I Tell You, Bono May

In A 91-part Series Of Sob Stories From The Laid Off And The Disgruntled, The Ny Times Is In The Midst Of Bemoaning 'the Downsizing Of America' - Better Known As 'the Whining Of America.' The Cause Of All The Heartache, In The Esteemed Newspaper Of Record's View, Appears To Be Heartless Corporate Chieftains - As Well As Capitalism Itself. Americans Are Moving Forward, Despite Shackles. The Shackles I Am Referring To Are Not Nafta, Not Corporations. They Are, Instead, The Barriers Imposed By Our Own Government.

Is It Any Wonder Somebody Like Donald Trump Is Racing Through The Presidential Primary Process?

You Can Keep Raising It, But At Some Point, Everybody Who Believes In A Minimum Wage Will Say, "no, Wait A Minute. That's Too Much," And At That Point, You Have Demonstrated That That There's No Market Relationship. You're Just Talking Emotion. You're Just Talking "fairness." You're Just Talking Being Nice, And That's Not How The Market Works. People Aren't Paid A Wage Because They're Being Nice To, Or Because It's Fair. In The Market, The Market Rules.

Really Think Hard About What You Want To Do, Because When You're Doing What You Want To Do Is Probably When You'll Be Doing Your Best. And Pray It Is Not A Hobby So They'll Pay You For It.

Equality Is Not Possible. The Pursuit Of Equality, However, People Really Love That. For Some Reason, People Attach The Most Wonderful Of Motives To People Who Say They See All This Inequality Out There And Need To Fix It. It's Just Not Fair. You'll Hear It Manifest Itself In Discussions About The So-called Widening Gap Between The Rich And The Poor Or The Widening Gap Between Men And Women. It's Like Actually Two Twin Beds.