Super Wealthy And Poorest

The charity Oxfam published a jarring statistic two days ago. The top eight wealthiest people have assets equal to 3.6 billion of the worlds poorest. So the bottom half according to Oxfam has approximately $430 billion in assets compared to a similar asset tote of the most wealthy.The progressives and other acronyms who are in the wealth distribution business immediately rubbed their collective hands in shock and an equal amount of glee. After all it's a fact that could equate into a massive amount of "charity"with other peoples money.Hold on Oxfam.So what's to be done? Do you really want to take a significant amount of $430 billion and put into the hands of the worlds poorest? Those 3.6 billion people are poor largely because they shouldn't have been born in the first place. I know. It's sounds harsh. But do you really want the 3.6 billion to have more children and put more pressure on the environment?Here's a thought. Maybe the eight wealthiest buy the reproductive rights of the poorest 3.6 billion. That way the poor will enjoy a windfall And the planet will have some extra years.

Life is Irony: The Turns of Only One Life Experience

Life is irony. That's because there 's only one life experience and we all take turns. And so a segue to compare law makers in congress to criminals at large points out areas of irony.

Example # 1 Redistricting.
     Congress routinely moves the parameters of congressional seats to fix the outcomes of election races.
     If  sporting events were fixed, it would be a crime.

Example # 2.Murder
     Preemptive war by congress is legal . If there is collateral damage of civilian deaths and loss of non military infrastructure of the targeted country, that's OK.
     If someone in the U.S. killed some stranger because he felt threatened, he would be tried for murder.

Example # 3 Taxes
     Congress has the power to tax.
     If one person asked for money from his neighbor with the threat of confiscation, it would be stealing.

Example # 4
    Racial discrimination is a violation of the Civil Rights Act 1964.
    Forced desegregation of schools has resulted in math and english proficiency to plummet.
    
    

Here's An Excellent Redistribution Of Wealth

The spending monkeys in Washington are looking for additional ways to stimulate the economy. With the constraints of astronomical deficits and the potential for a further collapse of the dollar, here's simple suggestion that already fits into the budget.

Whereas the federal government's budget share of the gross domestic product of $15 trillion is app. 20% at the $3 trillion figure,

Whereas conservative estimates of government employees pay and government spending is app. a multiple of 3 times what it could be done for in the real world economy,

Whereas a targeted economic stimulus is needed more in the hands of people who earn less than government employees,

Therefore all federal government expenditures should be reduced in favor of less costly private solutions including state and local governments who by definition will be relatively more accountable for cost efficient results.

Washington is the problem. The solution will necessarily exclude Washington.

Barack Obama: Outsider?

Barack Obama will run for the U.S. presidency. The civil rights movement policies guarnteed that in the end an African-American would finally get a chance. But will it also ironically coincide with an end to the civil rights movement? Has America's guilt been expurgated?

Obama is certainly pleasant and at ease in speaking. He smiles and is witty. In these mannerisms he is unlike his competition. But what are his policies? And what methods will he use to achieve those policies fulfillment? Will they be market-oriented solutions or government-mandated? He's running as an outsider. But his backround says no. He was an attorney and a politician. Both professions suceed only on redistributuion of wealth which defines insider politics.

Obama might win. He has the attributes and postioning of 2 former presidents. He's as telegenic as Reagan. And he's in the same postion tactically as Carter. Carter caught American in the rebound fromNixon/Watergate.

But will all this make him a good president? I suspect that Washington will change him more than he will change Washington.