[Vision2020] In defense of the 1 percent

[lfalen]

Fron the December 9 issue of "The Week"

Everybody loves to demonize the 1 percent these days, but very few see all the hard work and sacrifice it takes to reach the top. Many members of the 1 percent club weathered rejection, took risks, and sacrificed their personal lives to realize their dreams. before John Malone became a cable television visionary, for instance, he  "shared motel rooms"  with his business partner  to save money and keep his vision afloat. When he was on the way up, guitarist  Keath Richards spent all his waking hours studying the blues masters. Face it: the 1 percenters generally have the nerve, drive, and self-assurance  that the rest of could only dream of.  And that includes those Wall Street bankers  and traders unfairly maligned for just "moving money around" .  In fact they  they make lots of money because they do the work that very few know how to do. F. Scott Fitzgerald was right: The rich are  different form you and me. They generally work harder and a lot smarter than the rest of us,!
  and they
make our lives easier, cheaper, and more entertaining."  It is time we stop criticizing them and start thanking them.
John Tamney

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