Middle Class Irony..

Another, more modern and slightly satirical depiction of the story about the goose who laid golden eggs..

Once upon a time there was a country that was blessed with huge flocks of loyal geese that laid golden eggs. The geese trusted the leaders of their homeland, and laid so many golden eggs, that the country became a great nation. The flocks were healthy and happy, and every man, woman, and child in the great nation benefited immensely from the harvests of golden eggs.

In fact, benefits were so vast, businesses flourished, and soon the great nation became a powerful great nation. Many people, including the leaders of the powerful great nation benefited more and more from the seemingly never ending advantages the golden eggs provided. Many people became rich, most of the poor achieved better lives, and even the destitute found hope for brighter futures. After a time the leaders of the powerful great nation declared that theirs had developed into the strongest & most powerful great nation.

And soon thereafter, the wealthiest businessmen convinced the leaders that they could now do without so many of the golden egg laying geese, whose population consumed too much of their valuable assets. So the leaders and businessmen cut benefits and resources to the geese, and their numbers soon diminished. Still, the geese remained loyal to their homeland, and continued trusting the leaders. They worked harder than ever, sacrificing health and stamina to provide golden eggs for their beloved strongest & most powerful great nation. And remarkably, the nations growth & strength persevered; or so it seemed..

Since, while the leaders and businessmen were so engrossed with their own power and success, they hadn't noted that the scarce few remaining geese were now emaciated and dying.. no longer producing golden eggs.

Now, you'd think that the leaders would have called upon the very best ornithologist 'geese' specialists in effort to save the geese who'd given so much to them. You'd think they'd have wanted to save the geese, if not for gratitude and loyalty, then due to their own greed for yet more golden eggs.

...but no; the leaders and big businessmen had already taken complete control of the wealth. They'd already taken control of the land that was now their own empire. They'd forsaken their country that would no longer be the strongest & most powerful great nation.. one created solely by, and stolen from..

the geese who layed golden eggs.