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Several people have commented on the apparent double standard of politicians raising holy hell about $165 million, while ignoring government spending bills that total many times that amount. Some have also pointed out that the company was contractually obligated to pay those bonuses, and expressed concern about the government’s disregard for those contracts. <br> <br> The thing is, of course politicians are going to be against such an arrangement, not in spite of the contracts involved, but because of them, and especially since the bonuses were (supposedly) based on merit. After all, it just isn’t fair for wealth to be “distributed” via voluntary contracts between consenting parties, based on the value of the products or services they deliver. That’s greedy! Instead, our Dear Leaders should decide how much everyone gets, based on a subjective assessment of how much each person needs. This noble idea is undermined by recognizing private agreements that don’t involve government. Private agreements result in individuals having power over their own lives, and that’s the one thing that no politician can stand. <br> <br> I’m absolutely in favor of paying ridiculously high bonuses to anyone who deserves them. However, if it turns out that the money went to the stuffed suits who caused this problem in the first place, then I wish the bonuses would be seized, along with everything else they own. Right down to the last dime. Seriously, I want to see those crooks out on the street corner holding cardboard signs all day long and sleeping on the ground every night. (In a perfect world, every single politician in Washington would be right there with them, but I’m not going to hold my breath waiting for it.)
By Cameron

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