I understand the value and romance of a good boat. Being the captain of one's ship can be a great contemplative exercise... But that's not what I saw on the Travel Channel.
Million dollar yachts. Fine and dandy if you're building something useful... But these were over the top - fuck you proletariat scum pleasure boats.
One is built with a separate set of gangways for the crew of twelve so it's owners do not have to see them. Their coffee is served through a trap door to the living quarters ensuring no contact between the occupants and the staff...
On one businessman's Ft. Lauderdale "business man's" back yard pier is anchored a yacht that he proudly tells us he washes three times a week! Does he really do that himself or is it more likely that the migrant hired help does? The rare wood paneling and floors get waxed every time the yacht comes back from even an afternoon of fishing...
This wouldn't bother me so much if the majority of these people would have earned their money - but as statistics show, the divide between those that started out rich and those that ain't is quickly widening. "Upwardly mobile" is a quaint phrase of years gone by and while those that actually work for their money see less and less buying power from their dollar those that were born into the new American class of privilege take their tax cuts and buy more yachts - and why shouldn't they - we're all complicit in providing them with tax relief...
Million dollar yachts. Fine and dandy if you're building something useful... But these were over the top - fuck you proletariat scum pleasure boats.
One is built with a separate set of gangways for the crew of twelve so it's owners do not have to see them. Their coffee is served through a trap door to the living quarters ensuring no contact between the occupants and the staff...
On one businessman's Ft. Lauderdale "business man's" back yard pier is anchored a yacht that he proudly tells us he washes three times a week! Does he really do that himself or is it more likely that the migrant hired help does? The rare wood paneling and floors get waxed every time the yacht comes back from even an afternoon of fishing...
This wouldn't bother me so much if the majority of these people would have earned their money - but as statistics show, the divide between those that started out rich and those that ain't is quickly widening. "Upwardly mobile" is a quaint phrase of years gone by and while those that actually work for their money see less and less buying power from their dollar those that were born into the new American class of privilege take their tax cuts and buy more yachts - and why shouldn't they - we're all complicit in providing them with tax relief...
