[Superman]

I understand that, Moses. That is a success story. And.....it doesn't require much luck. Just hard work and some vision and some ability to ask questions and remember answers. And ambition. I get it. I understand.

But I also understand this is not the whole story. To a large degree, I play Devil's Advocate here (don't tell the other guys) and it's partly because these visions I receive are only part of the story. They are the ultrasimplistic version. In the Ultrasimplistic Version, why does somebody not become financially comfortable? In the Ultrasimplistic Version, it's plain ol' laziness. And.......real life is not that simple. You and I have talked on the phone. And......I have admired your writing skill and your clarity of thought for years. Thank you. Your story is a rags-to-riches one? Not entirely. You were not born a poor black child in Tennessee. Your writings and your personal verbal discourse betray a certain degree of social.....adeptness. Class. Whatever you want to call it. There are mechanics out there who would have been gifted doctors.

Back to the subject. When 80% of the country is owned by the 10% of people who don't work, the folks who do work are going to scratch their heads and ask whether, in a democracy, this makes sense, they will consider your guys' defenses of the get-what-you-can, survival-of-the-fittest society make sense. While their kids don't have medical insurance. They will imagine they're seeing some unfairness. You guys will think it's all terrifically fair. Gloriously fair. While those other guys, kids don't have medical insurance. And you'll need to pretend they think you're evil. Otherwise, you'll see their point. Again, not talking to you, Moses.