The Pelosi Translator
Yesterday, Democratic House Leader Nancy Pelosi said the following in her native tongue:
“Democrats are determined to take our country in a New Direction to restore economic fairness and opportunity for all American families; that is why in the first 100 legislative hours of the new Congress, we will increase the minimum wage and impose strict pay-as-you-go budgeting.”
But what she really meant to say was:
"Anybody whom we deem as being financially successful is going to get the business end of our liberal redistribution policies.
How are we going to do that? I'm glad you asked.
First, we're going to appease the labor unions by passing a minimum wage hike. Of course, our demand-side economic advisors are 100% certain that employers of all shapes and sizes can absorb the cost without any negative consequences, but if they can't and they start laying off workers or passing the cost onto consumers, we'll think of some heavy-handed regulations to pass (we adore price controls, you know). And our PAYGO budget strategy is our back door approach to raising taxes to finance our big government programs. Clever, eh?"
ED. NOTE: The Pelosi Translator will hopefully be a continuing series. (here's the first installment)
