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In reply to the discussion: "I Welcome Their Hatred!" [View all]rpannier
(24,304 posts)56. I've always found that interesting
as it showed a total disconnect on the part of the monied classes
His cousin Theodore Roosevelt also had little sympathy for the uber rich
I'd have thought they'd have been a little more aware
But, as a friend of my father's often said, "Bankers and people in finance are not the brightest of bulbs."
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Dustlawyer
Jul 2015
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