What the Rich Always Say

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2. it is true though

Trump supporters do not at all mind the fact that he's rich. Neither do Jeb supporters. Neither do Hillary supporters and neither did Edwards supporters.

Also, what is a "good life"? You seemed to say here "We can not reward all of society the way the 1% is rewarded in this Country. Leaving ladders in place so a few can have a good life is not the answer." that only the legendary 1% has a "good life" in this country.

One of my problems with even "shared prosperity" is that it seems to be, at least partly, based on greed. Like everybody needs to be rich enough to set their A/C at 74 in the summer and their heat at 74 in the winter. Everybody should have their own car (everybody over the age of 16) and their own computer and cell phone and collection of DVDs and movies. And so on.

I don't believe that would be environmentally sustainable. I would sorta bet that if you asked the average American "how much money is necessary for a good life" that they would probably give you an answer that is too high. It would probably be more money than the US GDP.

Hillary, like any politician will probably tell us we need a bigger GDP, but do we - really? What about the environment? What about global warming? (Of course, they will tell you that a bigger GDP will fund the research that will help us solve these problems. And that we can't help the poor without a bigger GDP. Anybody who opposed a bigger GDP would be laughed off the TV.)

Is a bigger GDP, a bigger paycheck really the only way to get a 'good life'?