In Response to a Reply
Someone recently sent this reply to one of my posts:
“Who do you call when you are sick? A doctor. Who do you call if you are being sued? A lawyer. Who do you call when you are going to build a house? A contractor.
So tell me, if you have to rebuild a city who are you going to call for input in accomplishing that? A self ordained minister? An old lady who runs the neighborhood watch? A politician with no education but a gift for gab? NO your going to hire people who have some idea of what they are talking about and the reason they know what they are talking about is because they are in that line of work. Get off all this conspiracy foolishness and do something productive.”
In Louisiana, you call on your cronies who can have a sizable stake in the misadventure. Just because someone is a supposed expert doesn’t mean he or she is above moral reproach. Whatever happened to outside, impartial expertise? I’d prefer an honest opinion rather than one interested in only one thing—expanding an already bulging personal back pocket. The best monetary payback for political contributions often comes as a result of being on a “committee” such as the Bring Back New Orleans Commission.
Imagine that I have been granted the authority to make all decisions for you. I gather an impressive group of my buddies to decide your fate. In my assembly are doctors, builders, elevator installers, lawyers, and the like. Our first decision is that you need to pay to have your leg amputated. Since we have a physician on the panel, and since he has some idea of what he is talking about, you have no qualms about heeding our recommendation. You lose your leg and the doctor finds financial bliss. Next, we tell you that your house needs a second story. Our builder told us that your home is the only one-story in your neighborhood and, as such, it looks awkward. He’s an expert and knows what he’s talking about, so you add the additional level to your home without hesitation. He also knows the exact way it must be built, so he must be the one to build it. It’s completed, he gets paid and you get a thousand extra square feet you can’t access because you can’t climb the stairs with your one leg. Don’t worry, our elevator man has his hand out, ready for your business. He gets more than his fair due, monetarily, and you get access to your new second story. Finally, we tell you that you need to sign your house over to us, as our lawyer says it is a necessity. He, too, has some idea of what he is talking about, so you, again, heed our recommendation. You sign your house over, paying all of the lawyer’s fees to do so. You have nothing—we have a nicely renovated property to do with, and profit from, as we please. See, we knew exactly what we were doing all the while.
Like you in the above story, the people in the most devastated areas have little voice in their futures. Priveledged people with comrades in high places are telling them what to do and they have little recourse. Sure, lawsuits will be likely, but those will take years to come to some conclusion… in that time, these poor people will be forced away from their homes.
Yes, doing something productive includes the occasional use of gray matter.
“Who do you call when you are sick? A doctor. Who do you call if you are being sued? A lawyer. Who do you call when you are going to build a house? A contractor.
So tell me, if you have to rebuild a city who are you going to call for input in accomplishing that? A self ordained minister? An old lady who runs the neighborhood watch? A politician with no education but a gift for gab? NO your going to hire people who have some idea of what they are talking about and the reason they know what they are talking about is because they are in that line of work. Get off all this conspiracy foolishness and do something productive.”
In Louisiana, you call on your cronies who can have a sizable stake in the misadventure. Just because someone is a supposed expert doesn’t mean he or she is above moral reproach. Whatever happened to outside, impartial expertise? I’d prefer an honest opinion rather than one interested in only one thing—expanding an already bulging personal back pocket. The best monetary payback for political contributions often comes as a result of being on a “committee” such as the Bring Back New Orleans Commission.
Imagine that I have been granted the authority to make all decisions for you. I gather an impressive group of my buddies to decide your fate. In my assembly are doctors, builders, elevator installers, lawyers, and the like. Our first decision is that you need to pay to have your leg amputated. Since we have a physician on the panel, and since he has some idea of what he is talking about, you have no qualms about heeding our recommendation. You lose your leg and the doctor finds financial bliss. Next, we tell you that your house needs a second story. Our builder told us that your home is the only one-story in your neighborhood and, as such, it looks awkward. He’s an expert and knows what he’s talking about, so you add the additional level to your home without hesitation. He also knows the exact way it must be built, so he must be the one to build it. It’s completed, he gets paid and you get a thousand extra square feet you can’t access because you can’t climb the stairs with your one leg. Don’t worry, our elevator man has his hand out, ready for your business. He gets more than his fair due, monetarily, and you get access to your new second story. Finally, we tell you that you need to sign your house over to us, as our lawyer says it is a necessity. He, too, has some idea of what he is talking about, so you, again, heed our recommendation. You sign your house over, paying all of the lawyer’s fees to do so. You have nothing—we have a nicely renovated property to do with, and profit from, as we please. See, we knew exactly what we were doing all the while.
Like you in the above story, the people in the most devastated areas have little voice in their futures. Priveledged people with comrades in high places are telling them what to do and they have little recourse. Sure, lawsuits will be likely, but those will take years to come to some conclusion… in that time, these poor people will be forced away from their homes.
Yes, doing something productive includes the occasional use of gray matter.
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