I'm richer than a millionaire.

Let's face it. In an industrialized, capitalist nation such as the USA, the motivating force is to make money. Lots of it. To get rich. The ambitious money-makers generally thrive. They become millionaires. And billionaires. They know how to work and manipulate the system. The less ambitious settle for less. Maybe just enough to get by. They might settle for a cozy little home in a city. Or maybe a little piece of land in the country. They aren't rich. But not poor either. Their spare time isn't spent getting rich. But to have a reasonably comfortable life. And enough to get by when they retire. These are the people that settle more or less for the basic necessities of life. A decent living wage. A good health care system. Good public schools. A reasonable amount of leisure and vacation time. And a loving, close-knit family. They have no desire to become millionaires or billionaires. Just enough to afford the basics. They are my kind of people. More so than the big-time capitalists. But I think it's these so-called ordinary people that get shortchanged. At least in the USA. And that's a dirty rotten shame. The rules of the game are written to benefit mostly the private moneymakers. The bankers. The corporate bosses. The ones that know how to milk the system. At the expense of the poor and the middle class. That’s why I’m not a Republican. The party that represents the affluent. The rich. The big power manipulators. I’m really a socialist in my heart and soul. I’m for us ordinary folks. The poor. The middle class. We’ll settle for the basics. We don’t need to make more money than we need. In my case, I’d rather have good health and a loving relationship with another human being. That makes me feel richer than a millionaire. –Jim Broede