Rich Men North of Richmond

[Sociopathicsteelerfan]

(08-28-2023, 11:39 AM)Crazyjdawg Wrote: If he didn't use the word "milkin'" I would agree with your interpretation.

Milking, to me, has a very negative connotation that implies the person is abusing the system, not the other way around.

Like I said, I largely agree with the sentiment of the song and think he's on the right track. That line just stuck out as kind of...the reverse of the rest of the song. The song is almost entirely about how government (or similarly powerful systems like corporations) is abusing people in one way or another, and then he sneaks in this line implying fat people are abusing a government assistance program, it threw me off.

Maybe he thinks that people should have some personal responsibility for their behavior as well?  I get your point about the wording, but, again, I think it's looking for something to nitpick, especially as the right immediately picked this song up and ran with.  So, of course, the left had to find something objectionable in it to attack.