New Yorkers have found a way to “eat the rich.”
Quartz reported that a roaming art experiment called “Eat The Rich” is selling popsicles in the shape of famous billionaires.
The outlet explained, “For three days, the art collective MSCHF, a play on the word ‘mischief,’ is turning five of the planet’s wealthiest men—Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Ma, and Bill Gates—into icy treats, so that the ordinary person can ‘bite Bezos,’ ‘munch Musk,’ ‘suck Zuck,’ ‘snack on Jack,’ and ‘gobble Gates.'”
Quartz noted while the experiment appears anti-capitalist, it is capitalist as each popsicle sells for $10.
“They’re not great people,” a customer told the outlet, adding, “But for me it’s an experience. I love this type of thing. I think this is really cute.”
Another customer explained she could “really take a bite out of all of them easily.”
The customer continued, “I don’t think anybody in the whole world should be a billionaire.”
She accused Bezos of “taking over all business, and small businesses can’t survive anymore.”
You can now express your discontent with wealth inequality by enjoying one of these ‘Eat the Rich' popsicles in the shape of some of the country's richest men.
— NowThis Impact (@nowthisimpact) July 13, 2022
The popsicles will be available for a limited time in NYC & LA. pic.twitter.com/1CnIZ6CqwL
CBS News reported in 2021 that the world’s 2,365 billionaires experienced a $4 trillion increase in their wealth during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to calls for a “wealth tax.”
In March, President Joe Biden proposed the Billionaire Minimum Income Tax (BMIT).
The wealthiest would be required to pay at least 20% on all income.
“For too long, our tax code has rewarded wealth, not work, and contributed to growing income and wealth inequality in America,” the White House said in a statement.
The statement continues, “Under current law, when an American worker earns a dollar of wages, that dollar is taxed as they earn it. But when a billionaire earns income because their investments increase in value, that gain is too often never taxed at all.”
