Growing Okra, Filling Potholes

Druid Ovates study patterns. Pattern studying is the real job of Druid Ovates. Yet sometimes we may have to do jobs other than patterning, for exercise. Two jobs we may do for exercise are growing Okra and filling potholes.

Growing okra and filling potholes are jobs that many Americano Landers might consider to be actual jobs. Plus, growing Okra and filling potholes may be useful to Americano Land in the social sense, since some eat Okra and nobody likes to drive a great vehicle into a pothole.

Yet, the grower of Okra or the filler of potholes, despite the actual usefulness of the twain jobs, is generally considered to be at the bottom of the economic ladder, holding the ladder, so that the rich ruling class bunch may climb up the ladder, all the while pissing trickle down upon the Okra grower and pothole filler.

Weirdly, the rich ruling class bunch has managed to convince the Okra grower and the pothole filler that such work is of little consequence in the great scheme of free enterprise. The rich ruling class bunch has also convinced the government that the Okra grower and pothole filler should be taxed. Yes. Not only taxed, but taxed at a higher rate than even the rich ruling class bunch pissing off the ladder.

The fact is, the rich ruling class bunch has convinced many that they, the rich ruling class bunch, should pay no taxes at all. Even though, the jobs these rulers may do, do not directly put any Okra in the skillet or fill any potholes.

Jobs are so obviously social and socially important, an easy pattern to espy. Yet why are some jobs valued so much more highly than others, increasingly, disproportionately more valued? And why are the most useful jobs, like growing Okra and filling potholes, the least valued?

Well, Americanos, cast up your eyes. But watch out for the trickle down.