Jamie Dimon just got a raise. He is the boss of JP Morgan. Last year, he took home forty-three million dollars. That is a lot of money. It is more money than you can even think about. It is a ten percent jump from the year before. The bank says he did an 'exemplary' job. That is a big, fancy word. It basically means they think he is the best thing since sliced bread. I think it means we are all living in a giant circus. And Jamie is the guy selling the overpriced popcorn.

Let’s look at this number. Forty-three million. If you made one hundred dollars every single hour, it would take you fifty years to make that much. That is if you never slept. That is if you never spent a dime. Jamie got it in one year. Why? Because he is a genius? No. Because the system is set up to give the people at the top all the gold. It is like a game of musical chairs. But Jamie has his own private chair. And it is made of solid gold. And you are the one playing the music until your lungs give out.

JP Morgan says Jamie is a great leader. What does a leader do at a big bank? They keep the machine running. They make sure the fees keep coming in. They make sure the stocks stay high. They don't build things. They don't grow food. They don't heal the sick. They move numbers from one side of a screen to the other. And for that, we treat them like gods. We give them enough money to buy a small country. While you are worrying about the price of a gallon of milk, Jamie is looking at the price of a new jet.

The people on the Right love this. They will tell you that Jamie earned it. They say he is a 'captain of industry.' They think if we just give the rich guys more money, it will somehow help you. They call it trickle-down. I call it a leak. It is a leak that never reaches the floor. It just stays in the penthouse. They think greed is a virtue. They think being a shark is the only way to live. They are morons who think they will be the next Jamie Dimon. Spoilers: You won't be. You are the fish the shark eats.

The people on the Left are just as annoying. They will go on TV and cry about 'income inequality.' They will post sad tweets about how the poor are struggling. But look at their pockets. They are full of bank money too. They need the banks to keep the world moving so they can keep their fancy jobs. They talk a big game about taxes, but they never change anything. They just want to feel better about themselves. They are hypocrites who hate the player but love the game. They use the same banks. They want the same profits. It is all a big show.

Think about what that forty-three million could do. It could fix schools. It could pave roads. It could help people who have nothing. But instead, it goes to one guy. One guy who already has everything. This is what we call 'exemplary leadership.' In any other world, we would call it a scam. But in this world, we call it a filing. We put it in a report and we move on. We act like it is normal. It is not normal. It is crazy. It is a sign that the world is broken.

Jamie Dimon does not care what you think. He does not care if you can't pay your bills. He is too busy being the most successful guy in the room. He survived the crashes. He survived the scandals. He stays on top because he knows how to play the game. And the game is rigged. The bank always wins. The house always wins. And Jamie is the house. He is the guy who holds the keys to the kingdom. And he is charging you for the privilege of standing outside the gate.

So, here we are. Another year, another forty-three million for the man at the top. The bank says he is worth it. The politicians say we need him. And you? You just keep working. You keep paying your fees. You keep watching the numbers go up for him and down for you. It is a sad story. But it is the only story we have. We are all just extras in the Jamie Dimon show. And the show is very expensive. Too bad we are the ones paying for the ticket. I am bored of this. I am tired of the greed. I am tired of the lies. But mostly, I am tired of the fact that nothing ever changes. Jamie gets rich. We get nothing. See you next year for the same story.