Go Forth and Prosper

An article caught my eye because it was about college. Then I read that the UC system is raising the fees for college attendance. Yeah, just what emptynesters want to hear. More fees because of lack. Lack of money means boosted fees, meaning less money for families and students, leaving less money for families to spend on other things, which drops the tax base. It's a vicious cycle. Our whole economy is one big domino effect.
Which cliche do I want to use? I just found this one. Money: a businessman earns it, an economist learns it, a banker turns it, a politician burns it, and a wise man spurns it. I like this one, except for the "wise man spurns it." http://www.worldofquotes.com/topic/Cliches-and-One~Liners/16/index.html
Money is not evil.
Money means jobs. Money means health. Money means enjoyment. Money means protection. Money means education (just ask the UC system). Money is the physical manifestation of spiritual abundance. Money is the lubrication in the gears of the world.
I do not curse the rich. I really really want to curse the people who reprimanded the rich last fall because since then the hospitality industry took a dive...meaning hotels, restaurants, airlines, and any other service linked to those services were hit with huge loses.
When the powers that be came down on AIG for having a gala affair at a resort, the following effect was one big downer for places like resorts and hotels and paradise destinations. Guess what? When dollars are not spent on those places, jobs are lost. Lots of jobs.
I do object to government spending tax dollars on these lavish affairs, so it was a little dodgy because the tax payers did bail out AIG (not willingly), but what followed was private businesses becoming afraid that the public would hate them because of their profits, and canceled a billion dollars worth of hospitality business. That is not good.
Another big hit, because all of the sudden, big business is a terrible blight on our country, and people asking for government bailouts shouldn't use private jets. Learjet. They canceled contracts for already ordered jets. That costs jobs. When jobs are lost, wages are lost, taxes are lost, fees go up... you know the drill.
OK, wise men, stop spurning money. Stop hating the rich. Rich people do so many things that help the world by creating jobs, giving to charities and the arts, and paying a huge amount in taxes. Profits are a good thing.
I love this quote by Ayn Rand: Government "help" to business is just as disastrous as government persecution... the only way a government can be of service to national prosperity is by keeping its hands off.
Ayn Rand