Antidotal proof of the haves and have nots
Nick Watt and Suzan Clarke’s article titled Cindy Jackson Sets World Record with 52 Plastic Surgeries, Cosmetic Procedures , is proof positive of why there is such a divide between the have and the have nots. The article reports that “Jackson, a Londoner who hails from the American Midwest, has had $100,000 in cosmetic, including 14 full-scale operations as well as cuts, pulls, peels and jabs. She's had Botox, five face-lifts and liposuction, and her eyes have been done – twice. In total, Jackson has had 52 cosmetic procedures, a world record for the most procedures ever undergone by one person” and while I am sure not many would begrudge her for spending her money on what she wishes, it begs to question why when so many of us are struggling to keep our homes and finding work. While in this day and age, $100,000 may not go far but I am sure many of us could think of far better ways to spend it than plastic surgeries and cosmetic procedures. Still it is her money and she should...