"I was very worried about us looking like we're vulnerable to the charge that we're overpaying as a way to provide disguised subsidies to banks." David Brooks
The Village in one sentence:
worried about looking like
Again: it's apeearances that matter, not the actual substance
But it's not over
looking like we're vulnerable to the charge
that's appearances squared
But wait, it's not over
...as a way to provide disguised subsidies to banks.
We now have appearances cubed of ... subsidies.
Like nobody noticed subsidies were given to banks.
No wonder we're fucked if it is these people that influence policy. In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes
