People vs. Money
I hate to start any post with blunt negativity, but over the past nine months it has become more and more painfully obvious to me that nobody gives a fuck. Let me clarify what I mean by that. We are at the epicenter of a global pandemic — one that has killed over 250,000 Americans and caused roughly 14 million to lose their jobs. More than half of those people are still looking for work, myself included. And job loss isn’t the only economic fallout. Wages have been cut, hours reduced, overtime eliminated. Nearly half of Americans in a recent survey said they’ve struggled to pay their bills since the pandemic began. Yes, it’s been a brutal nine months for many of us. But if we’re being real — nobody gives a fuck. While the majority of the population suffers, the wealthiest people in America have expanded their fortunes exponentially — betting, bargaining, and cutting deals at the expense of the working class. Landlords wasted no time filing evictions the moment moratoriums lifted. Credi...