What do you get when you put a bunch of billionaires in a room? Well, Donald Trump has done a good job in helping us find out. Trump has stocked his Cabinet with billionaires. They are work $14 billion to be exact. They include, to name just a few, Linda McMahon (srsly), BETSY DEVOS (Ugh, I’m eating here), and Wilbur Ross.
Well, if you’re trying to build an economy, why not hire a bunch of people that understand business? I mean, that’s the same thing as building the country, right? I mean, you wouldn’t want someone who’s going to stand up for women’s rights or a living wage or something like that. A living wage? That would cost more! They didn’t get rich by spending money, c’mon. Okay, so they did have to spend money. It’s called an investment.
Ugh, alright, clearly I don’t support stocking the Cabinet full of billionaires, but y’all are business so let’s get to the point.
I’m a nice guy. I think. Some people think so, anyway (hi mom). If you gave me a billionaire dollars today, I don’t instantly become bad. It takes time. It’s what you do with that money that makes someone good or bad, or how much you value money or what power you think that gives you. Dare I say that they think they’re “entitled” because they’re rich, a term often used by them about the less fortunate? Seriously, it’s hilarious. They think they can do whatever they want. Isn’t that synonymous with feeling entitled.
However, Donald Trump never said he wouldn’t stock the Cabinet with billionaires. He said he’d “drain the swap” of career politicians. You might hate both groups (maybe not), but that’s what he said. He even said he was going to create a lobbying ban, and he did, and term limits, but he certainly hasn’t done that. Those are good things. I hate the man, but I’m all about the truth. He wants to “drain the swamp,” and the “swamp” he’s referring to is Congress, not the Cabinet.
To recap, he created a lobbying ban and has yet to follow through on what he said he’d do about limiting term limits so Congress can get fresh ideas and prevent people from being in office for 30 to 50 to 3,000 years. These are good things. There are bad things, but this is a good one.
I would never advocate supporting anyone’s initiative because I like one of their other initiatives. I’d evaluate each one at a time. I support this one. I support “draining the swamp,” I support a lobbying ban, and I support term limits.
I don’t know how having money makes you bad or good. That said, it’s clear that Trump’s Cabinet isn’t so nice. In some cases (ahem, Betsy DeVos, ahem), they’re downright evil.
However, the money didn’t make them evil. They were evil already, or they felt entitled to be evil because they’re rich. Not all rich people are like that, but some are, and Trump sure picked a bad lot.
What I want everyone to remember is, as you get older, as you make money, don’t let anyone tell you that your success is insulting to them or that having money means you’re a terrible person. Being financially wealthy is not bad. It’s what you do the money that counts. If you see someone suffering, the wrong answer is “get a job.” The right answer is “let me help you find a job.” The wrong answer is “entitled jerk feeding off the government.” The right answer is “how can I help?” And if you’re fortunate enough to influence government, the wrong answer is “they’re abusing us. let them languish in the streets like they lazy people they are.” The right answer is “how can we make this country work for all of us?”