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Recent White House-orchestrated deals illustrate just how the hidden finger of socialism works, say aides for President Barack Obama Bam-A-Lam. Adam Smith once referred to a hidden hand that guides the market. While socialism can't quite move the market with a whole hand, it can give taxpayers, workers, and entrepreneurs the finger. According to staffers, the GM deal is another way the taxpayer will back failed enterprises, sorta like Social Security, but with a better logo and an initial that isn't a reminder of the National Socialism movement. Aides are rejecting criticism from the right that these deals promote big government interference. "We always get criticized for not encouraging Americans to invest," said Willie Wonk, an Obama aide in charge of auto industry nationalization and scoring Broadway tickets. "And now we get them stock in GM and they're all upset. What the hell?" GM's new bankruptcy deal gives the American taxpayer 60 percent of the company, but not access to the employee commissary or the company jet. Taxpayers aren't expected to make $50 an hour, either. Another sign of the hidden finger is the nation's rapidly increasing deficit, now pegged at $4 trillion, although that number doesn't reflect date nights for the Obamas. Dr. Walter Walker, economics professor explains the hidden finger of socialism. "The finger of socialism eventually points at everyone," said Walker. "Whether they like it or not."
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