9 Chickweed Lane by Brooke McEldowney for January 14, 2007

Transcript:

"The most enduring political premise for legislation is that the poor have been robbed, and that the rich ought to be." "The ethical irreconciliability of denouncing one while advocating the other provokes not a moment's pause - the debate strictly focuses on who should be robbed." "There isn't a citizen alive who doesn't recognize robbery as the natural function of government." "I thought you'd never get me to shut up." "Actually, it feels even nicer when you don't."