Reply #27: What rich are you talking about?

[lynne]

And what's with all the "rich" hate around here? Especially on Christmas Eve.

Well, the rich sure pay more in taxes than I do just based on their assets and income. There are quite a few "rich" that we hear about that do really good things with their money - Bill Gates and Oprah just off the top of my head. The media has had several stories about large checks found in Salvation Army kettles and there was a story today about a gold nugget found in one kettle. I'm sure there are other cases where the rich serve society that we don't hear about.

It doesn't seem to be about greed for all the rich. I'm not one of them but I don't have animosity towards those that help the less fortunate and I am not about to attack a segment of society based on their either their wealth or lack of it.