[speedgibson] Speed Gibson: Fun Fun Fun (except where prohibited by law)

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Posted by Speed Gibson:
Fun Fun Fun (except where prohibited by law)
http://speedgibson.powerblogs.com/posts/1228887419.shtml


   What's the next big thing or things that will power us out of the
   recession? There has to be some new growth sector to get lenders
   lending, businesses building, and consumers buying.
   In the 80's, it was CD's, PC's, cellular phones, cable TV, video
   games, the music, the movies, and the malls. It was a great recovery,
   and it was fun!. We've had some fun since then, like mini-vans in the
   80's, SUV's in the 90's, and Internet magic like blogs, Blackberry's
   and YouTube in this new century.
   Now what? Green jobs! So says President-elect Obama and Prime Minister
   Pawlenty. A windmill here, a green roof there, electric cars, plus
   another round of light rail and ethanol. What's in it for us?
   Unless a NASCAR owner like Rick Hendrick is appointed the coming new
   Federal Car Czar, we will be see showrooms full of unsold electric
   econo-boxes. You might be able to drive them home on one charge, as
   long as you don't turn on the air conditioning or use the stereo.
   Food and drink will be dumbed down in the name of expunging animal
   fats and salt. You'll need a note from your doctor saying you're
   healthy enough to buy mayonnaise. No after dinners cigars. No more
   rare steaks, either. Nothing fun here.
   The central planners will tax and regulate us out of our happy homes.
   A lakeshore property owner up north told me the DNR is telling the
   lake's 300 property owners that limits on docks and boats will soon be
   imposed. The DNR also reminded them that the "public" owns the
   shoreline, that anyone could wade ashore and picnic on what they
   thought was their property. Here in the city, watering restrictions
   will morph into overall water usage limits. Then there will be more
   mandatory recycling and trash limits to make you reuse your grocery
   bags.
   Education options will continue to contract for most of us who have to
   support the public institutions that cannot seem to control there
   costs. Entertainment seems to be trending down in quality.
   So I'm wondering where the fun is going to be? Green jobs are
   basically public or heavily subsidized make work, by definition not
   going to grow the economy.
   I submit that there is no growth without fun, and bigger government is
   not fun.