The Rich Can't Catch a Break

On Friday, March 15, 2019, the Crooks and Liars published a post titled It's Hard Out There For A Millionaire, in which they speak about the unfair advantage wealthy people get when they pay for their offspring to be admitted into the top universities and how some of those parents defend themselves with unjustified actions. I believe this post was directed towards all of us who actually did the work and got ourselves into colleges by our own merits. Maybe even intended for some of the parents that thought it was okay to pay your kids way into college that they shouldn't be in so they can see just how foolish and dishonest what they are doing is. The author Steve M. is using satire style of writing to focus on how silly it is that some of these parents think they are doing nothing wrong and that if their child were to be accepted initially they wouldn't have to cheat their way in. Mister M. states, "See? Perfectly fair. The poor, as well as the rich, had every opportunity to shell out six or seven figured to get a kid admitted to a top school." You can sense the mockery in this quote because it is just so unbelievable that some parents really don't see anything wrong with lying completely about what their kid has done to deserve being in a top tier school. I think it is completely disgusting that people have no integrity or honesty and the fact that they're trying to justify their actions is just appalling; I am however not surprised by this since money can do a lot more than just getting your child into a prestigious university, it can also lose evidence in some cases. We should all strive to do better and gain as much knowledge as possible because no one can take that away from you.