[RatRipper]

I think the real lesson is that the left and elites have long worked to restrain and throttle the economy so they could control the masses by handing out government benefits, and so the elites could benefit from lower wages.

Elitist control of government, and the resulting sell out of regular working folks, is being exposed by Trump. It verifies the accuracy of this quote:

“The comfort of the rich depends upon and abundant supply of the poor.” - Voltaire

Rich elites have learned to manipulate that equation through control of government and its policies. I don’t at all begrudge wealth honestly gained. I do bear resentment against those who step on others to gain their wealth. That is ill gotten gain.

[Buckeye McFrog]

I don’t at all begrudge wealth honestly gained.

Nor do I. But I fear that much of the wealth out there today was dishonestly gained by gaming the system. Sometime in the 70's corporations figured out that $100K spent on Capitol Hill lobbying returned a greater ROI than millions spent on new plants, equipment or employees.

And it's been all downhill since.