People don't get it. It's the rich who drive this economy. They invest and that creates jobs, and those people spend more on goods and services, which means more people hired to produce more. How many of you were hired by a poor person?
CNN: Your scorn is misdirected. Your last kum-bae-ya President ran up more debt than all of the past Presidents combined, yet saw some of the worst unemployment and economic dislocations ever seen. Shame on you, CNN. No wonder your ratings are in the toilet.
I live here in the swamp in DC. The rich here don't drive the economy. They skim the economy and flow a sufficient percentage back to the politicians to keep the game going.
Capitalism and crony capitalism are two very different things. Build a business selling goods and services into the free market - no argument however rich you get. Build a business doing well by doing not much except buying politicians - well that's a different story.
How many people does Jeff Bezos employ? My friend made $32MM last year and he doesn’t employ anyone. He does have a gardener and cleaning lady once a week but they’re not his employees.