Talent Show

Indeed the President of the United States of America is the “leader of the free world”. In the way that America is still the predominant military force and cultural demagogue in the world I believe that statement to be factually correct. Though what I have come to recently realize is that the true talent in America has migrated form public service and political office to the financial fields. Though in many ways this particular election is slightly different in the Democrats have two remarkable individuals on their ticket, the telling stat is that more young people and more gifted young people are moving into the financial fields than say the political realm. Just compare the Political Science departments to the Business or Economics departments at ANY university. Where is the talent going? I think its pretty obvious.

 

The aspect thought hat interests me the most is the egalitarian way that the financial industry is able to handle issues. In the end a dollar is a dollar, regardless of where that dollar comes from, and all dollars CAN beget other dollars. Talented finance people can literally fund educations and research. Just look at Yale. Amazing.

 

Unfortunately there is a dark side to all of this and that is the Business Interests. Business interests use principles of economics and finance to shirk their responsibilities as members of society. In America corporations are essentially treated by the law as individuals, but if another PERSON polluted all your water you would hold them responsible. Yet Business Interests are spun to be our countries Financial Interests and all the elected people who should be watching our countries SOCIAL interests aren’t smart enough to tell the difference and believe that Business Interests are worth selling out for, which is the least egalitarian thing ever.

 

But again, those in politics just aren’t that talented.