Built on Sand

Beachfront property owners in Massachusetts are united in victorious grief after a sacrificial sand dune gave its existence to protect their real estate. Since more solid protections are not allowed, the group paid half a million dollars to pile up fifteen thousand tons of sand, which was washed away within three days. The sponsors of the martyred dune are congratulating themselves on a job well done and, in the great small-state tradition of wealthy Americans, have appealed to Big Government for help. The leader of the Republican minority in the state senate, which the Democrats outnumber nine to one, has been quick to announce that he is personally attempting to find state funding to the value of three further dunes. Given the Trumpster party's disbelief in the climate crisis, the senator no doubt has little concern for protecting the beachfront over nearly a week and a half; nevertheless, the opportunities for steady and reliable employment in creating piles of sand which are regularly washed away can hardly be denied.