Back to work. Here's something from the Wall Street Journal and an article titled 'The Inequality Myth.' Guess what it's about?
The notion that the middle-class is being squashed has always left me perplexed. Then again, it wouldn't be hard for me to be confused. However, there's always a big picture to consider and this piece makes a case for this.
Which brings me to another aspect of "class warfare" and Obama I found over at First Things.
I most certainly concur that we shout out complicated buzz words and phrases that sound like they possess substance but in reality upon reflection and inspection, they are often rendered meaningless. Indeed, Obama is fast becoming strong on rhetoric and low on profound thought on matters of economics.
It does seem as though Obama (who does possess a certain nous) is great at teasing an intellectual mind but when it comes to crossing that critical point where passionate talk graduates to ideas, he drowns. Often, his idea of "change" is hardly refreshing. Just because he's articulate doesn't mean the depth of his thoughts are any more substantial. The promise of the man greatly exceeds the value of his ideas at this point. That's just my observation. I could be wrong.
Many Americans do expect more from him. A lot more. And there's nothing wrong in challenging him on that front.
In the interest of balance I bring something from Julian Edney titled, appropriately enough, Greed.
It pretty much stands opposite to the previous articles.
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