Hah! He makes it sound like we are one big, happy family and the state is our "benevolent pappy." If only he knew. 

"Every year, the state dumps baby salmon into rivers and bays. The salmon swim to the ocean, grow up, and then return, which ensures that locals have plenty of salmon to catch and support their families." 

Little does he know of the wars we all fight at one time or another with each other or someone or other, even just for the salmon! And, so much for the benevolent Papa...the runaway train which carries our cumulative wealth with nary a worry for what it leaves behind....