Posted on 10/20/2010 8:51:57 AM PDT by Stoutcat
It’s a very subtle ploy, that statement, ”already making more money than most will earn in a lifetime.” Does it make you feel good? Glad for those billionaires, and proud of their enterprenurial spirit? Or does it make you feel slightly envious that these young kids will make more than you’ll ever see in your life? Yeah, me too.
The ongoing repetition (only slightly unpalatable in single instances) permeates society these days. It’s in the press, on television, online… all the time. Captialism is evil; tax the rich; make the rich pay their fair share; they’ll make more than you’ll see in a lifetime. It’s pernicious, it fosters an us-vs.-them mentality, and frequently it’s not all that subtle.
But let’s take a look at a few of the evil young capitalists on the list above, and see what makes them so awful...
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I once asked a lib something along the lines of the following: If you could double your income, but the guy who owns your company would get double your raise as a result, would you go for it? He said no, it wouldn’t be “fair.”
There’s the libidiot mentality in a nutshell.
Many entertainers make more than we will see in a lifetime. Oprah brags about being a billionaire, as do many stars. Why not start with them?
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