John Kerry-Heinz looks to be in the middle of another redefinition, arbitrary, line-in-the-sand distinction that he became so famous for in his failed attempt for the White House.
"You see, it's good when the government runs things like pharmaceutical research, levee construction, and wage-setting for private industry. And I only support it when it's European or Americans governments. But making ketchup is an entirely different situation because my wife depends on proceeds from the H.J. Heinz companies to funnel good money into trashy causes. Therefore I oppose the Venezuelan takeover of the Heinz Ketchup plant in the Monagas state," Kerry waffled.
This is, for the record, the first time the junior senator from Massachusetts has been opposed to government involvement. Maybe it's simply because he has no position in the Venezuelan government. Kerry indeed surprised supporters and detractors when he denounced the actions of his intellectual kin, Comrade Hugo Chavez.
It's easy to see why one would be opposed, though, and why liberals just don't have a clue about human behavior. Those poor Venezuelans can certainly use the revenue from the sales more than Kerry's wealthy wife. But it's only a matter of time before it become cheaper to just buy ketchup from the US rather than buy tomatoes and other inputs and make it at the factory now controlled by communists.
Sure enough, Venezuela will be more equal in fifteen years. Everyone could be on the same playing field and the won't be the 'two Venezuelas' decried by Juan Eduardo. But even the best-off in Venezuela won't compare to the worst-off in the US as their government clamps down on freedom and enterprise. The bogey-man 'inequality gap' between Venezuela and the modern world will just mushroom.
I would be glad to provide a one-way ticket to Caracas to any liberals that still thinks 'equality' means forced equal conditions, as long as they don't ever come back.
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