Sunday Morning Coming Down

 If you never had a paying job, if you lost your job, if you are underemployed... Living these days is a simple challenge.  How do you get to the point of paying for stuff, having a place to live, trying to maintain your health and getting around to doing all these things. Meanwhile there is a huge issue regarding the distribution of wealth in this country and worldwide. Yesterday was the 80th Anniversary of D-Day.  Many of those that survived that invasion spoke eloquently that freedom isn't free.  Who pays that bill and who is getting exploited.  It's like occupational therapy 24/7. This morning I read that the total national debt is approaching 35 trillion dollars. The interest on that debt no doubt stymies some good things and some good people who could live better lives with better skills, simplified universal healthcare, and a safer place to live.

 The Miami Herald reported this morning that a local attorney, whose father was the former owner of the Tampa Bay Bucs made a $500,000 political donation. Whoever got the donation isn't that important.  I just feel that the money could have been used in a better way. There are a lot of issues where $500,000 could do good or make things better. The problem is bi-partisan. It is a subset of self enhancement bias. The very rich can do things I can only dream of many times over. People will take their phone calls.  Institutions will accept their gifts.  But the very rich are not perfect. How they use their vast resources should be more transparent.  Sometimes wealth is confused with worth and dignity. Life is not a board game.