Saturday, March 28, 2020

#SOL20 - Making a List: Notes from the Pandemic

The Burden (M.A.Reilly)

These are the people who are important.  They have always been important. We don’t pay all of them though as if they are important.

Custodial workers.
Garbage collectors.
LPNs.
RNs.
Truck drivers.
Doctors.
Hospital technicians.
Medical researchers.
Police officers.
EMTs.
Fire fighters.
Grocery clerks.
Gas attendants.
Educators.
Public transit workers.
Governors, their staff, and cabinet.
Mayors and their staff.


These are the people who are not important and yet they pay themselves exceedingly well, better than most of the country.

Everyone working on Wall Street.
Insurance executives.
Bankers.
CEOs.
Stars.
Athletes.


These are the people who should be important, but have epically failed.

GOP Senators.
GOP Congressional Representatives.
President Trump.
Trump’s VP,  and cabinet.
The White House executive staff.
Lt. Gov. of Texas


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