/rhet
So a Mexican is arguing with an American. “I hate America”.
“Why do you hate America?” “Because you stole half of our
country.” “Not only that, but you stole the half with all the paved roads!”
Ironic no?
There was a British children’s writer named Bryher who wrote books set in various historical eras. One was about a boy living in Britain as the Roman Empire collapsed. The story begins with the child’s first noticing that something is wrong when he sees grass growing up between the stones on the Roman road and sees that any damage to the road is suddenly no longer being repaired.
The grass, obviously, was from the fact that fewer people were passing over it because commerce was being destroyed, and the lack of maintenance was just because it no longer mattered.
I read this article in the WSJ this morning, and that was the first thing I thought of.
Look at the balance sheets of the Fortune 500. Of those that are profitable most are just sitting on a ton of cash - not hiring, not investing. A handful, like Citi and Google are hiring desperately and buying anything they can in an effort to break the strike.
>>Reminds me of “Atlas Shrugged” when everything started going into disrepair.<<
Me too, but it may just be starting. Check this out:
http://www.chrismartenson.com/crashcourse
I’m reading that right now.
It’s scary how close it is to today.
Even in my ostensibly conservative county, one commissioner lamented the fact that county residents didn't want a millage rate hike, but still wanted "potholes filled and sheriff's deputies on patrol."
And he said it on the record, to a reporter, without any hint of irony.