Reply #18: The "rich" and Democrats

[ikojo]

Normally I am the last one to come to the defense of the "rich" trust me on that one! That being said, I have a friend who was born into a very wealthy family (so rich that she doesn't have to work). She and her entire family are Dems. While she is not as far to the left as I am she is very liberal and recognizes that the wealthy enjoy more tax breaks than less well situated folks.

She even calls for increased taxes on the wealthy. Perhaps she knows it will never happen or maybe she really means it, I don't know.

So, the way to reach people like my friend is to appeal to their humanity and concern for others. Illustrate that if your employees are doing well it's good for the entire society. It's not good for a society to be as divided along class lines as that found in the US and that the rich cannot hide behind gated communities forever.