Time Theft

Who was it who coined the term "time theft" - it was in one of those books where a white chick goes slumming, investigative journalist style, and works at Walmart or something.  The employees are prevented from fraternized, it even has a name - not yakking or talking but "time theft".

Anything can sound like a legitimate crime if you chose the right words.  No one wants to be labeled a thief.  Or a racketeer.  Or a thug.

So who are the real thugs?  If you spend 10 years giving tax breaks to rich political benefactors, is this economic stimulus?  But if you funneled this money to terrorists it would be criminal.  Funneling it to financial institutions that plunder the poor, well that is just capitalism.  Let the buyer beware.

Or if you sign legislation that satisfies the pharmaceutical companies that advertise late night on cable, oh and every other time of the day too.  It is very obnoxious.  Legislation that benefits them, picks up the tab for seniors' medicine cost through Medicare.  While marketing day and night and creating needs you didn't even know you had.  If my cat is restless at night, perhaps there is a medicine for "restless cat leg syndrome".  But even he's too smart for that.

If you are now a defender of the status quo, does that make you stable and righteous?  Or complicit.