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OldBaldy1701E

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3. And it is just getting worse.
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 09:08 AM
Jan 2025

The wealthy in this city are some of the most self-centered and delusional people I have ever met. They remind me of that bit in Eddie Izzard's great show, "Dressed To Kill'. He was pointing out how removed from reality the royal family was.

(Meeting the Queen in a line at Buckingham Palace)

SUBJECT: Thank you, Your Majesty!

QUEEN: And, what do you do?

SUBJECT: I am a plumber!

QUEEN: What on earth is that?

Completely out of touch. That is the wealthy in this country, and they do not care that they are causing massive imbalances in society and those imbalances are causing the friction and turmoil we are starting to live in.

Of course, Gods, forbid we stop worshiping that green paper that they own most of. That would stop the majority of the imbalance. But, Yay Capitalism!

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Those numbers feel wonky to me JT45242 Jan 2025 #1
What state are you in? OldBaldy1701E Jan 2025 #2
Iowa JT45242 Jan 2025 #4
I am not trying to argue with you, but... OldBaldy1701E Jan 2025 #5
I thought the same thing Lulu KC Jan 2025 #6
And it is just getting worse. OldBaldy1701E Jan 2025 #3
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