By The People and For The People?

Mr.Thick was all curves; and with three doublechins and a belly that just fitted Grand Canyon he had the star billing. As for Mr.Thin he was pencil thin and the mere sight of him made a beanpole snigger to think he was fighting fit. Mr. Thick and Mr. Thin were a team. Whenever they did the aerial act it was the showstopper and all the spectators held their breath to see the outcome.
Yes Mr. Thick had promised to let himself free fall. Against much of the misgivings of the Circus manager and the investors who ran the Megalopolis Circus Company. Before the astounded spectators Mr. Thick let go himself from so high and got up with nary a scratch.
Next was the turn of Mr. Thin who thought he could not be a wimp and let a safety net as usual. “If Mr. Thick can do a daredevil act so can I. I am as light as a feather” so said he. Before he climbed to the top he winked at the fellow who looked after the safety net to take a breather. So he dropped his net and went out for a smoke.
There was the drum roll and silence from the crowd to catch the breath and they waited. Mr. thin let go from his perch. He did three turns and four twists before hitting the sawdust. But the height and the concrete floor beneath the sawdust, Man, you gotta be kidding to think you can surive the fall. Well Mr. Thin didn’t.
How come Mr. Thick could do it? Well Mr. Thick was indispensable to the owners of the Circus Company. The auditor also had shown how much profits he alone raked in. So the company had almost invisible net to break Mr. Thick when he fell.
The way the Republican government under President Bush has managed has its peculiar logic. The rich, filthy rich are like Mr. Thick.
Average tax rates on the richest 0.01 percent of Americans have been cut in half since 1970 while taxes on the middleclass have risen.
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