Emergency is upon us. Oil reserves have been tapped so that we are able to save some cash here, tricking us into spending some greenbacks there. We open our wallets to find the same amount missing, bills not folded where air fills the void. It’s the same difference, the paycheck amount never increasing, and the total paychecks handed out not increasing either.
It’s Obama’s fault. It’s Bush’s fault. It’s Clinton’s fault. It’s Bush’s fault. It’s Reagan’s fault.
It’s your fault. It’s my fault. We want more for less. To get that, we have to pay. Some of us end up paying more than others:
We put toys on and in our vehicles so that we can go out and enjoy a few hours of leisure time, burning irreplaceable fuels to arrive at the starting line so that we can compete against each other, some coming out winners and losers. Or, we go to get away from our home lives and the office grind. Maybe we do it to be healthy, to be out in nature, to connect with an inner something that we recognize as something bigger than ourselves but are not able to understand. Perhaps it brings us an endorphin rush that has us feeling high.
My costs will continue to be lower than those of other people. I will continue to play, adding to their costs. It’s my fault too.
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