Perhaps the year was 1947. Mother and I were walking along the business district of Wildwood Crest when a gentleman around her age came up to say hello and sought to be friendly. Mother, who normally was most gracious to all people, remained very cool and distant and broke off the conversation as quickly as she could.
The Watchdog would have been ten years old then and asked her “Why were you so cool to that man?”
She responded: “He was sent to prison for selling black market food stamps during the war.”
Today such antics would likely go unprosecuted and the person would be considered a solid citizen because of his wealth.
Times have changed. For many, greed has replaced fair play. Wealth transcends reputation and determines status. This is an underlying cause of American economic decline.
