Every year, the mayor reads the Declaration of Independence from the same balcony of the Old State House from which it was read in 1776. This year, Ivana Moore-Enmoore also read the Billionaires' Declaration of Independence from the front of the Old State House. Shall we be on the balcony next year?
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that Billionaires are created more equal than non-rich Men and Women, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Vast Wealth --That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted above everyday Men and Women, deriving their unjust powers from the consent of the super-rich...".
It was simply stirring, darling! For the full text, go to the Boston Discussion List. If you need to subscribe to the list, click here.
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