Cross posted on Daily Kos, Booman Tribune and My Left Wing

Sat Dec 24, 2005 at 09:16:00 AM PDT

Sometimes it easier to recognize the impact of government corruption, failed government--call it what you will--when you examine it on what economists call the micro level--the impact on individual behavior, as opposed to the macro level--group behavior.

I'm speaking again about the Medicare Drug benefit and the deleterious impact it's having on senior citizens across the country.

Perhaps, I can illustrate this point by recounting a conversation I had a few days ago with my 94-year-old neighbor. She has better mental accuity than I do, she knows a swindle when she sees it.