Update – Rich Man Poor Man
About two years ago I wrote a post about what “poor” really means in America and what amenities many of those below the poverty line have. I don’t want to delve back into that because you can read the original post at this link. I was somewhat perplexed by the fact that the poverty line in the United States seems rather static in that we always have a certain percentage of folks below the line and I believe that there is political incentives to always have the poor. The poor seem to be a handy voting block for whoever will promise them the most entitlements. I generally stopped there in my deep thoughts, but there is more.
really say, “Let them eat cake” when told that the peasants did not have bread? Did the peasants have their fill when they later said “off with her head?”