Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Gluttony: the American dream?

I just heard on CNN that American banks gave out 18 million dollars in bonuses to employees while taking bailout money to stay above water. How the fuck are you giving that much money away when you don't even have that money to keep your business going?

That is the problem. The American dream is wanting more, more, more and needing more, more, more. We need more sports cars, bigger houses and more expensive things that are more glamorous than the expensive things we already have.

I see this ALL the time working in the service business. People don't even eat all of the salad and bread brought to their table, yet keep asking for more. It is as though everything on the table most be full at all times. Has gluttony become the American dream?

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