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In reply to the discussion: America's Idiot Rich [View all]HiPointDem
(20,729 posts)40. +1. Though I think some do believe it, just like the local bigshot businessman believes it.
They think they work harder than everybody else, support the community more than anyone else (because they have more money, even though they may spend less of it on charity as a percent of income & get way bigger tax-writeoffs too).
But yeah, hard to believe Romney was the best they could do for a candidate. It's like he's a sacrificial lamb. Felt the same way about McCain & the nutbag.
Felt the same way about Mondale and Dukakis, actually.
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Spokesman for the one percent Ebeneezer Scrooge was unfairly picked on by Christmas Spirits.
gordianot
May 2012
#1
Scrooge is known for turning back on his evil ways. Not expecting these psychos to repent...
freshwest
May 2012
#37
It took radical intervention ultimately fear of death and horror to convince Scrooge.
gordianot
May 2012
#44
An article titled "America's Idiot Rich" calls the idea that there is prejudice against wealthy
KurtNYC
May 2012
#6
I would like to say that n2doc came off as very rude, imo, to your reasonable observation.
AlbertCat
May 2012
#34
corporations = the rich. if they paid more their stockholders would get less.
HiPointDem
May 2012
#39
The article's title does not specify "all". You're adding that. Logical inference would allow us to
patrice
May 2012
#42
The title doesn't necessarily imply all rich Americans are idiots. A sub-class of idiots exists
tclambert
May 2012
#52
+1. Though I think some do believe it, just like the local bigshot businessman believes it.
HiPointDem
May 2012
#40
agreed. it's not a new pattern, either. and they're doing the same thing in europe -- "left"
HiPointDem
May 2012
#50
"poor people, and not the finance industry, are responsible for the financial crisis..."
lastlib
May 2012
#11
Even the best of those people think of ordinary people in the same way the ordinary American
HiPointDem
May 2012
#43
"Welfare queens" of another order: being tax-dodging trust-fund babies degenerates the stock.
patrice
May 2012
#38
That's the myth. "Rags to rags in three generations." That's what we're supposed to believe.
HiPointDem
May 2012
#45
And when so many in that culture, and supporting it, assume at so many levels that
patrice
May 2012
#56
That poor people, and not the finance industry, are responsible for the financial crisis
TatonkaJames
May 2012
#53