Not sure how to feel about the tax cut compromise reached last week? Presidents Obama and Clinton posited a spirited defense. Economists Paul Krugman and Robert Reich derided it. They're all people I respect.
As I see it, everyone has acted irresponsibly: the President for failing to show leadership a long time ago; the Democrats for failing to act on this legislation earlier; and the Republicans for protecting the pockets of millionaires at everyone else's expense.
No, when legislation passes that so clearly diverts money from desperate needs all over the country, it suggests that the system is broken. Our government is acting irresponsibly, and no one can stop it. President Obama may have done the best he could in a bad situation, but the situation shouldn't have existed in the first place.
Maybe now we'll finally face the fact that there is no knight in shining armor to ride in and stop the madness in Washington. Knights went out of business a long time ago.
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