Friday, October 12, 2012

I am Rich.

Republicans want what's best for the middle class.  Democrats want what's best for the middle class.  This argument continues on the same issue, ad nauseum.  This may sound repetitive, since I was posted on this here, but there is no middle class.

The Bible talks about the rich and the poor.  What we call the "middle class" is just an excuse for rich people, who aren't as rich as other rich people, not to have to call themselves rich.  Considering the fact that "middle class" people in the United States usually own their house, a couple of cars, three healthy meals a day (at the very least), and a closet full of clothes to wear, means that they are wildly wealthy compared to most of the world today, and even most people throughout history.  If you cling to the label "middle class," then you can excuse yourself from all the Bible verses that exhort and challenge the rich, especially in regards to their obligation to provide for the poor and be generous with their blessings, because of course that's not you--that's the guy down the street who owns a nicer house with cooler cars.

There is no doubt that healthy societies are those that have a small disparity between the living conditions of the very rich and the very poor, which is what contributes to the idea of the middle class.  But in our current political climate this guise of "helping" the middle class, just promotes the idea that everyone needs the government's help.  The middle class needs the government's help and the poor need the government's help.  Who should complain when the corporation CEO decides that he, too, wants in on the government's help?

1 comment:

Christina said...

I thought of this post the other day at the grocery store when I saw a "We are the 99%" bumper sticker on a 2010ish Toyota swagger wagon. The whole concept of a bumper sticker for this movement cracked me up! How bad off are you really if you can afford a swank car and all the bills that go along with owning a car?