Just as everyone seemed to be a military expert a couple of years ago, when it was chic to say that the "surge" in Iraq would not work, so today everyone seems to be an expert on executive pay.Speaking of demagogues distracting people into mob action against arbitrarily chosen targets puts me in mind of the dystopian short story, The Lottery, by Shirley Jackson. Which I had to read in college half a century ago - and only in recent years ever connected to left wing politics. But then, Alinsky rule #12 amounts to that very thing.The real point is to pander to envy and resentment against people who make a lot of money. Envy is always referred to by its political alias, "social justice." But to put the lives of the wives and children of executives at risk for the sake of Beltway grandstanding shows how low our political saviors have sunk.
My pleasure and this was an especially good piece by Dr. Sowell. I appreciate the links and will take advantage of them when I get caught up.