of a rich person's motives. Guilty til proven innocent, I realize. But that is the safest approach. In general it is ALL about moi, with the rich--though there may be distinctions and exceptions--we are talking about the dominant tendency.

We have suffered immensely by giving the rich so much power and influence in this country. That in itself is an indicator of their motives as a group. Especially in the business sector, if average people are hurting --that is an indicator to them that they are doing something RIGHT.

Of course there are exceptions but the generalization holds true. The evidence of the last decades in America illustrates it. The very existence of the Koch brothers and the like proves it. But there are LOTS of "enablers' shoring them up. LOTS of people who will do anything and everything to protect their hoard--at every income level. Surely you know this.

The problem is, the greedy at higher income levels have the power. And they are abusing it.

So go ahead and take up for them with platitudes. It's a common reaction.