2008 Woodie Awards
Bashing big business is baffling and does not solve any problems
By: Sean Martin
Issue date: 4/9/08 Section: Forum
The enemy of America is not free enterprise.
Despite what you may have heard recently from presidential candidates on both sides of the aisle, this is not the reason America is hurting.
Why are we willing to crucify those that happen to make a profit on stuff we need?
Some have proposed taking profits away or limiting profits and using them for purposes the government deems "better."
While I will let you interpret what that constitutes to you personally.
I have to address another issue.
There is no "Big Oil or "Big Pharmaceuticals." If this was true, then why isn't Always considered "Big Tampon?"
In reality, the big enemy of America is "Big Politics." The politicians that claim oil companies have excess profits that are unnecessary are hypocrites.
They gained their wealth through free enterprise and used the system to their advantage.
All of the presidential candidates have a net worth ranging from $2 million to $110 million.
I used The Washington Post for that but I doubt this constitutes a reliable source or something you could find on Google.
Obviously, the profits that these people have amassed are far too much compared to the rest of us worker bees.
But we should pay no attention to the people behind the curtain.
Their wealth is not at all in excess, so let's move on.
The "biggest enemy" is Exxon, and the oil industry that apparently made more money than God by drilling for oil and by using the tears of orphans and baby seals for lubricant.
Man, this talking about baby seals is making me hungry for one.
Anyway, many of you out there should be happy that certain industries are making record profits.
I am not talking about that trickle-down economics mumbo-jumbo: I am talking about stock dividends.
If you end up having a 401k, a mutual fund or a pension fund it is very possible you'll have some energy shares.
Energy stocks are used because they generate money like Columbia generates cocaine and paramilitary groups.
Despite what you may have heard recently from presidential candidates on both sides of the aisle, this is not the reason America is hurting.
Why are we willing to crucify those that happen to make a profit on stuff we need?
Some have proposed taking profits away or limiting profits and using them for purposes the government deems "better."
While I will let you interpret what that constitutes to you personally.
I have to address another issue.
There is no "Big Oil or "Big Pharmaceuticals." If this was true, then why isn't Always considered "Big Tampon?"
In reality, the big enemy of America is "Big Politics." The politicians that claim oil companies have excess profits that are unnecessary are hypocrites.
They gained their wealth through free enterprise and used the system to their advantage.
All of the presidential candidates have a net worth ranging from $2 million to $110 million.
I used The Washington Post for that but I doubt this constitutes a reliable source or something you could find on Google.
Obviously, the profits that these people have amassed are far too much compared to the rest of us worker bees.
But we should pay no attention to the people behind the curtain.
Their wealth is not at all in excess, so let's move on.
The "biggest enemy" is Exxon, and the oil industry that apparently made more money than God by drilling for oil and by using the tears of orphans and baby seals for lubricant.
Man, this talking about baby seals is making me hungry for one.
Anyway, many of you out there should be happy that certain industries are making record profits.
I am not talking about that trickle-down economics mumbo-jumbo: I am talking about stock dividends.
If you end up having a 401k, a mutual fund or a pension fund it is very possible you'll have some energy shares.
Energy stocks are used because they generate money like Columbia generates cocaine and paramilitary groups.
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