Wednesday, June 25, 2025

and the REST of us

So very 2025 in the USA when Jeff Bezos, the 4th wealthiest man in the world, has an estimated wealth of $226.7 billion. The Bezos-Sánchez wedding has been estimated to cost between $23 million $34 million, as previously reported by USA TODAY. I do not begrudge him and his wife, Lauren Sanchez, the wedding of a lifetime, but what if Bezos and the other Billionaire Bros in this country were actually lawfully instructed to pay their fair share in taxes?

Meanwhile, while he and his cohort of billionaire dudes, and dudettes are off to Venice living the high life, and most likely will benefit dramatically from Trump's Big Beautiful Pro-Death Bill, the description for the rest of us is the following.

“It was the Best of Times and the Worst of Times.” “Let them Eat Cake.” “Buddy Can You Spare a Dime?” “Pull Yourself Up From Your Boot Straps.” And “Arbeit macht frei” (“Work makes one free.”