Isle of The Poor
Now and again I shake my head, wondering how adults, alleged to be sentient beings, think the way they do. “Medicaid for all!” they shout. Hmm? How would that work? Do they know? Not even a little. But it sounds good. Therefore, it must be good. That's why we're in such trouble—ideas that sound good—detached from actual evidence. After all, who's to say what is evidence and what isn't.
How about the constitution and the bill of rights? Do they provide for free healthcare? No, they don't. Because the founding fathers knew better. But no longer do people know. Instead, they believe, and belief is powerful stuff. I mean, freedom requires that we make personal choices about our lives, and who has time for that?.
That's because freedom pales by comparison to the poor, who are always the excuse for the dissolution of freedom. I mean, if one person is left behind, freedom must be subverted, in the name of the poor. Always, in the name of the poor
Heck, throw the poor a bone, as long as there's no actual meat on it, and boy, do we feel good about ourselves! What could be better than that? And, the best part, it doesn't cost us a penny to say these things. It costs a helluva-a-lot if implemented, however.
Maybe, if we're lucky, it's just a con to get some wayward politician like Bernie Sanders elected. Bernie says these things all the time, and people like hearing it. Because, otherwise, it would require thought.
That's Bernie's best bet to become president, a lack of thought, fused with a spiffy slogan. I mean, if not for military spending, which is a whopping 16% of our total budget, everything would be free. Forget about the nearly 70%, which is consumed by three things; social security, Medicaid, and Medicare. But, no worries, because they’re free.
Now, look the other way as some clever politician uses sleight of hand to move the shells around the table until your head spins. At which point, there's always television to distract us. Football, soap operas, and porn, they're a damned fine distraction. But, we can feel really good about ourselves, knowing that we care for the poor.
How did we become a nation, where even the poor suffer from obesity in unusually high numbers, I wonder? Hmm? It must be a mystery.
This immediately leads to a call from Washington to regulate people's diets, because obesity leads to heart disease, a prime cause in the rise of healthcare costs. In the name of poor, remember that!
Poor people are our touchstone, enabling even the most avaricious among us to feel good about ourselves.
The best part of all this “Poor talk,” we don't have to do anything else but talk, and then give politicians all the power to solve all our problems. Because this shit is complex, really complex.
Now, I'm getting tired of thinking about those “Poor bastards.” I'm gonna watch some football, surf some porn, eat some chips and pizza, drink some beer, and then head off to the sack, where I'll sleep soundly, knowing how much I care about the poor.
Say goodnight America.
Goodbye, seems more like it.
Sincerely, Fester Bestertester.
How about the constitution and the bill of rights? Do they provide for free healthcare? No, they don't. Because the founding fathers knew better. But no longer do people know. Instead, they believe, and belief is powerful stuff. I mean, freedom requires that we make personal choices about our lives, and who has time for that?.
That's because freedom pales by comparison to the poor, who are always the excuse for the dissolution of freedom. I mean, if one person is left behind, freedom must be subverted, in the name of the poor. Always, in the name of the poor
Heck, throw the poor a bone, as long as there's no actual meat on it, and boy, do we feel good about ourselves! What could be better than that? And, the best part, it doesn't cost us a penny to say these things. It costs a helluva-a-lot if implemented, however.
Maybe, if we're lucky, it's just a con to get some wayward politician like Bernie Sanders elected. Bernie says these things all the time, and people like hearing it. Because, otherwise, it would require thought.
That's Bernie's best bet to become president, a lack of thought, fused with a spiffy slogan. I mean, if not for military spending, which is a whopping 16% of our total budget, everything would be free. Forget about the nearly 70%, which is consumed by three things; social security, Medicaid, and Medicare. But, no worries, because they’re free.
Now, look the other way as some clever politician uses sleight of hand to move the shells around the table until your head spins. At which point, there's always television to distract us. Football, soap operas, and porn, they're a damned fine distraction. But, we can feel really good about ourselves, knowing that we care for the poor.
How did we become a nation, where even the poor suffer from obesity in unusually high numbers, I wonder? Hmm? It must be a mystery.
This immediately leads to a call from Washington to regulate people's diets, because obesity leads to heart disease, a prime cause in the rise of healthcare costs. In the name of poor, remember that!
Poor people are our touchstone, enabling even the most avaricious among us to feel good about ourselves.
The best part of all this “Poor talk,” we don't have to do anything else but talk, and then give politicians all the power to solve all our problems. Because this shit is complex, really complex.
Now, I'm getting tired of thinking about those “Poor bastards.” I'm gonna watch some football, surf some porn, eat some chips and pizza, drink some beer, and then head off to the sack, where I'll sleep soundly, knowing how much I care about the poor.
Say goodnight America.
Goodbye, seems more like it.
Sincerely, Fester Bestertester.