“PRACTICAL MEN, WHO BELIEVE THEMSELVES TO BE QUITE EXEMPT FROM ANY INTELLECTUAL INFLUENCES, ARE USUALLY
THE SLAVES OF SOME DEFUNCT ECONOMIST”
The concept of Wealth Inequality
is misleading
It’s like being on the West Side of
Chicago and seeing the Trump Tower in
the distance
But Trump isn’t going to help, so it’s
better to focus on your own cash flow
rather than speculating about
someone else
What’s your
stopping point? ▫A financial target
▫An award of recognition
▫A desired relationship
▫A fleeting fantasy realized
▫A spiritual signal
▫A loss of energy
Can you get
whatever you
want in America?
▫“I’ve been single for
10 years…”
▫“Well, I’m stuck
here at work”
▫“All these
shootings, I’ll never
understand this
country”
▫“I’m going to
California!”
▫“Look at all the mail
in this country”
▫“Find a rich girl and
then invite us to
your new house”
A Snapshot Of An
American Steelmaking City
People In Poverty
38.7%
Abandoned Housing Stock
25%
People w/o Health Insurance (Under 65)
21.6%
Dudes aren’t gonna learn,
until the summer sun doesn’t burn,
and you can’t see anything but the jail cell
with the white light so pale
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• The founders were sick of being exploited by their old employer, so they broke off and started their own company…however, they do
everything in their power to prevent their current employees from doing the same thing
• Nobody was really inspired by some esoteric ideals, they were just tired of not having as much money as they wanted
History of Company
• Joseph Belini – The wealthy owner, sometimes he’s really cool and other times he’s a complete asshole
• Martino Sanchez – He’s the guy who actually does everything and despite all that still gets mistreated by the company
• Bob Johnson – The devil incarnate, hired by Joseph into the company as a favor to Bob’s uncle, even though Bob is utterly incompetent
• Michelle Parker – Heart of the company, constantly has to turn down the advances of obnoxious male customers and Bob Johnson
Who’s Who
• Do what you are told and act like you are permanently satisfied with being nothing more than a cog in the machine
• Go against the grain & expect a termination notice within a few weeks
• Avoid dating coworkers, unless you are one of the management’s favorites in which case there is a huge double standard
• Dress appropriately, and realize Casual Friday is a subtle test
Company Policies
• Benefit Of Social Status
• Benefit Of Not Being Unemployed
• Benefit Of The Doubt
• Platinum insurance for bosses, cheap one for the workers
• 2 weeks nominal vacation time per year, 2 days real time off
• Sugary snacks in the kitchen
Benefits
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“I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT A PROBLEM WITH ONE OF YOUR MANAGERS”
One of your guys, short name: Lem…Moe… Tom…Skip…
Ned…
WHY IS A 5-FIGURE SALARY + A ‘NICE CAR’ MY LITTLE BROTHER’S AMERICAN DREAM?
Old Money Embraces Arbitrary Class Distinctions
New Money Expresses Kermit Sipping Tea Emoji
Three things that keep me
from being a crazy German
1) I’m Polish
2) I like to rap
3) My Jewish friend said I looked Jewish
Watch Out
For people lying about being Jewish for their own personal gain
“I got a Swede lawyer?!
She’s gonna get everything!!”
I go to sleep with my money, I’m far from the Pope/
I have to stay solvent, otherwise there’s no hope
A. At a doctor’s appointment one
time, I got to talking with the doctor about the places I travel for work – Once I told her
all the spots, she finished the
conversation with “So NOT Hong Kong…”
A. Why would I work so hard for my family to escape the tyranny of communism just to go
and experience communism on the
other side of the planet??
A B
Crunchy Black’s skepticism about
“positive business”
“And if you don't believe me then
come to my hood/ And you will see that
it ain't all good”
Gentrification is not going to solve all our problems
People say “It could never happen” –Word? Stop lying to yourself
Germany broke the Nazi-Soviet nonaggression pact in 1941, so anything is possible
"The novel that foreshadowed Donald Trump’s authoritarian appeal.“ – Salon
Survival Of The Fittest
But sh*t happens for a reason/You find out who's your true peoples
when you're upstate bleedin’
Ignorant Americans love to tell me ‘get a job’
Yo, I’ve been getting paid from twelve different jobs before I turned 22
LOL, those crazy Americans with their lunches
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▪ Third bullet point hereIf nobody
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