Christian Women in Leadership

Millionaires are everyday taxpayers like you and me

had lunch today with my sister's friend Adam, and a fellow partner in crime from Baltimore, MD, so it was the four of us. am not going to make a habit of hanging out with these unchurched people, but I think Jesus would have lunch with a millionaire. sure, why not.

Actually, Adam is Jewish. So also was his friend, though he was also French Canadian. Actually, I found the conversation to be interesting and enjoyable. We discussed politics (Adam, obviously distraught from Kerry's loss, though his friend was for Bush and a Republican), socialized medicine, medicaid, welfare, and taxes. Also, I learned somewhat of Adam's friend--on his third marriage (count them--three wives!) and is only age 42, has a 17-year-old daughter, Taylor, his oldest child, played division I football for Penn State in college, and lives only 10 minutes away in Washington D.C. from his biological father, a seventy-year-old man, whom he has never met (whew, talk about baggage).

After all of this introduction, I realize I forgot to mention one person, Willie, Adam's 14-year-old (in people years) chocolate lab. He sat outside of the bar, very friendly. A two-year-old boy with his grandpa (or maybe his father, who knows!) walked up to Willie and petted him, it was so adorable. I also fed Willie some sweet potato fries and he enjoyed them.

I found the conversation to be enjoyable, pleasant, a breath of fresh air. Good to talk to some of my fellow hardworking Americans. Can get so caught up in Christian subculture sometimes.

What I learned is that millionaires are ordinary taxpayers like you and I, only with better cars. Adam works hard for his millions, travels constantly, gets phone calls during Sunday lunch, and has a great deal taken away (taxes). And they also have the everyday problems that everyone else has, too.

posted by the princess @ 11/07/2004 08:29:00 PM