The primative sacrifice is alive and well. Hurray for progress

The discussions of appeasing the “budget” remind me of primitive cultures who engaged in human sacrifice. That seems to be what is happening around the country. The god in this case is something called the “budget,” and it needs to be appeased. It must find equilibrium. Indeed, the “budget,” and let’s say this is like Poseidon to Zeus—Zeus, being the ultimate God, the ultimate “god” here is this thing called capitalism, demands sacrifices. However, in this situation no one is killed right away. Instead, it’s a different kind of death altogether, the kind that’s slow, humiliating and entirely preventable.

The sacrificed are the many working people, who are slowly being broken down financially. Their ability to support themselves is of no consequence. They must sacrifice, and so what if they are hampered finically, the budget gods demand it. Though these sacrifices are not connected to one’s virginity; rather it stems from the idea that they should be able to make a decent wage. How dare they.

The richest 1 percent control 90 percent of the wealth in this country. They are also gods, or more like royalty. The notion that they might “sacrifice,” though “sacrifice” hardly applies to these folks, is summarily dismissed and apparently will not appease the ”budget” gods. No, they need another corporate jet or yacht to convey them about the global. The “budget” believes this is not a fair thing to ask these folks to sacrifice; it must be those making 40,000, 50,000 or even 60,000 a year. They must sacrifice.

When I hear the purveyors of appeasement say “redistribution of the wealth” is a bad idea, I say, huh? Allowing people to have the ability to support themselves is a bad idea. Really? Asking the godly rich to pony up more of their supposedly hard-earned money (another entirely bogus and inaccurate phrase) to pay more to help appease the budget god somehow is evil and anti-American. Lord it is socialism. How evil, though people believe in the ideals of social; indeed, these are the very concepts that allowed us to flourish as a species. But none of that should be considered. Perspective, logic and decency are not terms to consider when discussing appeasing the budget gods.

Have you ever felt like you just don’t understand? I am sure that there were a few people who thought, “Throwing a virgin into a volcano is a shittty idea, that there must be a better way.” I no doubt would have been one of those people entirely uncomfortable with sacrificing the innocent to appease a mythical entity.