Part 2 of this series on Confidence pointed to the lightning fast and accelerating blurring of the lines that is taking place between our political and business spheres. Left unabated, this cross-dressing that we are witnessing can only weaken the nation.
The political trespass into the free market, or business, orbit is quite worrisome. We hear that these are emergency measures only. Pardon the skepticism, but it is truly uncommon for a government, even a benevolent one such as ours, to relinquish power that has been seized. Too many self-interests are created once a politician claims new territory. That dog will not easily surrender his bone.
One emergency leads to another and then another. The emergencies will be given different names to mollify voices of opposition to the expanding governmental tentacles. Emergencies will be a/k/a "Special Measures"; a/k/a "Temporary Realignment"; a/k/a "Period of Adjustment".
If we have seen what we have seen under a Republican administration, one can only tremble at the government overreach that will descend upon us by a Democrat administration in partnership with an activist Democratic-led Congress. Their self-propelled pressures to control our economy can only be achieved by weakening our free market system beyond recognition.
Our economic house is indeed on fire. Without doubt there will be plenty of damage from the blaze. Government has extensive, but certainly not total, blame for the conflagration. We now look to the co-culpable federal government to be the fire department. Let's hope, nay -- let's demand -- that once the fire is tamed they do not feel obliged to get too comfortable and begin living in our houses. Let's remember that government works for us, The People, and we need to make sure that they go right back to the fire station.
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