Caitlin Johnstone now and then has a really neat meme.

This week’s primaries (as was the case with last several weeks) demonstrate the accuracy of her observation. Money is at the heart of multiple primary elections, as both those vying for the GOP and Demo nominations for November general elections try to convince the voters that their plan is the best way to finance government operations. (Oh, and for readers of the untitled commentary a few days ago, that guy of course won the Dem primary in Maine. Surprise, surprise!)

Of course, the pickpockets are actually partners with the puppet masters of both of the puppets. Indeed, the puppet master may have the donkey on one hand and the elephant on the other. (Yeah, we understand, most readers will have already understood that point!)

But what we find the victors of the primaries have in common? True, they want to spend the money in different ways. But they want more of your money. (And your children’s and grandchildren’s money.) Regardless of just what the money that government steals from us is used for, they will continue to pick our pockets. And almost always, up the amount they steal.

In an aside: we understand that the California primary ballots are still being counted, nine or ten days after the actual election.