I actually have some relatives that were pretty wealthy (not in the top 1% though) prior to the stock market crash. Visiting them is surreal and sort of cringe-worthy. It turns out that there are restaurants where entrees start at $30 because that way your clientele doesn't have to rub elbows with the common middle-class.
There are exceptions; I think that Warren Buffet might be one of them. Here in Omaha people report seeing him walking from his rather modest home through the neighborhood to his favorite coffee shop. My boss says he nearly ran into him with his car in a poorly lit crosswalk. He seems like a guy with his feet firmly planted, and he's handing out his fortune in a sincere effort to promote the greater good. (Sorry, I don't have the snarky gene.)
When the last billionaire is strangled with the entrails of the last lobbyist . . .
I hear wealthy people are delicious. Kind of like foie gras only richer. Bring your own fork.
dude will be suffocated by the sense of entitlement.
meh.
I actually have some relatives that were pretty wealthy (not in the top 1% though) prior to the stock market crash. Visiting them is surreal and sort of cringe-worthy. It turns out that there are restaurants where entrees start at $30 because that way your clientele doesn't have to rub elbows with the common middle-class.
Awesome Diderot reference.
Or the "meal" part.
The "top news" feed on Facebook is definitely for the ruling class, as well as the IntenseDebate pee score.
There are exceptions; I think that Warren Buffet might be one of them. Here in Omaha people report seeing him walking from his rather modest home through the neighborhood to his favorite coffee shop. My boss says he nearly ran into him with his car in a poorly lit crosswalk. He seems like a guy with his feet firmly planted, and he's handing out his fortune in a sincere effort to promote the greater good. (Sorry, I don't have the snarky gene.)