There is a good op-ed in the New York Times today by Nicholas Kristof about the baby boom generation.
This article made me think about that obnoxious adage about being a young liberal and as one ages, becoming a conservative, as if conservatism is the only mature political philosophy one could have.
I would argue quite the opposite. Namely, conservatism unabashedly claims that selfishness is a virtue. You know, the standard greed is good line. I don't know how a political philosophy rooted in selfishness can be "mature".
Is it really mature to complain about your taxes? Complaining about one's taxes and all the things one would spend one's money on if not for those pesky taxes strikes me a lot like complaining about all the cool toys one would get if only one's allowance were bigger.
I guess I would just like to say: Stop whining about taxes and grow the #%@! up!
P.S. Happy May Day! or Happy International Workers' Day!
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