This is a story about the Haves and the Have Nots. Told by someone, me, who falls into the category of Has A Little, hopefully enough to stay out of a dirty nursing home.
Last week, in stunning technicolor, we saw the benefits (actually white man privileges) of having a significant amount of money. Enough so that he could turn to Lady Justice and with his tiny anal-looking lips and say, "Fuck You."
That to me was the greatest pain of the election. It wasn't that 1/2 this country elected an illiterate, vulgarian silver spoon baby who has never worked an honest day in his life and has a hurricane path of stiffed creditors in his wake.
Like him, more than 50% of the people we live next to have never picked up a book after completing their "education". Nor are they able to discern fact from fiction from conspiracy theory. Yeah, we have Space lasers, control the weather and the ability to rig elections. Though we didn't bother to use any of those weapons to rig the last one.
Like I said, people are stupid. After 67 years this comes as no revelation.
What is most galling however is the way Rich People get away with their skullduggery.
Take the South African who put the trash can on wheels. Just before the election Sir Musk was brought up on state charges for election interference because he was offering $1 million to unregistered voters to register. Who do you suppose those folks would have voted for? Days before his appearance in court, his high priced lawyers successfully obtained a delay.
Mmmmm, where have we seen the delay, delay, delay tactic to kick the can and the Constitution down the road before?
No man is above the law, the saying goes. or went. But with enough money and a cadre of $2000/hour lawyers, some men can't be touched by the law.
Last year I got nabbed by a pesky red light camera for the crime of crossing through the intersection a mere 2 tenths of a second too late. I had to fork over three hundred bucks and spend an entire day swallowing and regurgitating the California vehicular regulations.
And it's not just in the criminal arena.
Tax codes are largely written by rich white men. And guess who benefits from those proprietary tax codes?
"Let's see, we have a $92,864 deduction for private jet fuel. Another $781, 543 deduction for resurfacing the hull of the yacht. Oh and another $1,297, 627 for resurfacing the hull of your second yacht. Looks like you're getting a refund from the government. Again."
My iWatch is telling me that my blood pressure is reaching dangerous levels. I'll just leave this right here.
There was a rigging in 2024.
And in 2020. The whole system has been rigged.
Always has been.
The rich get richer. The rest of us get peed on.
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