How Much Money Is Enough Money?
As the 21st century speeds forward, fitfully propelling itself toward an inevitable moment of total capitalist breakdown, and the servile mass of mankind is plunged further into the stinking depths of unbounded avarice, it seems pertinent to inquire as to just how much wealth one person should be allowed to possess during the course of one lifetime. Or, to put it succinctly, "How much money is enough money?"
If a person can afford to maintain a high state of luxury, while millions of other human beings are starving, is that enough money?
If a person can afford to buy more pairs of shoes than are reasonably necessary for someone with only two feet, is that enough money?
If a person can afford to have their every desire quickly fulfilled, without any degree of worry or delay, is that enough money?
If a person can afford to regularly visit countries in which poverty is rampant, always staying in the best hotels, is that enough money?
If a person can afford to buy their way out of any problem or predicament as soon as it arises, is that enough money?
If a person can afford to keep quantities of high-priced food in a refrigerator whose dimensions are nearly equal to a small house, is that enough money?
If a person can afford to be unconcerned regarding the cost of any purchase, no matter how expensive it might be, is that enough money?
If a person can afford to send their children to the finest schools, while children in poor countries never learn to read or write, is that enough money?
If a person can afford to wallow in all their selfish fancies, entirely avoiding the usual strife of daily living, is that enough money?
If a person can afford to employ a staff of underlings to perform menial tasks and humbly serve their every need, is that enough money?
If a person can afford to make impressive donations to charities, while still keeping a tight hold on most of their own wealth, is that enough money?
If a person can afford to live in a huge dwelling with sufficient room to provide shelter for a community of indigent families, is that enough money?
According to the irrational rules which have been thrust upon us by the free market, contaminating the essence of our collective values and crudely affirming a reckless outlook of utter inhumanity, no amount of money can ever be designated as being enough money. A poor person wants to be rich, a rich person wants to be richer, a millionaire wants to be a billionaire, and so it is likely to continue, until the world is finally consumed by a frenzy of greed.
If a person can afford to maintain a high state of luxury, while millions of other human beings are starving, is that enough money?
If a person can afford to buy more pairs of shoes than are reasonably necessary for someone with only two feet, is that enough money?
If a person can afford to have their every desire quickly fulfilled, without any degree of worry or delay, is that enough money?
If a person can afford to regularly visit countries in which poverty is rampant, always staying in the best hotels, is that enough money?
If a person can afford to buy their way out of any problem or predicament as soon as it arises, is that enough money?
If a person can afford to keep quantities of high-priced food in a refrigerator whose dimensions are nearly equal to a small house, is that enough money?
If a person can afford to be unconcerned regarding the cost of any purchase, no matter how expensive it might be, is that enough money?
If a person can afford to send their children to the finest schools, while children in poor countries never learn to read or write, is that enough money?
If a person can afford to wallow in all their selfish fancies, entirely avoiding the usual strife of daily living, is that enough money?
If a person can afford to employ a staff of underlings to perform menial tasks and humbly serve their every need, is that enough money?
If a person can afford to make impressive donations to charities, while still keeping a tight hold on most of their own wealth, is that enough money?
If a person can afford to live in a huge dwelling with sufficient room to provide shelter for a community of indigent families, is that enough money?
According to the irrational rules which have been thrust upon us by the free market, contaminating the essence of our collective values and crudely affirming a reckless outlook of utter inhumanity, no amount of money can ever be designated as being enough money. A poor person wants to be rich, a rich person wants to be richer, a millionaire wants to be a billionaire, and so it is likely to continue, until the world is finally consumed by a frenzy of greed.