A Story of Transitory Madness

The stage was set this spring in Greenwich, Connecticut for a major rip-off of the taxpayers. If ever there were any doubts that federal programs tend to transfer wealth up the economic ladder, not down, they were demolished by the facts that emerged from the debate over a proposed public transit system for Greenwich.

Greenwich is the third—fourth— fifth—whatever—richest per capita town in the nation. Its disposable personal income is around $36,000 per capitum. The town is laced with private roads, private enclaves, private police. Greenwich—the name is synonymous with wealth. Even a garbage man has an unlisted phone number. Out of a population of 65,000 there are only 111 families receiving aid to families with dependent children.

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The stage was set this spring in Greenwich, Connecticut for a major rip-off of the taxpayers. If ever there were any doubts that federal programs tend to transfer wealth up the economic ladder, not down, they were demolished by the facts that emerged from the debate over a proposed public transit system for Greenwich.

Greenwich is the third—fourth— fifth—whatever—richest per capita town in the nation. Its disposable personal income is around $36,000 per capitum. The town is laced with private roads, private enclaves, private police. Greenwich—the name is synonymous with wealth. Even a garbage man has an unlisted phone number. Out of a population of 65,000 there are only 111 families receiving aid to families with dependent children.