Now they are money and things collectors. The idea now is to collect more money because nothing curbs one.

The ones I knew were more new rich. The old money in Detroit was on the east side. The newspaper owners, the construction company heads, top engineers with patents, architects that my father would visit were kind thoughtful engaging persons who actually did not care if you had millions, had none or even lost it all -- each whom I knew -- as a kid. One was a yoga ranch owner who Thom Hartmann and I know.

There was plenty of wealth despite the 90% plus top tax rate.

We still have plenty of wonderful rich people, but, I fear, too many that are simply scared to lose anything. There is no good amount of money that would be enough to stop and start being a good person to people instead. And, they have nothing else to do, no leadership role to take, and that makes them not such nice people.