- This recalls my proposal many years ago for the National Brother-in-Law Act. It was a suggestion that we remove the middle man (i.e., the Federal government) in dealing with welfare. Every family (satisfying some arbitrary income level) would simply be assigned a poor person who would live with them. Like you fabled brother-in-law, he would eat your food, and wear your robe, while sitting around the house, reading your newspaper and waiting for the next free meal. After a brief increase in homicides, these folk would be put directly to work, mowing the lawn, washing the car, cleaning the pool, etc., In some cases, they would take over, but you would know the face of your oppressor personally, (not just as a faceless bureaucrat). For some reason, this idea never caught on.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
The Tale of the Prodigal Brother-in-Law (Part II)
About my tale of the prodigal brother-in-law (Will Failure to Raise the Debt Ceiling Harm Our Credit Rating?) one of my correspondents wrote
