[Superman]

Moses and Tabs, I don't think the way you think I think. I think.

I don't have the impression that folks with comfortable estates inherited the money. And I don't think they are necessarily lazy. They're also not evil. Some of you (not naming names here) have this rather angry and always-the-same response to discussions like this. I strongly suggest you listen more carefully.

I see both sides of this equation. I come from an upper middle-class family. I have four siblings who are all successful professional people. I drive a Porsche (or at least, I used to) and wear shiny shoes. But I also understand the perspective of the working poor. You guys who rail and wail and cry out about socialists who think rich people are evil......are doing your best to not listen I guess. Listen up. There are lots of working poor people who do not have the extra time to find a way to become more financially successful, and do not know where to start. They are intelligent. Hard-working. Not angry. They just don't know the stuff that more affluent people know. Heck, we teach personal hygiene to some young workers. Showing up on time. Saying "Mister" and "Ma'am." It's not that they like being stinky and late and discourteous. The problem is they've never heard these lessons. They don't know the language of success.

Back to the discussion. Tabs, it's not about me thinking you're evil. It's not even about them thinking you're evil. It's about them looking around themselves and saying (I work hard, three jobs, pay taxes, raise kids, support schools, make my lunch, consider college, etc., and I see myself getting no real part of the American Dream while these guys are driving around in their brand new Porsches talking on their cell phones. I unplug their drain and septic systems. These people do NOT work harder than I do, and they're not all that smart either. They just "have." Why should they just "have" while I just "work?" I do the work that needs to be done in society, while they play their stock trading games. I work HARD for nothing. They relax and have hundred-dollar lunches and every day is like a weekend."

They're not accusing you of being evil, Tabs. They're simply noticing that they work hard and don't have money, while you don't.....and do.