American Consequences - November 2018

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human mind maturity, which is around 25. – Jacques B. P.J. O’Rourke comment: Jacques, from my experience, it’s more like 40! Porter is absolutely right. The masses will continue to vote for more and more and more “free stuff” until the only thing free will be the misery brought on by the choices made. There are a host of things wrong when one can’t keep what is rightfully hers/ his... Unfortunately, most will be eaten by the wolves. – C.F.L. P.J. O’Rourke comment: I fear you’re right, C.F.L. But look on the bright side. If we sheep keep getting more and more bloated with short-term self-interest, those wolves are going to have a terrible case of indigestion. I like the wolf and sheep analogy and I think it’s pretty apt, but the wealthy are really just beginning to feel like sheep. The middle class have been feeling it for a long time now. The poor have always felt it, I’m sure. So the question is not who are the sheep... But who are the wolves? In the analogy, it seems to be politicians, who are all similarly hungry for what’s in our wallets. But who are the wolves really working for? – David B. P.J. O’Rourke comment: David, if politicians were merely standard-issue mercenaries, I’d be trying to figure out who they’re working for. But politicians are worse than that. They’re not just greedy for money, they’re greedy

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