UNINTENDED REDISTRIBUTION IS AN ABUSE OF TRUST Y ou and I are paying hard earned money to service those who don’t need it- to incent those who need no incenting -- to encourage those whose efforts we would benefit from blocking. Yes, there are the “parasites” that Jonathan Rauch wrote about, those who make a good part of their living by taking from the system. But the bulk of the theft is the very result of the system itself. In our form of government many decisions are made that amount to redistribution of wealth, income, and opportunities. Indeed given the com- plexities of the world in which we live, it would be impossible for each of us to have a direct say in the myriad decisions which must be made. But, we never were asked if we agreed to allow those in the position to make these decisions. Programs and projects which involve redistribution are prime candi- dates for having a little bit skimmed off the top. When the recipient of a program is not the same persons who pay for it, the oversight responsibility (don’t waste my money) is diminished. By definition it is delegated to third parties. The payers are only concerned with paying the least. The receivers want to get the most. And those charged with doing the task, well they may have different motives altogether. Most nefarious are those who proclaim loudly that what they are doing
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