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Happiness and Wealth— It Takes Two to Tango
Happiness and wealth are dance partners that when moving together can create a form — a harmony unachievable as individuals. One dancer is Andrew Yang’s base income (that he admirably championed and sold during his campaign) perhaps mixed with some Marianne Williamson’s love. The other dancer has out stretched arms on a grand scale — one free to sweep all corners of the floor. The show is a deal between distribution of wealth and the making of it. Each operating alone has proven to fail. Sixties Britain was dismal because the social ambitions could not be paid for and inflation found its way off the charts. The country was woefully uncompetitive, uninventive and utterly gloomy. Today’s America is angry, complaining and blaming because a few have it all and others nothing. Even modest hopes of a better life have been dashed for many. Margaret moved into position and recast the UK followed by Tony who got the last bits of the operation done. The US had passionate Ronald using much the same tools and instruments that were then handed to Bill. The operation was resounding international trade — and, it worked fantastically! as these were fine days for most.
But unfortunately, along with this arrangement, that engined inventiveness, investment and productivity, there was damage mostly overlooked, ignored, and was the other side of greed left to curdle. Moving ahead — Donald…
