What is good for the goose, is good for the gander

 I covered this before in Sue baby sue, but now Eric Utter chimes in at the American Thinker in a post tiled New York pols ask credit card companies to track firearm purchases. Utter raises the idea that if guns can be specifically tracked, well then what else might be tracked? And what might these 50 politicians purchase that might be of interest to us...hmmm?

The letter drafted to Mastercard and American Express “suggested” that gun retailers be assigned their own merchant category code instead of sharing it with other non-firearm-related vendors. This change would allow credit card companies – and, consequently, government – to closely track firearm and ammunition purchases.

Democratic state Senator Zellnor Myrie stated that he believes the public would agree with the lawmakers' request.

Let’s hope not.

What other purchases will be tracked…and to what end? If one purchases a copy of Guns and Ammo magazine, will it soon be tracked? (If not, why not, if the purchase of actual guns and ammo are?) What if you buy a sharp knife? A stout fork? Mace? A baseball bat?

Utter expands on this list of "other item" the credit card companies could track for a snoopy government. For example, how much meat did you purchase? Did you purchase enough tofu? Did you purchase too many sugary snacks?

And why shouldn’t we be flagged—and warned—if we buy too much meat or sugary foods? I mean, the government’s just looking out for us, right? Moreover, we deserve what we get, whatever that may be, if we buy a MAGA hat or a “Let’s Go Brandon” bumper sticker, no? And what if we don’t purchase enough tofu-- or LGBTQ-friendly merchandise? That’s utterly indefensible, as any sane person would admit.

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What might we, the people, find if we were able to track all the purchases of the 50 or so New York lawmakers who sent the letter to Mastercard and American Express?

The one thing about the Left is that their shiboleths are constantly evolving and changing. Who knows what things will offend their sensibilities tomorrow. You never know what you might find if one did some snooping of one's own. What is good for the goose, after all, is good for the gander.