"America needs to seriously tax the rich -- I should know, I'm one of them"

[whathehell]

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/nov/06/america-tax-rich-wealthy-people-patriotic-millionaires

[safeinOhio]

1. It now boils down to this.

They have enough money, now they want you to have less. They just want more distance between us. What else could it be?

[whathehell]

2. Hmm..

You think the primary motivation for their greed is to achieve "greater distance" between themselves and everyone else? I'm not exactly sure what you mean... Could you explain further?

[safeinOhio]

3. If you base your value on wealth

You become much more important when the distance is greater between you and others. Throw back to Ayan Rand books.

[panader0]

8. I'm poor. Money-wise.

Most of my friends are also poor. Even among the poor, there is the issue
of "Well, I'm not as bad off as he is".

[whathehell]

9. Great Wealth ≠ Great Power

in most societies. I believe it has more to do with the acquisition of that power than it doee social concerns.

[LuvNewcastle]

4. I think most of the billionaires are in

competition with each other. They want to see whose business can take over the world and they want to accumulate the most money/property. The little people, I think, don’t figure into their equations very much.

[tblue37]

6. They use wealth rankings as a way to keep score, in competition with other obscenely rich

people.

It's like hoarders, too--a form of addiction, compulsion.

[Wounded Bear]

5. Once you pass a certain income/wealth threshhold, it's not about surviving...

it becomes an excercise in keeping score.

[brooklynite]

7. I love a good stereotype...

J.K. Rowling and George Soros are Billionaires. Who are they trying to outrank?

Being rich doesn't mean you're evil. Being poor doesn't mean you're good.

[whathehell]

10. Lol..Ever hear of a group called "Patriotic Millionnaires?

Before getting defensive, you might want to actually read the
article, or even the hearline, the post links to. No one is saying "being rich means you're evil".
The author himself is quite rich and a member of a group called 'Patriotic Millionaires". They advocate for heavier taxation on wealth.

[brooklynite]

12. Yes; I know several of them personally.

I’m not criticizing the article, I’m criticizing some of the utterly predictable responses in the thread.

[whathehell]

13. That's nice..

but I think you're overreacting -- also predictable -- as I see no remarks on the thread that conclude the rich to be "evil".. A little selfish
and shallow, perhaps, but not "evil"

[whathehell]

11. I think that's part of it, but I think it's just as often about

acquiring power.