It's All Arbitrary

Someone could have explained to Greenfield that when you classify people according to their income that in itself is an arbitrary act.

When Obama says he will tax all people earning over 250k, that's an arbitrary cut off he or his people determine. Why 250 and not, say, 240 or 260?

It's the same with his minimum wage proposal. Why stop at $9? Why not first define what you (arbitrarily) think is an acceptable wage and quality of life and then work from that point on?

The whole notion of government being a "great equalizer" is arbitrary and possibly a myth.