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Rainbow Pie
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Today, almost nobody in the social sciences seems willing to touch the subject of America’s large white underclass; or, being firmly placed in the true middle class themselves, can even agree that such a thing exists. Apparently, you can’t
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“Funboy went on, because there was no disaster he couldn’t make worse with his creative approach to doom.”
― Fields of Fire
― Fields of Fire
“You taught me that there’s money, and then there’s wealth. We have wealth, but it’s not… it’s not weaponized. It’s something to be stewards of, not slaves to. I don’t think that Gauss is like us at all, and I sure as hell know he’s not like you or mom. You told me that if there’s a camera nearby, it’s not charity. Charity helps, but it also preserves the dignity of those who are being helped. BeneStar is the dead opposite of what we stand for as a family.”
― Fields of Fire
― Fields of Fire
“In case it isn’t apparent by now, BeneStar is evil embodied. But it’s actually worse than that. Evil usually implies at least some intent. It generally has some sort of personal component to it, some immoral or wicked desire to inflict harm. BeneStar has none of that. It has no intent beyond enriching itself. All other motives are utterly irrelevant.”
― Fields of Fire
― Fields of Fire
“C’est vrai, they operate with the idea that if you know about them, they are doing it wrong,” Retta put in. “I will see what more I can find out for you,” she added, then rolled off.”
― Severed Ties
― Severed Ties
“There were few things more perilous than getting between a faceless corporation and its bottom line.”
― Fields of Fire
― Fields of Fire
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