Eat the rich?
By Devan Malore
“When the people shall have nothing more to eat, they will eat the rich” is attributed to writer philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
Like simple solutions to complex situations, eating, taxing, shaming or suggesting access to heaven will be denied will not confront other issues that plague us. Class, race, gender roles, materialism, consumerism and hyper individualism are also entrenched in our culture. Even as more of us take baby steps toward joining the moneyed class, there will be others with more square footage to furnish, bigger trucks to drive, better parties to attend. Still, taxing the hard-working, hard-partying or gene-pool-winning affluent seems like a no-brainer, most of the time.
Malore is a contractor, naturalist and writer living on the edge of Lexington.
December 29, 2012 - 12:26 AM
I`d so no, not the `rich`..meat would be to tough from years and years of toil…eat the folks that voted `left`, just so they could get Federal assistance. They`ll be the easiest to find.
Or…Maybe eating the RICH might have its advantages…With a menu consisting of Hillary/Bill Clinton, Nancy/husband Pelosi, Michael Moore, George Clooney, Morgan Freeman, Barrack/Michelle Obama, John Kerry(Teresa can bring the condiments)….and maybe, just maybe we could do this fine dining on John Kerrys $11,000,000.00 boat..provided he hasn`t moored it in another state to keep from paying taxes on it..Again !! Some pretty tasty, RICH, Hypocrites on the above menu….Never before has the `tinkle` of the dinner bell sounded so inviting.
Oh, and can`t leave good `ol SUPER RICH Harry Reid off of the menu…He might provide a scant nibble.
Dr. Doto, did you read the article or just the headline?
Mr doto, you are spot on. The only problem is with your menu is the posions ingested with this cuisine.