The Cultural Elite vs The Power Elite
From my well-read wife I was sent an article that speaks to the sudden decline of the American Empire. From Creative Class War by Richard Florida:
"For several years now, my colleagues and I have been measuring the underlying factors common to those American cities and regions with the highest level of creative economic growth. The chief factors we've found are: large numbers of talented individuals, a high degree of technological innovation, and a tolerance of diverse lifestyles."
I wondered if they studied the factors that contribute to the growth of the power elite? They didn't have to; they just read the news from Washington:
"His vice president is an oil man. His treasury secretary, John Snow, is a railroad man. The White House's economic and fiscal policies have been similarly designed to provide life support for these aging red-state industries: $190 billion in subsidies for farmers; tariffs for steel; subsidies, tax breaks, and regulatory relief for logging, mining, coal, and natural gas. "
I'm sure they found all that money through reducing the welfare rolls. Damn, I didn't realize the poor had been stealing so much money from the rich.
