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In reply to the discussion: Do you think billionaires ever feel like this? [View all]OldBaldy1701E
(10,067 posts)One cannot achieve that level of wealth without taking it from someone else. Usually, that destroys the person who loses the money. The rich don't usually get it from other rich people, as the wealthy, in general, don't spend a dime if they can help it. (I know a guy who is quite well off, and he is known for returning to the grocery store {after getting home} and hitting the customer service desk over being shorted like a quarter {by accident}). So, they take it from the Mom and Pop store down the street by raising the rent in an attempt to get them to move out so that they can raise the rent beyond their agreement with the old tenant, thus driving the old store out of business.
Why are we 'surprised' that the majority of wealthy people act like vultures?