If you define political power as the power of government, then I don’t want political power. It’s the power to bully. This power is concerned with controlling others. I’m only concerned with controlling myself, and that doesn’t involve political power…
Day: October 12, 2021
Raise Congressional Pay — and Tax the Rich
“Young investors have a new strategy,” National Public Radio’s Tim Mak reported on September 21: “Watching financial disclosures of sitting members of Congress for stock tips.” Under the Stock Act, members of Congress must disclose their own stock trades, and those of their spouses, within 45 days. One member of a TikTok investor community refers … Continue reading Raise Congressional Pay — and Tax the Rich
A Republic … If You Can Keep It
The title above is based on a Benjamin Franklin quote, often cited. It implies that a republic is a good thing, worth keeping. At the time of Franklin’s observation, republics went back to the heyday of Rome and Athens, and were the merest step apart from monarchy. A good definition of “republic” would point out that it was doublespeak for aristocracy.