The Asheville Tribune claims to know who is behind Project X. Reportedly, two independent informants say it is GE Aviation. Not only has GE Aviation received corporate welfare in the past; it is part of GE – a Fortune 50 company whose greatest claim to fame is its nonpayment of taxes. Its second greatest claim to fame amongst big-business people is its schmoozy relationship with legislators.
A friend complained about taxes not too long ago. The same person was among a few who got very torqued off at people in public housing calling during business hours for rides to the mall. I explained the dominance/submission game was perpetual. He was a slave. He labored hard and gave what he didn’t need to support his family to those with time to play. It’s not like we all give and we all benefit in return. We have a giving class and a taking class, and socialism doesn’t do well without homogeneity of values and opportunities.
As was indicated yesterday, I’ve had about as much public safety as I can take. Should I thank government each day my windshield isn’t broken in spite of all the other vandalism? I know, I know, broken windows, just like GE, create jobs. In the past week, I’ve learned how government can’t do much to help people in need until they become statistics. That is probably a good thing, as we wouldn’t want our rivals calling the police and saying we were special and distraught if we weren’t. What the working taxpayers can expect in return for their contributions to government is best expressed by a saying of a very accomplished friend: Never delegate what you don’t intend to do yourself.
Yes, taxpaying producers will pay for greenways the luxury class can enjoy; they will pay to house teen moms who venture into territory producers’ daughters would get a whoopin’ for even seeing portrayed on TV; they pay for studies that determine they must contribute more; and they pay for large multinational corporations who, given a benefit of a doubt, haven’t figured that the health of an economy is the measure of production, not wealth transfers. Sure, plunderers can eat for awhile, but since there is a finite quantity of potential victims, their economic model is not sustainable.
