Dog Gets Fleas!
23 January 2009
Editor, Washington Times
Dear Editor:
Re your headline "Top bailout recipients also major lobbyists" (Jan. 23): While I appreciate the appropriateness of this headline, it's discouraging to realize that such a fact is newsworthy.
If people were as credulous about non-politicians as they are about politicians, we'd routinely read headlines such as "Thief Steals Money to Benefit Himself!" or "Teenage Boys Buy 'Playboy' for the Pictures, Not the Articles" or "18-year-old Italian Supermodel Marries 98-year-old Billionaire Only for His Money!"
Sincerely,
Donald J. Boudreaux
Chairman, Department of Economics
George Mason University
Editor, Washington Times
Dear Editor:
Re your headline "Top bailout recipients also major lobbyists" (Jan. 23): While I appreciate the appropriateness of this headline, it's discouraging to realize that such a fact is newsworthy.
If people were as credulous about non-politicians as they are about politicians, we'd routinely read headlines such as "Thief Steals Money to Benefit Himself!" or "Teenage Boys Buy 'Playboy' for the Pictures, Not the Articles" or "18-year-old Italian Supermodel Marries 98-year-old Billionaire Only for His Money!"
Sincerely,
Donald J. Boudreaux
Chairman, Department of Economics
George Mason University
Posted by Don Boudreaux on
Friday June 26, 2009 at 8:18am