At the podium of the newly renamed Ministry of Good News & Other Things, the minister points proudly at a National Progress Report where every arrow climbs except one — the line marked “Pockets of Citizens,” which plummets off the chart. A family stands to the side, wallet open to reveal cobwebs and a single coin, holding a tote bag that reads SAME OLD STORY. The child’s shirt: FUTURE TAXPAYER. A news chyron below reads: NEWS FLASH — Government announces another task force to study the problem.
— Mr. Moredan Satire