Jul 30 2002
Rights and interests
“Today, I sign the most far-reaching reforms of American business practices since the time of Franklin Delano Roosevelt,” Bush said at a morning East Room ceremony. “With a tough new law, we will act against those who have shaken confidence in our markets, using the full authority of government to expose corruption, punish wrongdoers and defend the rights and interests of American workers and investors.” (link)
You have to give the man one thing, he has some terrific speech writers. Now, if you were to replace the words “workers and investors” in the last sentence with the word “millionaires”, I might believe he really came up with it all my himself.
Does anybody really believe any of these corrupt CEOs are going to get more than a slap on the wrist, if even that much? Believe me, they won’t. Call me cynical if you will, but nothing is going to change. The rich get richer….
One Response to “Rights and interests”
Okay - You’re cynical.