Fairness comes in many forms and is often cited as a reason to either: give everyone an equal opportunity or share equally in the reward. The unfortunate part is, there is no consideration of the appropriateness of “forced fairness,” which is not fair in and of itself.
Look…I absolutely support helping those who have found themselves in a bad situation. This is the greatest country on the planet and is filled with good, honest people who run into bad luck or circumstances beyond their control. We could all do more for those less fortunate. However, you have to draw a line somewhere, and that line needs to be labeled “personal responsibility.”
The news lately is filled with bailouts and aid to various groups, business, and individuals. Of course, this money has to come from somewhere. Those doling out as well as those receiving cry out, “its only fair!” Fair to whom, exactly? My guess, and this may be a stretch, only the recipient…
The following excerpt from a post at the American Thinker updates and modernizes the old tale of the little red hen…
She baked five loaves and after they were finished she held them up for all of her neighbors to see. “Who shall help me eat this bread?” asked the little red hen.
“I will,” said the cow. “I need to eat to make good milk and I don’t have the time.”
“I will,” said the duck. “My welfare benefits don’t provide bread.”
“I will,” said the pig. “I learned to eat in school.”
“I will,” said the goose. “If you don’t give me any bread, that’s discrimination.”
But the little red hen said, “No, I made the bread I shall eat all five loaves.” And she did.
“Excess profits!” cried the cow. (Nancy Pelosi)
“Capitalist leech!” screamed the duck. (Barbara Boxer)
“I demand equal rights!” yelled the goose. (Jesse Jackson)
The pig just grunted in disdain. (Ted Kennedy)
And they all painted ‘Unfair!’ picket signs and marched around and around the little red hen, shouting obscenities.
Then Farmer Obama came. He said to the little red hen, “You must not be so greedy.”
“But I worked hard and earned the bread,” protested the little red hen.
“Exactly,” said Barack the farmer. “That is what makes our free enterprise system so wonderful. Anyone in the barnyard can earn as much as he wants. But under our modern government system, the productive workers must divide the fruits of their labor with those who who are not productive. It is only fair.”
The little red hen smiled and clucked, “I am grateful, for now I truly understand.”
The little red hen never again baked bread but signed up for all the free stimulus bread joining her friends the cow, the duck, the pig and the goose. And one by one all the bread bakers stopped baking bread, following the example of their friend, the little red hen. And soon there was no more bread and everyone was hungry.
And all the Democrats smiled. Fairness and equality had been established and ruled the land.
Pretty much sums it up…
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