My Opinion of Rich Folks on Cruise Ships

    One does not see too many Bolivians taking a cruise. The biggest problem is probably not money but the fact that the cruises normally originate or have stops in countries where we have problems getting a visa. Trust me, being in a landlocked country is probably an incentive for a cruise.
    The cartoon clipping perfectly captures the huge disparity between the rich and the poor. You get to define 'rich' how you want. To me having enough money to jet off to a port, get a passport, have someone watch your house(a BIG issue in much of the world) is only preliminary to paying for the cruise itself. The caricature   of the poor is a bit misleading: most of the persons living on a few dollars a day (if that much) have clothes, have food, have shelter. But it is inadequate and varies by season. For example it is the rainy season now in Bolivia. A house that may be adequate for 8 months of the year could be uninhabitable for 4 months. Clothes that are fine for summer don't cut it when the temperatures are 20-30 degrees cooler in the winter.
   So please enjoy your cruise. But remember that there are literally billions on the planet that are just making it day to day, month to month, season to season.