Privileged classes are unsympathetic or unaware of the plight of the poor; Their pride, prejudice and hate; - Madame so am I the peasants have no bread to eat. "Question, so them if I am poor And have not moneys, for bread? And the rich then so says… “Let me eat cake” It’s not logical? For if mere breads cost .25 cents--- How can it be you’ll offer throw at me cake? Which cost more than two-dollars??" Question?--- What does let them eat cake mean slang? The entire point of the phrase is that someone is so out of touch with reality/regular people that their response to "There's a shortage of bread" is to say "Well then, they should eat cake instead", as if that's a sensible solution When in History does this apply? 1789 1970 2023 Always! present, future, tense 11/15/23 Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2023©