by Kris Bayer, Hamilton
Most of us were taught in school that our government has checks and balances and that everything works as we are taught. Politicians are elected by the people and they represent you and your values.
Then we grow up and most of us figure out that our government does not really work that way. The ideas were words on a page about how things were supposed to work. We were not told about the realities of money and corruption and political machines. Ideals and realities are two different things, but most people figure this out when they grow up.
To blame corporations or to blame our neighbors is a nice cop out and an easy way of avoiding the uncomfortable problem of coercion and allowing a system of force to rob from our children and our children’s children! They are furious about this theft as they watch you and your comfortable life while they scrape for any crumbs leftover. Most grow up and see things as they are not as we were taught in school!
Let’s try to grow up for our children’s futures!