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Is being wealthy the “new gay?”
They might not have as much to worry about, if they were supporting tax policies that didn’t keep people at lower incomes from keeping their wealth.
Yup.
Over half of our sorry US Senators are Millionaires, and “act” like they are REALLY poor.
Read what happened in Argentina.
If I were part of the vaunted 1%, I’d be seriously thinking of getting out of the country before the next election.
Obama has spent eight years fanning class warfare, and the next Dem to run is going to be a flaming populist who is only going to double-down on that.
Some sort of awful punishment to placate the masses would be headed my way, I fear.
I’m more worried that 40 years of hard work will be stolen by State and Federal Gov.
There is more to this than meets the eye. And comparisons with homosexuals are not entirely off base.
Disdain, if not hatred, of the wealthy (or homosexuals) generally is not found when their behavior is ordinary, but when it is “ostentatious”.
But this disdain exists at a low level. Both the wealthy and homosexuals can escalate this disdain to dislike, and even hatred. And it is *not* the fault of those who disdain, dislike, or even hate. They have been provoked.
In the case of the wealthy, disdain becomes dislike when they use their wealth to oppress others, like Al Gore, often in the pursuit of more wealth; but just as often, because they imagine themselves as elites, deserving of special consideration for their wealth.
And the step from this to outright hatred is found in hypocrisy. Again, using Al Gore as an example: he preaches shortage and rationing and control over others, but at the same time, he wastes and squanders what he says others should conserve. And he does so without batting an eye.
His latest rant is typical, that the billionaires of the world should join together to “manage the fertility” of Africans.
How can any reasonable person not hate such a vile man?
Research has shown this to in fact be the case:
General Facts About The New Elite
For every 100 new elite members in the United States:
. The average age is 47 years old
. 90 to 95 made the money themselves; only 5 to 10 inherited it
. 90 are college graduates; 10 are not
. For those who are college graduates, 3 out of 4 did not attend an Ivy League school
. 8 are Asian (defined including those from Indian subcontinent); nearly 3x the rate found in the population
. 96 do not own a yacht; 4 do
. 50 haven’t furnished their homes in any way that would reflect their economic status
Stealth Wealth
The most shocking statistic about the new elite in the United States? For every 100:
. 80 practice “stealth wealth” so friends, family, and neighbors don’t know they are members of the new elite.
. 20 are known to be rich by family and friends
Yeah, I’m sure the 1%-ers bothered with their poll. How many Hollyweirdoes answered, for example?
The 1% have little to fear. It’s the 10% or so just below them who bear the brunt of the anger against “the rich”. That’s by design...courtesy of the 1%.
Warren Buffett and his ilk don’t care about income taxes on themselves. They’re already in the club. Now their goal is to keep the club as exclusive as possible. And like any club (or neighborhood, etc.) the best way to do that is to increase the membership fee.
Heck if you are part of 10%....you are looked at.
Most rich folks I know blend in the crowd. You wouldn’t know they were rich unless you knew them fairly well.