Bill Maher's excellent and sobering commentary on the wealth gap

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87. Frankly I don't give a fuck what Grover Norquist said. I'm NOT talking about the same thing.

I'm NOT saying the rich shouldn't be paying more, I'm NOT suggesting the current system is good, and I'm not even suggesting that Maher turn his money over to the government.

Here's what I've said over and over (which is why I asked the previous poster to reread Maher's comments)...

Maher suggests that rich people in the US should fear for their safety. Maher says they should be begging the government to redistribute their wealth (if they weren't rich, they wouldn't be targets). I asked why the rich should have to wait for government to take their money. If a rich person wants to no longer be rich, that's something they can do themselves. They can give it to government, sure, they can give it to charity, or they can flush it down the toilet if they want, but it's completely within their power to become "middle class" if they choose. Maher is wealthy and in the US (the exact type of person he suggested should be fearful), he doesn't seem to fear for his safety enough to get rid of his money.