Ben Stein: "The wealthy are actually good for democracy-The poor are jealous, lazy drunks" [View all]
The wealthy are actually good for democracy, Stein argued.
“We want for there to be a high number of rich people who function as a brake on government just as the nobles did on the crown in long ago England,” he said.
On the other hand, Stein argued, poor people dragged down society with their slovenly habits and appearance.
“My humble observation is that most long-term poverty is caused by self-sabotage by individuals,” he argued. “Drug use. Drunkenness. Having children without a family structure. Gambling. Poor work habits. Disastrously unfortunate appearance. Above all, and counted in the preceding list, psychological problems (very much including basic laziness) cause people to be unemployed, have poor or no work habits, and enter and stay in poverty.”
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