Tom dinning
Registrant*
The powerful need the poor to feel positive about their fate, at the very least, happy enough to buy stuff, pay their rent or mortgage and still not riot or burn down the malls.
Just as the lion can't eat all the deer and still survive, no society can so ration it's less privileged masses too severely. They'd no longer be money to feed the cash registers of the malls! That would collapse our economy. Then food prices and fuel would have to be subsidized to prevent riots.
Asher
And I thought I was a cynic! At least I'm not paranoid. In spite of their seemingly inhospitable appearance, the Burbs are the workforce of any city. Admittedly they do get a bit neglected and they are not places where tourist flock to see the sights but, hey, who wants a bunch of sandle wearing Germans or flag waving Japanese tromping over the lawn and pointing cameras through the window? Oblivion has its virtues.
I'll continue my search for art in the place I live with love in my heart and 000 on speed dial.