They ask why the poor always gets the short end of the stick. They never have it good. Life is but a constant battle, juggling between misery, heartaches and disappointment. Relief is but short lived. "Why?", they ask.
They are told that it just God's test on His followers. He is just testing their faith. They are cajoled to weather the storm and pray for His guidance. He will show them the way.
The pragmatist tells them to get real. The poor's melancholy is just the side effect of economics. They are on the lowest rung of the food chain.When the going of the world is good, the occupants at the top of the pyramid get the lion's share of the kill, the good fortune. Of course, the trickle-down effect enables the have-nots to pick up the crumbs and the loot. The social structure is such that the economic model ensures that the poor is easily duped and lured to depart from the hard-earned morsel with clever advertisements using psychological techniques that stir their deeply slumbering primal desires of the reptilian brain of Man. They succumb. After all, they ask themselves what life is about if not for little vices here and there every now and then.
On the contrary, when the sky is grey, when winter is coming, when the winds are going down south and the national coffers are drying up, who do the vultures who are perched at the peak of heap look with scavenging eyes to fatten the repository? The poor again! When taxes need to be imposed, why are the ones most affected? Ditto. For the haves, the merchants, imposition of taxes do not really affect their dealings. They just pass the extra tariffs to the consumers. The profit margins remain. The poor will again to tighten their belt, persevere and put the whole meandering as a divine appraisal for a placing in the afterlife or cycle of rebirth!
Like they say 'God is money and even God knows that'!
They are told that it just God's test on His followers. He is just testing their faith. They are cajoled to weather the storm and pray for His guidance. He will show them the way.
The pragmatist tells them to get real. The poor's melancholy is just the side effect of economics. They are on the lowest rung of the food chain.When the going of the world is good, the occupants at the top of the pyramid get the lion's share of the kill, the good fortune. Of course, the trickle-down effect enables the have-nots to pick up the crumbs and the loot. The social structure is such that the economic model ensures that the poor is easily duped and lured to depart from the hard-earned morsel with clever advertisements using psychological techniques that stir their deeply slumbering primal desires of the reptilian brain of Man. They succumb. After all, they ask themselves what life is about if not for little vices here and there every now and then.
On the contrary, when the sky is grey, when winter is coming, when the winds are going down south and the national coffers are drying up, who do the vultures who are perched at the peak of heap look with scavenging eyes to fatten the repository? The poor again! When taxes need to be imposed, why are the ones most affected? Ditto. For the haves, the merchants, imposition of taxes do not really affect their dealings. They just pass the extra tariffs to the consumers. The profit margins remain. The poor will again to tighten their belt, persevere and put the whole meandering as a divine appraisal for a placing in the afterlife or cycle of rebirth!
Like they say 'God is money and even God knows that'!
Comments
Post a Comment