Remembering Money
Money was a form of payment we gave in exchange for goods and services. We used it to pay for everything, from food to shelter to clothing to injections that increased the volume of our lips. While the subject of money did occasionally elicit heightened emotions, thankfully the distribution of the world’s wealth was entirely fair. The richest 1% owned twice as much wealth as the rest of the world – because they worked twice as hard. While the likes of nurses and teachers often liked to complain that their pay was insufficient, the fact was that their day-to-day life was simply less taxing than that of a CEO or prince (the former was known to send multiple emails per week, while the latter had to cut several ribbons a year). For an example of the sensible, natural order of money, we simply have to look to the ‘Cost of Living Crisis’ of 2023. As a result of global factors such as the war in Ukraine and Brexit, the price of energy bills rose exponentially. Meanwhile, energy companies made record profits. This was entirely fair. While many struggled to heat their homes or even put food on the table, the real challenges were faced by the CEOs of these companies who, during this time, had to send even more emails than normal. It was only right that they were remunerated accordingly. Simply put, money made sense.
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