"Mack Reynolds - After Utopia" - читать интересную книгу автора (Reynolds Mack)

given the wherewithal?тАЭ
тАЬBut why? She was surprised at his words. тАЭWhy not
stay in areas where you have season changes? For that
matter, why not spend some seasons in the far north and
enjoy the extremes of snow and cold weather?
Comfortable homes can be built in any climate.тАЭ
Cogswell grunted. тАЬYou sound like that queenтАФwhat
was her name?тАФwho said тАШLet them eat cake.тАЩ тАЭ
Betty frowned not getting it. тАЬMarie Antoinette? How
do you mean I sound like her?тАЭ
Tracy Cogswell said impatiently, тАЬLook. You people
with lots of dough donтАЩt realize what it can mean for
somebody without it to spend some time in the sun.
AndтАж if possible, and it usually isnтАЩtтАж to finally retire in
a desirable climate in your old age. ItтАЩs something a lot of
poor working stiffs dream of, but you wouldnтАЩt know
about that.тАЭ
Betty looked at him from the side of her eyes and
frowned. тАЬDough?тАЭ she said.
 тАЬMoney,тАЭ Cogswell said, still impatient. тАЬSure, if you
have piles of money, you can build swell houses even up
in Alaska, and live comfortably. You can live comfortably
just about anywhere, given piles of money. But for most
people, whoтАЩve probably lived the greater part of their
lives in some near-slum, in some stinking city, the height
of ambition is to get into a warm climate and have a little
bungalow in which to finish off the final years.тАЭ
Suddenly, Betty laughed.
Tracy Cogswell froze up, his face went expressionless.
Until this, he had rather liked the beautiful girl. Now she
was showing the typical arrogance of the rich.
She indicated the swank villas beneath them. They
were flying over Torremolinos now, which had once been
an art colony. She said, тАЬWere you under the impression,
Tracy, that those people down there had lots of money?тАЭ
That took time to sink in. It couldnтАЩt possibly mean
what he first thought.
Tracy said, тАЬPossibly they donтАЩt have by your
standards, but by mine, yes.тАЭ
Betty said flatly, тАЬNone of them have any money at all,
and neither do I.тАЭ
That was too much. He gaped at her.
Betty said, тАЬThere is no such thing as money any more,
and there hasnтАЩt been for quite a while. It was eliminated
decades ago.тАЭ
He figured that he understood now, and said, тАЬWell, itтАЩs
the same thing. Whatever the means of exchange is,
credit cards, or whatever.тАЭ
Betty laughed again and there was honest amusement
in her voice, not condescension. She said, and her voice