What The Rich Really Think

[Mosaic]

by Stuart Shapiro

For the conspiracy theorists among you, Henry Blodget (who is quite wealthy himself) pulls back the curtain on how the rich think about the rest of us:

People like me don’t hate Obama because he’s going to raise our taxes, although we hate that plenty. We hate him because his views about the importance and primacy of the middle class diminish our status. The threat he represents isn’t economic; it’s existential. It’s not just our pocket books that are threatened, but, more importantly, our prestige and our influence on this country. Our manhood is at stake. . .

When Jack or Mitt or I call ourselves “Job Creators”, it isn’t because it’s true or that there is any evidence for it. It’s because being a job creator puts us right at the center of the economic universe – where we deserve to be. This belief system isn’t just convenient to us, although it is. It’s essential in order to justify our status and power.

I’m ready to grab my pitchfork!

http://www.alan.com/2012/11/11/what-the-rich-really-think/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+liberaland+%28Alan+Colmes+Liberaland%29

[dimbear]

1. I'm guessing it's a long while before the Rs put up another super-rich dufus.

They're not bright, but they're not actually morons either.

[SDjack]

2. I'm beginning to understand the driving force of the French Revolution. nt

[mimi85]

4. No kidding

Just thinking the same thing!

[siligut]

3. They didn't sell their soul for nothing you know

Their real fear is that all the others who sold out but didn't get rich will soon realize the only difference between them is the money.

[MrScorpio]

5. Which ties in exactly with my own observations

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021481126

[savebigbird]

6. All that center-of-the-universe stuff...

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...makes that man sound an awful lot like my cat.