Where are the corporate welfare bums?
Never have I heard a more odious phrase. It is odious in the mouths of those who use it is to point out the difference between them–they have money, whether from work, or not, is a matter of opinion–and those who aren’t like them–who don’t have money, whether from moral flaws is also a matter of opinion. And it is odious when it becomes the foundation of an election campaign. While most can point out examples of those that seem to fit this description, it is now rare to be served images of corporate welfare bums (the David Lewis phrase to describe the obvious), or white collar crime. The images served are all of the lazy, the addicted, the criminal. People want to have a life; they also want to have work that is meaningful, dignifying, and gives a living wage–just like my millionaire. Poverty has become an issue of personal character, not of political economy. Next, I expect to hear that Arbeit Macht Frei–work will make you free. This is the election to come. It will be fought upo
