Over the past few weeks my wife had been in a baking frenzy. Good for me, bad for my waistline. So the general rule is, we have a little and take the rest somewhere else which usually means I take it to work. Can still be thought of as bad for me ;).
I had been bringing in cakes and cookies, setting them out in a public area for the office and letting everyone know it was there, enjoy. The items were a hit (my wife is a phenomenal baker) and I passed along many kudos.
This morning I didn't bring in anything and so far, have had four people make comments such as 'What? No goodies today?' accompanied by the obligatory sad face. The person who shares my office noticed this and commented that this looked very much like a microcosm example of the macrocosm bailout/handout societal phenomenon.
He's 100% right. You can be sure by giving away freebies, there will always be those who come back for more. It started with a paltry [sarcasm added] $700 Billion and now totals an actual outlay of $2.56 Trillion in "freebies" to businesses. Reuters has estimated the potential total cost to taxpayers upwards of a minimum of $4.6 Trillion.
Unfortunately it isn't over. Already financial institutions and auto manufacturers who've received handouts are preparing to come back to the trough of government charity backed by us, the people who have no say. This administration has trod far into unknown territory and is writing the play book after the plays are completed. No oversight, no accountability and a lot of finger pointing when they're surprised at the outcome.
Sad. Truly sad.
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