{"id":114,"date":"2006-10-28T17:53:41","date_gmt":"2006-10-28T22:53:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blacknell.net\/dynamic\/2006\/10\/28\/the-politics-of-responsibility\/"},"modified":"2006-10-28T17:53:41","modified_gmt":"2006-10-28T22:53:41","slug":"the-politics-of-responsibility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blacknell.net\/dynamic\/2006\/10\/28\/the-politics-of-responsibility\/","title":{"rendered":"The politics of responsibility"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Republicans are forever praising the concept of taking responsibility.  You&#8217;re poor?  Sick? Unlucky?  That&#8217;s all your responsibility.  Get hurt and are suddenly faced with $100k in medical bills you never asked for?  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/stories\/2005\/03\/11\/politics\/main679480.shtml\">Your responsibility<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Funny how that tune <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2006\/10\/29\/business\/29corporate.html?hp&#038;ex=1162094400&#038;en=2ec2d4863e073b97&#038;ei=5094&#038;partner=homepage\">changes<\/a> when it comes to corporate responsibility.  Then it&#8217;s all over-regulation! Trial lawyers! Stymied innovation!  Utter bullshit.  If Republicans held corporations to the same standard of responsibility they do an unwed mother of two, I just might vote Republican.<\/p>\n<p>As Ezra points out, <a href=\"http:\/\/ezraklein.typepad.com\/blog\/2006\/10\/power.html\">it&#8217;s all about power<\/a>, not principle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republicans are forever praising the concept of taking responsibility. You&#8217;re poor? Sick? Unlucky? That&#8217;s all your responsibility. Get hurt and are suddenly faced with $100k in medical bills you never asked for? Your responsibility. Funny how that tune changes when it comes to corporate responsibility. Then it&#8217;s all over-regulation! Trial lawyers! Stymied innovation! Utter bullshit. 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