Why The 1% Are Still Such Crybabies
From Ring of Fire:
Americas wealthy has been largely dismissive of income inequality, some have even celebrated income inequality. Criticism against the top one percent wealthiest Americans has been unwavering since the organization of the Occupy movement, and now it seems that the one percent is becoming nervous.
Politico reported that Americas rich and their cohorts are experiencing a deep-seated anxiety that the national and even global mood is turning against the super rich in ways that ultimately could prove dangerous. Maybe the rich are starting to realize that solely having money doesnt realize and control mass opinion. However, in the same breath, so what? Who cares if the wealthy are worried?
You can read the full article here at Ring of Fire.
kairos12
(12,896 posts)The_Commonist
(2,518 posts)I've been asked that a few of times over the years.
"If you're so rich, why aren't you smart?"
That's a question I'd like to ask some of these masters of the universe. "If you're so smart, why do you go whining to the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times, where the whole world can see what a whiny little toddler you are?"
If they were so smart, they would keep it to themselves.
merrily
(45,251 posts)I don't even care that they are crybabies.
Eff 'em.
I care only about economic justice.