of course, Obama's also been trying to scare
Grandma. That's likely to be more effective than exposing
your chaotic mental state to the world.
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Kevin
D. Williamson has what seems to be a pretty good idea for House
Republicans:
With the debt-ceiling negotiations apparently at something like a practical impasse, Congress should act now to pass a very narrowly tailored bill that would permit the issuance of new debt -- but only for the purpose of financing current debt service.
Works for me.