That was what specifically led to the rise of organized crime - Prohibition. And history is repeating itself as government forgets that trying to legislate morality is going to backfire, maybe in a very big way.

A wine barrel that big though is more than big enough for the Mafia to stuff Jimmy Hoffa into before entombing it in concrete beneath Giants Stadium, or maybe in Lake Mead. Until drought lowers the water enough that all of the crimes of the past are revealed in the light of day.

It always backfires, doesn’t it?

Yep. In a book I read way back in the late 1970s, the phrase they used was the invisible hand of unintended consequences.

And on both ends of the political spectrum these days, I have noticed they have forgotten that government which governs best is that which governs least.

More government means more dystopia.

$1,661.87 in cats (ROCKETMAN_S) said...

And on both ends of the political spectrum these days, I have noticed they have forgotten that government which governs best is that which governs least.

More government means more dystopia.

Absolutely.

The Democrats have always been for bigger government, but recently, some of the Republicans have come on board too... as you mentioned.

FWIW

Yes it’s bloated and can’t control itself.

Showtalk said:

Yes it’s bloated and can’t control itself.

The bloat is unsustainable, especially now that a whole generation has discovered that traditional wealth building is out of reach - and they aren't rising into the tax brackets that can help pay for the welfare state or unfunded obligations.

Thing is, I don't see how we can have a soft landing.

There isn’t enough to go around.

The problem with socialism is eventually you run out of everyone else's money

Then they print more.

Showtalk said:

Then they print more.

like they did in the Weimar Republic and of course Zimbabwe and Venezuela.

None of those have ended well.