Soulless

 Let them eat cake. 

This suggestion was made a long time ago by a woman who was in a position to have a lot of cake delivered to her by servants. It was dismissive and one of the all-time hallmarks of the arrogance of the rich. So much so that once the "them" in that equation had a chance, they chopped Marie Antionette's head off for it. 

Of course, the attribution of this quote is subject to a great deal of discussion, since there was not a lot of digital evidence to suggest that the late queen said any such thing. And if she did, it was probably in French so it wouldn't have come off nearly as harsh: “Qu’ils mangent de la brioche,”or literally "Let them eat brioche." 

Still, it remains a standard by which we all imagine was an aristocracy completely out of touch with the working class of its time. 

It now has competition. 

“Let’s say Social Security didn’t send out their checks this month. My mother-in-law, who’s ninety-four, she wouldn’t call and complain. She just wouldn’t. She’d think something got messed up and she’ll get it next month,” said current Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick whose estimated net worth is in the fifteen billion dollar range. 

He went on to say, “The easiest way to find the fraudster is to stop payments and listen, because whoever screams is the one stealing, because my mother-in-law is not calling me. Come on, your mother ― eighty-year-olds, ninety-year-olds ― they trust the government.”

This is a documented exchange. No misattribution. No cake. No brioche. Just the heartless out-of-touch oligarchy that now sits up in the palace having theirs. 

And eating it too.