Like sailors, we cannot change the weather or the direction of the wind. But we change the direction of our sails. - Bob Rae

The premise of neo-conservatives is that markets left to their own devices will produce the best possible result, and that political interference is not required. This defies the human reality that people are not commodities, and simply refuse to behave as if they were.

If the rising tide fails to lift all boats, resentments will increase.

Governments steer better than they row.