Interest Only

There's too many men
Too many people
Making too many problems
And not much love to go round
Can't you see
This is a land of confusion
--Genesis

A TV commercial last nite claimed that 'special interest groups' were trying to pull down the administration's health care plan.

From a political perspective, a special interest group is any group that benefits at the expense of another due to gov't intervention.

Those against the plan are largely people who want to preserve their freedom and not lose wealth via confiscation by the State. These people are not a SIG.

In this case, the special interest groups are those who would benefit from the health care plan's passage. They want government to forcibly take resources from some and hand them to others.

In exchange, the SIGs promise votes and support to the politicos.