2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Do you know a really rich person? [View all]DemocratSinceBirth
(99,710 posts)Define rich...
Is a high seven figure, low eight figure, net worth income rich?
My friend is a successful trial attorney. She belongs to the exclusive Inner Circle Of Advocates that John Edwards did. She spent her weekends in the Summer and Fall of 2008 registering Haitians in working class Pine Hills, Florida to vote for Barack Obama...
Rich folk are just like other folk... An abundance of money doesn't confer nobility on people nor does it make them rotten and unempathetic people either.
The woman who employed me, also a millionaire, took her whole office to a restaurant so they could watch Bill Clinton's first Inauguration. She also paid a competitive wage and provided generous benefits. She wasn't perfect, none of us are, but she was the best boss I ever had, by a mile...