It isn't the first time I've heard the song, it is after all by Pink and has a permanent spot on at least one of my playlists. It's always held a spot in my heart not only as a Marine Wife, but as a person who has been involved in military life since I was born.
I've been a fan of Pink's for years, and I've seen her in concert. When she wrote and released this song, it raised my respect for her even more.
When I listened that day, a specific set of lyrics caught my attention.
"Let me tell you 'bout hard work
Minimum wage, with a baby on the way
Let me tell you 'bout hard work
Rebuilding your house after the bombs took them away
Let me tell you 'bout hard work
Building your bed out of a cardboard box
Hard work
Hard work
You don't know nothing 'bout hard work
Hard work
Hard work"
I understand the point behind the song, and I understand the message she's delivering.
It's a good message.
It is, but it got me thinking.
Should it be delivered by a person who has an approximate net worth of $70 million?
I find it incongruous at best when singers and actors speak of their understanding of the working class. Of poverty and doing without.
Could they have come from the slums?
Yes.
Could they have at one point been poor kids from Urban America?
Yes.
Have they been since Clinton was President?
No.
Am I glad she sang about it, regardless if she actually has any more experience with it than Bush Jr did?
Hell Yes.
Why?
How else will the message get out?
I could write the same message on my blog, and maybe a hundred people would see it. She sings it in a song and thousands of people, including the President will know about it.
Is that fair?No.
It's complete B.S.
We have a National Debt in the Trillions, poor people line the streets in cities big and small, our country borrows money from China-- who will forever have us by the short hairs, and people who do little more than entertain us--both on stage and with their actions in the media--make millions of dollars a year.
The President might not understand hard work, but do they?
Really?
They don't worry about where their next meals come from, or whether they'll be able to afford their electric bill.
They're worried about what designer gown they're going to wear to the current awards show, what they'll drink at the next launch party, and whether or not their newest album will go platinum.
I'm sure they're wonderful people, humanitarians even... aiding the less fortunate in foreign countries-- but we're swimming in debt, and Congress is talking about cutting the military and their benefits.
Will Congress cut their own pay and benefits?
No, they'll continue collecting their six figure yearly salaries.
Will Congress cut their own pay and benefits?
No, they'll continue collecting their six figure yearly salaries.
How is this right?
How does this show an understanding of hard work, surviving and providing for your family on minimum wage, or any of the other things the uber rich and famous sing about?
Jennifer Lopez might still 'remember where she came from' and consider herself 'Jenny from the block', but she's looking through a pair of rose colored glasses that cost more than most people's mortgages.
/Rant
Thoughts?
R.S.
I totally agree with this. Congress spent a lot of time pointing figures at the car company execs, yet they haven't taken any cuts. The whole debt ceiling fiasco showed how willing they are to work for America.
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