That isn’t exactly the way Reuters headlines the story, but that’s what is going on.

With a substantial part of the private sector in turmoil, a lot of college grads are looking for and finding jobs with the federal government. Probably a good move for many, but this means that more of the relatively bright people will become paper shufflers who do not produce, but merely consume taxes paid by those who do.

The new fad on college campuses these days is “sustainability.” Well, how about that? Is is sustainable for a society to keep luring more and more potentially productive people into that black hole known as Washington, D.C.? No.