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Hi, I’m a Rich Idiot, and Here’s my Plan to Save the World:
Good evening ladies, gentlemen, as-yet-un-unionized workers! I wanted to thank you for coming to my mandatory presentation that you will not be receiving overtime pay for attending.
It was recently brought to my attention that the world is not doing so hot after I had to let my housekeeper go for creating a Gofundme to pay for her son’s leukemia treatment on the clock. As I informed her that she was being terminated effective immediately and without severance pay, I couldn’t help but wonder- was there something I could do with my vast wealth and influence to help my housekeeper and people like her?
It’s no secret that things seem pretty scary right now. The environment is in dire straits, wage disparity is at an all-time high and every day our economic model seems to backslide more and more into Medieval feudalism. Domestic terrorism is on the rise along with hate crimes, gun violence and white nationalism. People are dying from rationing their insulin! Someone keeps throwing molotov cocktails at homeless encampments in Los Angeles!
Yikes, am I right?
But I want to help.
I know I’ve been incredibly blessed in this life. I came from nothing and know what it’s like to have to work so hard for so little. When I started this company…
