A scantily clad entertainer backed by dancers sings and twerks across the stage. The audience claps wildly. But who claps wildly for the sanitation worker who’s collected all your garbage reliably for decades?
A movie star gets made up, dressed up, given lines to say, and at the end of the movie, the audience applauds. But who applauds for the nurse who worked extra shifts and gave good care to your relatives and those of many others?
A tight end makes a touchdown catch and dances in the endzone. 60,000 fans cheer like crazy. But who cheers like crazy for the police officer who’s spent 30 years, often in personal danger, keeping the peace.
We have to be clear that we are the ones who create celebrities and make their wealth and comfort possible. And we are the ones who quibble and resist the taxes that support these public servants.
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