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yurbud

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11. a lot of the wealthy like the idea of a meritocracy--especially if they are trust fund babies

Reply to JackRiddler (Reply #10)

Thu Mar 23, 2017, 10:38 AM

Mar 2017

who have no merit themselves.

Trump, Baby Bush, Mitt...the list gets longer and longer of the lucky sperm club who prove the wealthy aren't genetically superior, harder working, smarter, or more creative than the rest of us.

If anything, they are missing a gene when it comes to morality.

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David Rockefeller, Philanthropist and Head of Chase Manhattan, Dies at 101 [View all] brooklynite Mar 2017 OP

A BFEE favorite family BumRushDaShow Mar 2017 #1

John D. senior made the money, John D. junior spent it Retrograde Mar 2017 #2

Played a key role in setting us up for 8 years of Ray-gun, thanks for the memories: FreeStateDemocrat Mar 2017 #3

Thank you for the important reminder. Boomerproud Mar 2017 #4

wow. I had missed his role in that. Let's hope his descendants do less harm with their money yurbud Mar 2017 #6

Long as you are hoping... JackRiddler Mar 2017 #10

a lot of the wealthy like the idea of a meritocracy--especially if they are trust fund babies yurbud Mar 2017 #11

He also had a number of heart transplants. Buckeyeblue Mar 2017 #5

But It didn't help. marybourg Mar 2017 #9

this is a bigger story than any Trump hearings to day. This is an OWNER of politicians & policy yurbud Mar 2017 #7

Philanthropy... uriel1972 Mar 2017 #8

I think the editor of the lead got the words mixed up, probably it was 'finagler' he was hearing nolabels Mar 2017 #12