Concerning Muffins
Down at the local muffin shop this morning, I made sure to check out my unit cost vs. what the Justice Department appears to have paid. It's $1.60 per muffin here, or $14.60 a dozen.
The reason I can't generate anti-government outrage is that the Justice Department, whilst stupid enough to pay these prices, didn't set them. The private sector did, specifically the Capitol Hilton. The Republicans ought to be applauding the initiative of the free enterprise system in maximising its profit at the expense of a gullible customer. That's capitalism in its rawest form.
I shared the story with the local proprietor, a hard-working guy who hadn't heard it. I admit there was a gleam in his eye.
A manufacturer said during the Civil War, "you can sell anything to the government, for any price you've got the guts to ask." We might add that you'll get away with it, because the media and the public will blame the buyer, not you.
The reason I can't generate anti-government outrage is that the Justice Department, whilst stupid enough to pay these prices, didn't set them. The private sector did, specifically the Capitol Hilton. The Republicans ought to be applauding the initiative of the free enterprise system in maximising its profit at the expense of a gullible customer. That's capitalism in its rawest form.
I shared the story with the local proprietor, a hard-working guy who hadn't heard it. I admit there was a gleam in his eye.
A manufacturer said during the Civil War, "you can sell anything to the government, for any price you've got the guts to ask." We might add that you'll get away with it, because the media and the public will blame the buyer, not you.
Labels: capitalism, Justice Department, muffins
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