Saturday, August 06, 2011
The government promoted the Homestead Act that encouraged folks to settle in the virgin prairies by constantly reinforcing a saying that turned out to be a falsehood: “Rain follows the plow.” I don’t think they lied on purpose. They were just unaware of what happens when you disturb the environment.
Today it’s different. Bought and paid for legislators have taken deceit to a whole new level. “Let the uber-rich pay little or no taxes, and they’ll create jobs.”
