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Viewing Parties and other silliness

Rich people have many ways to show off.  This one involves parading a winning sports franchise /team down the street of their hometown after winning the trophy in their respective sport. As in the case of the Warriors team taking the NBA championship this year. This pro basketball team is based in Oakland CA.  So the city after inviting the team back from Cleveland where they went to win and bring the trophy and respective big money prizes is hosting a parade. Said parade is at the expense of tax payer money - which the city does not have - Oakland appears broke given the state of disrepair, yet somehow happens to find money to pay for floats, police overtime, sweeping the streets after the party et al. The believers (a self defined term for the fan base) or the faithful (to the sport - which happens to epitomize capitalism where every player is traded for the most money) spend additional gobs of money - money they do not have and might be close to a foreclosur...