Submitted by ACardAttack t3_1092rfo in books
I just started God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater. Not sure why it took me so long to try it out, first chapter
>Honest, industrious, peaceful citizens were classed as bloodsuckers, if they asked to be paid a living wage. And they saw that praise was reserved henceforth for those who devised means of getting paid enormously for committing crimes against which no laws had been passed. Thus the American dream turned belly up, turned green, bobbed to the scummy surface of cupidity unlimited, filled with gas, went bang in the noonday sun.”
And this book is from 1965, not like he wrote it during the 80s or 90s. Im sure there was some income inequality then, but its only gotten worse, at least in the US
And not far after that quote I came across this gem
>Samuel thundered that no American factory hand was worth more than eighty cents a day. And yet he could be thankful for the opportunity to pay a hundred thousand dollars or more for a painting by an Italian three centuries dead. And he capped this insult by giving paintings to museums for the spiritual elevation of the poor. The museums were closed on Sundays
I love Vonnegut, not sure why it took me so long to pick this novel up, but I will never ceases to be amazed by his foresight, as many other of his works, 30-40+ years old are scarily relevant today