If capitalism is not a form of government, perhaps it's a religion. I've noticed the New York Stock Exchange has this huge American flag covering the front of its building. It's been there since September 13, 2001 when the market reopened after the hijacked airliner attacks. The Priests of Capitalism defend their dogma with all the fervor of a Billy Graham. There's even a deity, The Invisible Hand, at whose altar the peons of this world are to be sacrificed in the name of economic efficiency. Its commandments include David Ricardo's law of comparative advantage.
With pay gaps, we're not just talking about a bigger house furnished with the climate control most houses have today. We talk about When Your Kids Have Private Jet Envy on Bornrich. They need that jet to go to a soccer match 50 miles away since driving would be so plebeian. While not consuming more calories than others, calories can be expensive at Deca in the Chicago Ritz-Carlton, where a grilled cheese sandwich at $100 features Iberico ham sourced from the south of Spain.
Basically, we're supporting a superstructure of pharaohs who don't have to await death to get their pyramids, in daily life each consuming provisions enough for a small town.
And if Senate seats are still on sale next Tuesday, that pay gap will help you purchase a couple of them. At least this last bit was curbed when the Senate went to direct election in 1913. Now all you can do is buy passage for an added line item in your favorite bill.
With pay gaps, we're not just talking about a bigger house furnished with the climate control most houses have today. We talk about When Your Kids Have Private Jet Envy on Bornrich. They need that jet to go to a soccer match 50 miles away since driving would be so plebeian. While not consuming more calories than others, calories can be expensive at Deca in the Chicago Ritz-Carlton, where a grilled cheese sandwich at $100 features Iberico ham sourced from the south of Spain.
Basically, we're supporting a superstructure of pharaohs who don't have to await death to get their pyramids, in daily life each consuming provisions enough for a small town.
And if Senate seats are still on sale next Tuesday, that pay gap will help you purchase a couple of them. At least this last bit was curbed when the Senate went to direct election in 1913. Now all you can do is buy passage for an added line item in your favorite bill.
