[Henrietta]

"They love the power rush they get, and they like to feel like a hero when they hire cheap off-the-books help. "

So you mean that in the same situation YOU would get a power rush, so you assume other people would feel the same way?

That's a psychologic phenomena called "transferrence."

And how do I know how much you pay? Well, your "us vs. them" mentality toward the rich says that you aren't rich. Since rich people pay the vast majority of taxes in this country (far disproportionate to their "fair share"), and you are not rich, then they must be paying more in taxes than you. Simple logic.

[Mamzelle]

Talk about yourself, if you like, but you haven't a clue about anyone else you're talking to on a political forum, including me--

"These poor folks want the work so bad. It just breaks my heart."

This is the lead-in for how lawbreaking employers rationalize breaking the law. They make it out to be their great big hearts bleeding for the poor peons who scrub the ten toilets in their McMansion.

[LibertyAndJusticeForAll]

So you mean that in the same situation YOU would get a power rush, so you assume other people would feel the same way?

That's a psychologic phenomena called "transferrence."

No that's called "projection". And the reason they probably get a power rush is because they get paid a big bonus for hiring cheap off-the-books help. There is an equation between $$ and power, so it was a reasonable guess at their emotional state.