Sunday, February 27, 2005
(8:19 PM) | Adam Kotsko:
Fund-raising Idea
We all know that there's a big deficit that's not going away any time soon. We also know that our current overlords are determined to minimize the role of taxation in producing government revenue. Finally, we know that there exist many citizens who harbor a great deal of hostility toward the current president and that many of those citizens are conveniently concentrated into major urban areas.Thus, I propose that President Bush do a dunk-tank fund-raiser. For a nominal fee, citizens who wish to express their negative opinion about the president's policies can get an opportunity to throw a baseball at a target that, if hit accurately, would plunge our brave leader into an ice-cold dunk tank. It is more practical than a bake sale, and more in keeping with the participatory spirit of the world's oldest democracy. Working together, we can get rid of our nation's budget shortfall -- and have a great time in the process!
