“In 2009, Strategas Group realized there was going to be a lot more government intervention into the economy, and stocks of companies that exhibited “the greatest lobbying intensity” might outperform the broad market. So the firm created a 50-stock “lobbying index.”
…My take: Two ways to make money in 2013 America: add value or have government put a thumb on the scale for you. Clearly, the second may be more important than the first.”
And no, it shouldn’t be this way – a sign that Government has become TOO BIG!
The Bigger the Government, the smaller the citizen
(H/T: AEIdeas)