All in the family

Jim Camden’s “Spin Control” column of April 11 did indeed have some spin on it. I found it interesting in the way that he had the family layout.

It seems that a more accurate approach might have been that the parents (voters) had given the children (legislators) the power to oversee the family dinner table, some for two years and others on a four-year agreement.

The children found that filet mignon and prime rib tasted better than hamburger. Champagne worked out nicely, and they thought it would be nice to invite their friends (bureaucrats, state workers, labor leaders, etc.) to dinner on a regular basis. So the family budget went through the roof, far exceeding the adequate income.

Now the children are sending the bill for the difference to Grandpa (businesses and productive workers). The parents and Grandpa are becoming offended, and the children and their friends are saying they can’t get along without the expensive food, suggesting that those who fuel the economy through their productive work and their investments should, as Camden suggests, eat Brussels sprouts.

If we’re going to be honest, isn’t this a much more accurate rendition of the family scenario?

Dave Miller

Spokane