MLK Money

I'm a greedy capitalist who is not quick to part with my money... but even I would not steep this low! When the statue of me is constructed I would not want my heirs to profit from the occasion. I am pretty sure Martin Luther King would be on the same page. For those who may have forgotten, the man wanted equality not reparations. The family of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. has charged the foundation building a monument to the U.S. civil rights leader on the National Mall about $800,000 for the use of his words and image — an arrangement one leading scholar says King would have found offensive. I find this pretty offensive too! In fact... this act alone makes me not want to support this monument. I sure am glad I did not donate to the project just so the foundation could make a quick buck... foreshame! Great man... greedy kids... typical American family!

On the other side of the coin is Jim Dancy of Richland. He won $10,000 in the lotto and decided others needed it more than he did. He gave his winnings to the United Way. Why can't we have more people like him in the world?!? At a time when unemployment is at 8.5%, the highest its been since I've been alive, and even the postal service is going broke, one would think the King family would have better sense. News like this is just going to lead to less people wanting to support a monument that should be built. We won't go into all the other issues this memorial has had.