Having recently sung the spiritual "Walkin’ Down That Glory Road," which includes the text "Now the rich get richer/and the poor stay poor," I’m unable to stop the phrase "the rich get fatter" from going through my head as a tune.
Nonetheless, it ain’t just a tune but a phenomenon. How do we know? MSNBC.com tells us so, with this Associated Press story:
Richer are getting fatter, report finds
Obesity has long been a problem mostly of the poor, but new research shows that the more affluent are catching up fast.
Proof, if we needed it, that wealth doesn’t insulate one from problems.
