Let the demogoguery begin

We have new imperial rulers. Long live the Demagogues. Of course I am referring tongue in cheek to the new Congress. In recent days our new Congress has approved legislation to raise the minimum wage which will destroy many small businesses, are poised to pass legislation that will allow the government to "negotiate" with drug companies. I have never yet heard of a government entity that will negotiate. This will turn into price controls in short order. With that we can say goodbye to private research on new drugs. So much for treatments for cancer, AIDS, because they will not fit into the Medicare price targets. This of course will be good for the Democratic congress because it will be fresh reasons to refer to them as "Greedy".

Recently here in the Akron area the Mayor for Life Don Plusquellic has been making headlines by ranting about housing subsidies. The imperial mayor questioned President Bush's Christian values (an oldy but a goody in Democrat circles). So many problems here. First I sincerely doubt that President Bush personally decides which cities get which subsidies. Second I cannot find one word in the Bible where Jesus or any of the authors advocate government policy. Jesus spoke and preached about person behavior and belief.

The Mayor for life also made comparisons between housing subsidies and the war in Iraq. Last time I checked the Iraq budget does not come from the Housing and Urban Development budget. I think if his highness would check the Constitution he would find detailed verbiage about providing for the common defense, but would find not one word about providing money for housing subsidies.

The good mayor also spoke to people who need help through no fault of their own. This of course is true. This is also false. I suggest Mayor Plusquellic take a walk through some of the AMHA neighborhoods (without security and without his multitude of Deputy Mayors) and talk to some of the people who live in the projects. I think he would find a lot of people are incredulous about why the city cannot protect them from the crack houses, and thugs that run the projects. Maybe since AMHA will receive less money from the feds he will find a way to keep the good people in the projects which most certainly do exist safe from the thugs. Maybe then that money could be used to more good!!

This of course is fantasy because Mayor Don has no need to perform. He will be re-elected even though during a good economy this region which they share with Cleveland is one of the poorest in the country. Never is the Mayor asked to explain why Akron never recovers even though many industrial areas do. He never has to answer why while the rest of the country has a vibrant economy, Akron seems to languish and allow suffering. He never has to answer why businesses will not come to Akron at the rate they do in other areas. Mayor Don only has to put his name on the ballot, and since he has a 'D' after his name he will be re-elected.