RUSH: Well, I think that would be a good idea because back in the nineties when the white-collar downsizing movement was taking place, all these middle-age white-collar guys were losing their jobs -- women, too -- and it was unique because normally when there were layoffs they usually happen with the blue-collar types, and there were mixed emotions but there were people out there really happy, you know, a whole class thing. "Well, I'm glad these white-collar guys are finally finding out what it's like to be fired! They deserve to be fired!" So three or four months into this, we did three or four days, maybe a whole week, taking calls from people who had lost their jobs, white-collar executives, and what they were doing, because their age made them not very competitive in the job market. Younger people would work for lower wages because they're inexperienced. So these guys that called told some of the most amazing stories about the businesses they started and how much happier they were being in charge of this, and how much hard work it was, but how fulfilling it was finally take the plunge and go do what they want to do. So it's not a bad idea to go do that again periodically. I appreciate the suggestion. As for Steve Jobs, I don't know that he would accept the invitation to do an interview. Apple is a very political company, and they're very liberal minded. Gore is on their board, of course, obviously.
You still contribute to leftist causes, right?
How much $$$ you up to now? Think I could get you to answer that question outright?
For example, Jobs may have a passion for taking care of the environment. He has been told over and over that the left takes care of the environment while the right doesn’t care. Of course, we know the reality is the left’s approach is just to demand ‘someone else’ (ie the government) do it versus the right who takes personal responsibility in their day to day lives.
Maybe, coming from the late Hippie era, Jobs hates war, that’s understandable. But, he may have the false notion that the left ‘hates’ war and the right ‘loves’ war.. again, another false stereotype. The right doesn’t love war, but we understand the alternative is often far worse. It is like chemotherapy. The process is awful, but the alternative is far worse.
I could go on and on about the false stereotypes that people buy into, be it from guilt or savvy marketing...
Logic and the run-of-the-mill liberal don’t mix.
But it's also easy for the very rich to be liberal, because almost any level of government taxation and interference would have no effect on them. Steve Jobs already has billions and billions of dollars. Even if his effective tax rate were 90%, he could still afford to do literally anything he ever wanted to for the rest of his life. He can feel all warm and fuzzy because he believes he's "helping", and he will never personally feel any effect of his liberalism. It's the same reason why so many Hollywood types are liberal - if their $40 million movie contract is only worth $20 million after taxes, it might mean a smaller Christmas bonus for the crew of their private jet. They can still live any lifestyle they choose and never feel any financial effects of their onerous tax rates.
It's the ones in the middle, especially entrepreneurs, who are punished most by liberal ideology. Having to write a check for 40% of $100,000 is a lot more painful than having to write a check for 60% of $100,000,000, even though the amount of the latter check is far more.
Steve Jobs may think he's "helping". But as a wealthy, successful entrepreneur who still supports liberalism, he's just saying "I already got mine, so screw you for trying to get yours."