Steve Lamar

Join the rest of America.

Pay what we all pay.

Feel what we all feel.

And be a part of our society.

You're not supposed to like it.

None of us do.

And then, once you do start paying in, you're totally allowed to go back to wearing tiaras and renting elephants again.

By all means, please do that.

Articles of Interest is made by me, Avery Truffleman, with very, very special thanks to Ray Madoff and Ed Gresser, not only for your insights that you shared in the story, but also for listening and fact-checking this piece to make sure I got things right.

Music by Ray Royal, Sasami, and Lullatone.

If you'd like to get an idea of how much wealthier Jeff Bezos is than a doctor or a lawyer or a hedge fund manager or even Beyonce, he's so much richer than you could imagine.

I'll have a visualizer up at articlesofinterest.substack.com.