With the Danish government now discussing the introduction of a wealth tax on large fortunes, the debate about rich versus poor has once again taken center stage.
Since I am nowhere near having a fortune of more than 25 million, I don’t really need to rack my round head (at least until I gather the courage to get masseter Botox) over what consequences that might have for this household.
Instead, I can enjoy the debates about rich versus poor in Danish society – and particularly the left wing’s wonderful description of “the Elite.” In a televised election debate on DR1 on Thursday, March 26, one could see Pelle Dragsted from the Red–Green Alliance state that ordinary Danes cannot afford food on the table, while “the elite” are taking weekend trips to Dubai.
The number of questions one feels like asking in response to that statement is close to infinite. Since I don’t have direct access to ask Pelle Dragsted about it, I will instead imagine him standing at the lectern in the Danish parliament while I, as an ordinary member of parliament, ask:
“Has Mr. Pelle Dragsted looked into how long it actually takes to fly to and from Dubai?”
“Has Mr. Pelle Dragsted looked into the total travel time to Dubai, including the roughly three hours at the airport that any responsible bonus pater (family father) would naturally allow for?”
“Has Mr. Pelle Dragsted ever heard of the phenomenon known as ‘jet lag’?”
The airline food better be good.
Eat the rich!
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Da jeg ikke er i nærheden af at have en formue på over 25 millioner, så behøver jeg slet ikke bryde mit runde (indtil jeg samler mod til at få masseter-botox) hoved med, hvad det har af konsekvenser her i husstanden.
Til gengæld kan jeg nyde debatterne om rig versus fattig i det danske samfund og særligt venstrefløjens fantastiske beskrivelse af "Eliten". I valgdebatten på DR1 torsdag den 26. marts kunne man se Enhedslistens Pelle Dragsted udtale, at almindelige danskere ikke har råd til mad på bordet, mens "eliten" tager på weekendture til Dubai. Antallet af spørgsmål, man har lyst til at stille til det udsagn, er tæt på uendeligt. Da jeg dog ikke har nogen direkte adgang til at spørge Pelle Dragsted nærmere ind til det, vil jeg forestille mig, at Pelle Dragsted står på folketingets talerstol og siger det, mens jeg spørger som et menigt folketingsmedlem:
"Har Hr. Pelle Dragsted undersøgt, hvor lang tid det tager at flyve retur til Dubai?"
"Har Hr. Pelle Dragsted undersøgt flyvetiden til Dubai inklusiv de ca. 3 timer i lufthavnen, som den rejsende Bonus Pater selvfølgelig har sat af"
"Har Hr. Pelle Dragsted hørt om fænomenet "Jetlag"?"
Flymaden har bare at være god.
Eat the rich!