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Obama's Pretzel Logic

RichardsKY Wrote: Apr 10, 2012 11:57 PM

There is one major misconception about the high wages Hentry Ford paid. He didn't do it out of benevolence; he did it because he wanted the best workers and he wanted to get the most out of them. He paid so much higher than other factories that every single one of them worked extremely hard to make sure they kept that job. The wage differential was too big to risk by doing lousy work or not putting in a best effort. Ford got exactly what he wanted - good work - and exactly what he paid for.

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Obama's Pretzel Logic

As this fall's presidential election takes shape as a contest between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, the rhetoric out of both camps is becoming sharper and more ideological. Looking to exploit Governor Romney's increasingly close association with Wisconsin representative Paul Ryan (who has been mentioned as a potential vice presidential nominee), the President dedicated a lengthy address earlier this week to specifically heap scorn on Ryan's budget plan (Ryan is the chairman of the House Budget Committee). The attack lines used by the President not only reveal a preview of the fall campaign but also offer a glimpse of Obama's skewed...