Greed government style

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The late Joseph Sobran on how politicians talk about greed:

“Politicians never accuse you of ‘greed’ for wanting other people’s money—only for wanting to keep your own money.”

As if there’s something wrong with that.

Published by Jim Bowman

Jim Bowman covered religion 1968-78 for the Chicago Daily News, since then has written books, articles, etc., mostly on corporate history but also on religion (Company Man: My Jesuit Life, 1950-1968), and more recently on politics (Illinois Blues: How the Ruling Party Talks to Voters -- Lulu.com, Kindle). Longtime Oak Park, Illinois, resident, he lives now on Chicago's North Side, where four of his and Winnie's six children live close by.

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