Eupraxsophy

Secular humanist, freethinker, progressive, and bibliophile. I love living life, learning things, and meeting people.

The Real "Takers" in America's Economy

If the taker economy has less to do with citizens receiving transfer payments and rather more to do with crony capitalism (or “public-private partnership”, as boosters like to put it) and a rapidly expanding security state that is more parasitical than protective, then it is not at all clear which major-party presidential candidate is most on the side of the makers. My hunch is that Mr Obama is slightly more corporatist and slightly less militarist than Mr Romney, but that’s no more than a hunch. Sadly, I’m confident that the opulence of the imperial seat will only wax, no matter who deals and doles from the west wing.