05-11-2011, 04:59 AM
Acer wrote:
[quote=kj]
[quote=Acer]
Anyone notice how after a certain threshold, the justification for the super-rich to get richer begins to closely mirror the divine right of kings? As in "I don't know exactly why he's king/super-rich, but he must deserve it otherwise he wouldn't be king/super-rich."
No but I notice that envy can make people completely forget about principles and logic. I've known a lot of really wealthy people, and I don't envy them at all. kj.
There's that envy meme. Whose it that? Hannity? Rush?
I'm not envying the rich. When I get upset, it's when the rich use their influence to bring about the long list of failures in rankandfile's post at MY expense, THEN proceed to tell me it's my fault because I'm jealous or want something for nothing. The finance industry certainly wasn't deregulated to allow poisoned mortgage-backed securities at my request.
Hannity or Rush? I guess I wouldn't have the slightest idea. I think everyone agrees there is no justice in what has happened with the finance industry, but I think blaming any segment exclusively is a lot like a kid caught with his hand in the candy jar blaming his mom for not putting a padlock on it. I really think everyone who played the game deserves some of the blame. I'm channeling Johnnie Cochran here, aren't I. At any rate, what you quoted from me was referring to the idea that rich people did nothing to earn their money. I don't believe that's true the majority of the time. kj.