Enigma (e-nig’-ma): Obscuring one’s meaning by presenting it within a riddle or by means of metaphors that purposefully challenge the reader or hearer to understand.
We are living in strange times–times that are riddled with the prospect for riddles!
So:
Q: Poor people have it. Rich people need it. If you eat it you die. What is it?
It is kind of like health insurance.
The answer is nothing. It does not quite fit, but it’s good enough to make my point.
Definition courtesy of “Silva Rhetoricae” (rhetoric.byu.edu).
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