A Day in the Life of one Artist

It’s not my intent to bring politics into my art blog, but I want to share my idea with as many people as possible.

   
The bill for bailing out big business in the U.S. continues to mount into the trillions of dollars.  The lender of last resort is not the United States Government.  The people who are going to pay the bill are the ordinary citizen taxpayers like you and me - we the people.  The United States government taxes our modest incomes and that tax has gone to save giant businesses from collapse.  The business leaders, who caused these businesses to fail through their mismanagement, neglect and greed, have only one group of people to thank for averting financial disaster - we the people. 

By way of thanks to the real financial heroes, ordinary citizen taxpayers like you and me, I think it would be appropriate for Congress to create a

 On this day all businesses (except those dedicated to public safety) would close, giving their workers a fully paid holiday as thanks for their generosity.  The holiday would give all business leaders and free market economists a time to meditate on their social responsibilities, and it would remind ordinary citizen taxpayers that it is they who are the ultimate source of wealth in our great nation.

I propose the date for this holiday be July 31, the birthday of Milton Freidman, the free market economist.

If you think creating this holiday is a good idea, share it with your local, state and national representatives, your family and friends, your newspaper and your radio and television stations.

Your fellow citizen,
Chuck Dunbar