“In times past, wealthy people were considered aspirational figures. Now, it’s more like, ‘If you’re wealthy, you did something wrong. You cannot be a billionaire without being a criminal. The system is stacked against the rest of us.’ And that has gotten louder and louder, and my clients are hearing it, and it’s disturbing to them.”

“In times past, wealthy people were considered aspirational figures. Now, it’s more like, ‘If you’re wealthy, you did something wrong. You cannot be a billionaire without being a criminal. The system is stacked against the rest of us.’ And that has gotten louder and louder, and my clients are hearing it, and it’s disturbing to them.”

https://www.thecut.com/article/rich-people-anxious.html

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We’re at the point where concentrated wealth is destroying democracy, which is a thing people highly value.

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Yep. Same thing happened to Rome. Wealth concentrated due to warfare ruining small farms. Then the richest of the rich sponsored Julius Caesar…

Like voting without understanding the bills/candidates, or owning a firearm without a gun safe?

I think the common men themselves contribute by demonstrating an inability to live up to the responsibilities that come with freedom