Funny to see this today, I was glancing at a New York Magazine that has an article about all the Public Housing Projects in NYC.
Blakenfein actually grew up in one of the well known ones (I’m sorry I forget which one) back in the early 1960s when plenty of white working class people lived in them. His parents weren’t poor, but they were a far cry from even upper middle class. I remember his mom was a receptionist, I don’t remember what his dad did.
So, while I accept without question his empathy for poor people, I have to wonder how much of his own, personal, wealth he’s “redistributed”. And no, just paying taxes doesn’t count.
My brother once told me, if it didn’t hurt you didn’t really give. And we all know that taxes for a person of Mr. Blakenfein’s wealth are a drop in the bucket.
Governor Romney gives 10% of his gross income to his denomination. I’d like to see how that stacks up against this gentleman and Mr. Obama.