moral grandstanding

[tude dog]

It is difficult for me to comprehend this.



How does one abandon a fiducial responsibility to others and take it for selfish reasons all the while feeling self righteous?



Just some thoughts.



I am a long time fan of George Will. I find this commentary particularly interesting. Not only for the liberals who regularly practice this, but also for some of my Conservative friends who might fall into such folly.



The price of moral grandstanding



Politics becomes amusing when liberalism becomes theatrical with high-minded gestures. Chicago’s government, which is not normally known for elevated thinking, is feeling so morally upright and financially flush that it proposes to rise above the banal business of maximizing the value of its employees’ and retirees’ pension fund assets. Although seven funds have cumulative unfunded liabilities of $25 billion, Chicago will sacrifice the growth of those assets to the striking of a political pose so pure it is untainted by practicality.





George Will





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