Monday, January 08, 2007
Sometimes it's hard to tell whether you're reading Warren Bolton's column on politics or a sermon from the pulpit. I'm guessing that Bolton's trying to cleanse my soul but by the end of the "column" I just feel dirty.Today, Warrin' Warren Bolton is doing his best not merely to chase the money lenders from the temple but in fact to strike out against usury in general—that's right, everywhere. I haven't heard someone thunder against unfair lending practices like this since I spent a little time thumbing through St. Thomas Aquinas on the doctrine of just price.Bolton doesn't like payday lenders. Neither do I. I also don't like Billy Ray Cyrus, pistachio ice cream, or Bulgaria. So I avoid them.But that's not enough for Warren. No, not enough for Bolton to avoid payday lenders, tell his friends and acquaintances of their dangers, or perhaps write some books or columns on the topic.Since Bolton doesn't like short-term loans, that means that nobody should be allowed to use them.Since some people get into trouble with debt, Bolton says no one should be allowed to take out some loans.Unfortunately, Bolton's arrogance and bossiness seems like they have a good audience here in South Carolina. Via the tyranny of the majority, we can expect something like Bolton's ban to be passed into law. And so it goes; we lose a little more freedom with every legislative session.
Posted by Bill Smith at 6:37 PM |
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