Kids love capitalism
I was bottling my homemade wine last night and Junior was watching. She seems to like watching the corking process. And she says to me you know, you could probably make money by selling that. I said I probably could but that’s illegal and it’s just for your mom and I. She then asked why it was illegal. And I told her about alcohol laws and how they were stupid. At seven, she then says So, you can’t just make stuff and sell it? I said to her that if you did, you’d be breaking the law. After a few seconds, she says that’s stupid. I tell her that she’s right.
I was proud.
April 27th, 2012 at 9:29 am
Good job, dad!
April 27th, 2012 at 9:48 am
I’m not sure they make wookiee suits in kids’ sizes.
April 27th, 2012 at 10:11 am
Just don’t tell her why the upstairs bath tub is being used for the insidious Sudafed-to-meth project.
April 27th, 2012 at 10:31 am
Well you are setting a poor example. You should have been objective, so to speak, said “It’s just for your Mom and me.”
April 27th, 2012 at 10:44 am
Isn’t it amazing how children get instinctively what politicians never get . . . unless they’re bribed, of course.
April 27th, 2012 at 10:47 am
This is why I love the “end capitalism” theme of so many on the Left. In the absence of coercive government, capitalism is the preferred economic form. With a small, limited government that enforces strong property laws, everyone can enjoy their capitalism without having an army of Capos or occasionally going to the mattresses.
A little government goes a long way and more is almost never better.
April 27th, 2012 at 10:54 am
Of course, freedom is a natural thing, but kids will grow up and learn not to vote for freedom and be taught that those who advocate it are “radical”, “extreme” and “dangerous”.
“Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liberty.” –Thomas Jefferson
April 27th, 2012 at 11:02 am
Let’s see here:
1. Lives in Tennessee.
2. Makes own alcoholic beverages.
3. Raises child to abjure government limitations on capitalistic production.
Prediction: Child is a future moonshiner?
April 27th, 2012 at 11:04 am
She did name the dog Popcorn
April 27th, 2012 at 11:07 am
Ah. Popcorn Sutton. More than one of my ancestors was involved with him and his “business”.
April 27th, 2012 at 1:17 pm
“Just don’t tell her why the upstairs bath tub is being used for the insidious Sudafed-to-meth project.”
Fuck that noise! Meth to Sudafed! Thanks to the War on Drugs you can actually GET Meth, but its easy to be SOL with thumping sinus headache after the pharmacy monkey goes home for the day.
Mookie the Meth Dealer will even make a delivery to you house or the local park!
April 27th, 2012 at 4:49 pm
Oh, they’d make Wookiee suits in childrens’ sizes, but, you know, you can’t just make stuff and sell it.
April 28th, 2012 at 3:51 pm
The kid-sized suits are Ewoks, which nobody wants.
April 28th, 2012 at 8:16 pm
JKB, please don’t confuse capitalism with the free market — the terms are not interchangeable. While I’m pet peeving it’s wine for your mom and me, not for mom and I.
And yes I belong to the People’s Front of Judea, not the Judean People’s Front.
April 28th, 2012 at 9:24 pm
Mr. Evilwrench gets my vote for winning the internets for today!
May 3rd, 2012 at 2:33 pm
You must have been so very, very proud. I know I’d have been.