Now it is to A, let us say, who has credit, that the banker would make his loan. But the government goes into the lending business in a charitable frame of mind because, as we saw, it is worried about B. B cannot get a mortgage or other loans from private lenders because he does not have credit with them. He has no savings; he has no impressive record as a good farmer; he is perhaps at the moment on relief. Why not, say the advocates of government credit, make him a useful and productive member of society by lending him enough for a farm and a mule or tractor and setting him up in business? Perhaps in an individual case it may work out all right. But it is obvi- ous that in general the people selected by these government standards will be poorer risks than the people selected by private standards. More money will be lost by loans to them. There will be a much higher per- centage of failures among them. They will be less efficient. More resources will be wasted by them. Yet the recipients of government credit will get their farms and tractors at the expense of what other- wise would have been the recipients of private credit. Because B has a farm, A will be deprived of a farm. A may be squeezed out either because interest rates have gone up as a result of the government oper- ations, or because farm prices have been forced up as a result of them, or because there is no other farm to be had in his neighborhood. In any case the net result of government credit has not been to increase the amount of wealth produced by the community but to reduce it, because the available real capital (consisting of actual farms, tractors, etc.) has been placed in the hands of the less efficient borrowers rather than in the hands of the more efficient and trustworthy.

Henry Hazlitt ECONOMICS IN ONE LESSON

Great reading, especially for those who seek to understand the cost and consequences of government actions.

I hear banjos.

Later they'll wonder why the shelves are bare.

Can I Press F for a brave soul?

Somebody recently told me Greenville, SC and surrounding areas were worth looking in to.

Then ze must claim SuperStraight status.

HaHaHa Big Bank with a Big Check Department

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@Mathic - Sorry, I don't have photos, so I mocked up what I see as a good starting place.

I'm not an experienced grocery store worker or a professional artist and therefore feel well qualified to offer these insights...

1. Approach this project with a helpful heart.
2. Be Selective... If a brand has been around for over 100 years, they don't need your help as much as a new up and coming brand.
3. Be Considerate. Always wear a COVID mask when entering a public space.
4. Efficient Timing. In case you need to leave early, try to schedule it so you do your volunteer labeling work near the end of your visit and not the beginning.

Yes he says stupid stuff. But when he says it while wearing a mask, it would be so simple for any decent editor to replace the audio with recordings of more appropriate comments and nobody would even see his lips moving out of sync. Not doing it just plain lazy. I'm really beginning to resent the Fake & Lazy News.

Both boycotts and scissor snipping are old and broke. Why not put your creative skills to use and create your own labels?

P.S. - This approach not recommended for residents of Manchester, New Hampshire.

Arrested for sure. It's exactly the kind of crime that even the FBI could solve.

I'm going to check that movie out now.

The Sun Never Sets on the BS Empire.

BS. You knew he was a snake when you let him in.

I read the headline and upvoted this before I had a chance to notice the awesome new flag. Now I'm stuck. I need more than just a single upvote. Maybe some sort of SuperDoot would help.

Everybody pay attention to how this goes down because it might appear as a chapter in ART OF THE DEAL: PART 2.

But I love those checks and how people must act surprised when they are presented.

The word MASTERPIECE is bandied about all to often these days, but THIS IS A TRUE MASTERPIECE

They were paid $7,000,000 for an interview?

German Shepherds and barbed wire set the right tone for this administration.

HaHaHa

LIVE FREE OR DIE is no longer in play.

• If I'm here and you're here, doesn't that make it our time?

This is the intersection of Public Education and Journalism.

• Heinz I'm not trying to snark on Mrs. Limbaugh, but I really like adding to lists