Yahoo! News - How to Ruin American Enterprise
I remember seeing Ben Stein when he came to speak last year and I was really impressed by his intelligence and experience. I agree with a lot of this article. I think it’s too bad that Mr. Stein isn’t involved with the government anymore.
4) Sneer at hard work and thrift. Encourage the belief that all true wealth comes from skillful manipulation and cunning, or from sudden, brilliant and lucky strokes that leave the plodding, ordinary worker and saver in the dust. Make sure that society’s idols are men and women who got rich from being sexy in public or through gambling or playing tricks, not from hard work or patience. Make the citizenry permanently envious and bewildered about where real success comes from.
That one hit close to home. I wanna be rich from being sexy in public.