Survival of the richest

I have just completed the entire article by ABC business reporter (and blogger) Michael Janda, 'Corona virus risks widening intergenerational wealth divide' <http://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-24/coronavirus-risks-widening-intergenerational-economic-divide/12178410>

It was a challenging article - as you would expect any discuss about taking from one group of people to give to another would be - but Janda's deliberate qualifications rather than sweeping generalisations created such poetry, that I really did cry reading this stunning work of craftsmanship.

DISCLAIMER: I am currently 27, struggling to pay rent, living alone, unemployed for going on four months now, and on the JobSeeker allowance. I only eat at the mercy of family and friends also struggling, and my stimulus payment went straight into rent. No grand televisions, no grand dreams of paying back my Nana the money I borrowed from her to pay my rent which she intended for her specialist appointment. And, I am of the opinion that the Lockdown wasn't our best option.

The reality bites. And the economic downturn of the Corona Virus is real. I cheered for the opinions in Janda's article with more enthusiasm than I did waking up to a lonely Covid B'day. But the reality which bites me hardest is knowing that there is absolutely no benefit for Scomo (the only true disease here) to pick the asset-less, under/unemployed, destitute of society. Why would he start fixing homelessness now?

We entered this game of Monopoly with all the property squares bought. The white collared players will have their eyes on building hotels, not increasing the competition market. Youth may give us advantages in Fitness, but this is a game of Survival of the Richest.

So with the latest Budget in discussion, and confirmation of my lack of economic value being leaked, I am thankful that I can only smell the cold, damp, stone of rock bottom, put my Great Australian Dream of living a stable rent life on hold, and turning my attention to those who might need what little I have to share, just as I have of others.

We give while we can, knowing that one day we will be the ones in need of receiving the help.