aaah morford

[merchimerch]

Yes, Mark Morford is decidedly partisan and sometimes extreme to the point of silly hyperbole. But, this metaphor for the economic stimulus tax rebate is a fun read:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2008/05/02/notes050208.DTL&feed=rss.mmorford

Here's the bad news: Your little recession-deflecting tax rebate? No rebate at all. Not even close.

It's more like this: You've been continuously mugged and beaten and robbed blind for the past seven years straight, and as you lay there on the cold, hard economic ground, bleeding and gasping and wondering what the hell happened to your vacation time and your health care plan and your mortgage payment, your attackers scoff and leer and toss a couple of bloodstained nickels on your pulverized face and mutter, here sucker, have some bus fare, and then they cackle and stomp away with all your loot and dignity and hope, back to the White House from whence they came.

Comments

[aelfscine.livejournal.com]

Way to understate. ;)

The saddest part?

[gtonizuka.livejournal.com]

Most people who have been mugged are still blaming the victim.

Re: The saddest part?

[merchimerch.livejournal.com]

Damn skippy!

Poor people are just lazy, right? Has nothing to do with exploitation or profits before people, really it doesn't.