April 19, 2020
Anyone who believes that a man becomes a billionaire through hard work — is delusional. Billionaires are REALLY people who murder, lie, cheat, rob, bully and destroy lives in the process of accruing their fortune. In other words — they are Nasty People.
We reportedly have 607-of-them living with US — and they are currently watching the destruction of the country that they have exploited in gaining their monetary fortunes (because they are impoverished in heart and soul). And now, it\’s time to for them to give back!
Not to art museums, or theaters or any of their psuedo-philanthropic methods used to dodge taxes — but to genuinely build a viable infrastructure for US. Their monies must be used to fund more Army Corps of Engineers-types of endeavors (like cleaning up the air, going green and repairing roads) — instead of sports teams (and my readers know I love my sports). Some pundits are projecting 15%-20% unemployment in the not-so-distant-future.
As-a-matter-of-fact, I recently learned that the Dodgers organization is not refunding the tickets for un-played games!!?? What kind of bullshit is that?! Even the Southern California Blues Society refunded my tickets for their annual Topanga concert — and I still have a job! Many Dodger fans live paycheck-to-paycheck but loyally support their Dodgers — reassured in the faith of their next paycheck. And now, if they\’ve lost their job — the Dodgers deny them a refund?! This is American Capitalism at its ugliest!!!
Speaking of ugly — well, this is more like shameful — I just learned (yesterday) — that all of those small business loans (the alleged backbone of the American economy) — didn\’t happen on the first wave of give-aways. The money went to big time corporations and friends of bankers! But thanks to the communications technology at our disposal — many people know what went down! (And here I thought the Democrats were protecting US against such a maneuver!!)
People can only do so many opioids and drink so many beers before they get hungry. And hungry people get angry. And angry people riot.
I am trying to recall a country that literally gutted itself (like we have done) so that the wealthy could stay wealthy? Oh, yeah — Rome.
Long ago I forecast a season of martial law here in the good ol\’ US of A. But if the government can\’t pay the military — I doubt very much that they will feel obliged to enforce law and order. Pundits and talk show types are finally asking the question I started asking many years ago: How much money can US print before the dollar is declared worthless?
US is at a crisis point! And something is about to give!! I\’m pretty sure that this corona virus is (if it wasn\’t the catalyst) the tipping point!
This country did not get wealthy on the Protestant work ethic — believing that the more money you make brings you closer to god…well, I guess plenty of people believe this…and if they purport to be Christians — then they should really be helping out their fellow man.
But since this country\’s prosperity is truly founded in the colonization of a wide-open, resource-rich continent — worked by slaves — I highly doubt that we will see any Christian-like gestures from our billionaires.
Wake up billionaires! We are all-in-this-together! It\’s truly time to share the wealth with the country that allowed you your riches — because, when the hungry find out your address — you will have allotta people over for supper!!
I am happy that I had a Dodger t-shirt printed that on-its-front reads: Dodgers; and on the back reads: 2017 World Champs — because in all likelihood — we may not see a major league baseball game for-years-to-come — as we bury our dead…unless…unless…
…the Big Pockets step up to the plate to win the game against corona virus and the unbridled and unfettered Greed it has uncovered!
P.S.
Saving the US Post Office would also be a meaningful endeavor.