public insurance
Public insurance is a vast piggy bank into which the petals of citizens' taxes are gathered under the claim of preparing for future disasters. While preaching equality and security, it actually offers a labyrinth of eligibility criteria that make one lose sight of the entrance precisely when needed. Beneficiaries—regardless of age or gender—chorus their gratitude, yet the long queues at service counters remind everyone that suffering is equally shared. And yet, when push comes to shove, no one can help but rely on it, like a giant cradling children called 'the populace.'