The Poor Get Poorer

Fifteen years ago, the world’s billionaires collectively had $4.5 trillion.  By 2024, their wealth had more than tripled to $14.2 trillion.  Now, their combined wealth totals $20.1 trillion — an amount that is equivalent to nearly a fifth of the entire world’s total yearly output.

The top 1 percent of Americans own half of all stock.

The rise of billionaires is accelerating at the same time that workers are getting a smaller share of the wealth that national economies are creating.

People complain, even "the little people," but they still dump their money into watching sports played by wealthy young men and women.  Oh, they may not be able to afford going to the stadium, but they buy all the merch and hype that keeps the corporate sports machine going.  How do you think Dana White made all that money?  It wasn't from butts in the seats.  It was everything surrounding it.  "People" are still addled--excuse me, awed--by pop stars.  We are being entertained to death.  

Whatever.  Etc. 

Trump, it seems, can only stay awake when he's talking.  He doesn't like it when other's talk, especially women.  He says they are hysterical.  Watch the "Meet the Press" interview if you want to see hysteria.  I know you already have.  Just sayin'.  

I just remembered something I meant to tell you.  

"I think I have evolved a tender, lyrical form of irony."

Somehow, though, today I think I have been unable to perform the theory.  

I shouldn't be writing.  I don't have anything to say.  I'll stop for now.  

I don't even have a song. 

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