First, I see an article by Ben Stein called "Big Oil, Little Gratitude." It's all about how we should thank the oil companies for risking life and limb to getting us cheap fuel ... how their profit margins are so low ... how their product is the very lifeblood of our modern society.
Next, I see Jeremy Siegel's article entitled "Don't Blame the Central Banks, Thank Them." As you'd guess, it's a ringing endorsement for the puppet masters of money.
And then there's Charles Wheelan's sensitive article "Maternity 'Leave' Doesn't Mean Forever." A short synopsis: Women who take maternity leave and don't come back are in the wrong.
Let me get this straight: We should thank big oil for its random acts of kindness? We should mindlessly applaud Bernanke's decision to bail out Wall Street while risking the eternal fires of inflation? And we should chastise any person who uses an established benefit before deciding to quit?
Talk about a coordinated attack to keep the little sheep in line!
The only thing I can agree with is that oil companies are extremely attractive investments, especially if you like dividends. But that still doesn't mean I get a warm and fuzzy feeling when I fill up my car.
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