Yesterday, I swore I wouldn't be dragged into it. But it happened. Again.
A business associate pulls out her cell phone at a luncheon in central Jersey, smirking. "Check this out," she says conspiratorially to me. She shows me her phone and I begin reading an email as she scrolls.
The email details a "plan" for Americans: from now on, all wages will be pooled together and split equally. This will allow for workers who are too lazy to work overtime to still be paid equally as well. The supervisor will give eloquent speeches in the breakroom, etc.
And suddenly my blood is boiling. I push the phone away, smile, and say merely: "Please."
She giggles. "[Our multi-millionaire business associate] sent that to me today. Hilarious, right?"
This woman sits next to me adorned in fur. She places her phone into a large leather Coach bag. She calls her assistant and asks, "Which car did my husband drive to work today? Was it the burgundy car?" When asked how many cars she actually has, she smugly replys, "Five." She's taking the family on a cruise to the Cayman Islands next month. I'd estimate her annual income is between 400,000 and 500,000. She must be worth millions.
"I already get taxed too much," she assures me.
Well fuck, for your sake, I hope that radical socialist doesn't get elected today. Spread the wealth? Is he insane?
2 comments:
I heard a great post-election response to these people on NPR yesterday. Just tell them, "Don't worry. While it's true that Barack Obama is going to take your money and assets, they will only be used for good, like subsidizing wedding cakes for poor, gay couples."
HAHAHAHA
Brilliant.
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