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In reply to the discussion: Walmart Greeter Buys 6-Pack of Beer & Is Condemned [View all]Lifelong Protester
(8,421 posts)I especially connected with this bit:
"How many untalented superstars are there? How much unearned wealth? How many people are there who dont work hard (and perhaps have never worked hard) and who have slid by in a society willing to grease them for little more than their pedigree, light entertainment value, or good looks? From these rarefied people, how little effort does society demand in return?"
Sorry, but totally appalled that I have students who 'aspire' to the Jersey Shore lifestyle.
I, too, wonder at how we can continue to apply standards to the poor, but be blind to applying those standards to the uber-wealthy, many of whom inherited wealth and are lazy, 'indulgent' to a fault, and do not have to work 1/10th as hard as someone who is among the working poor.