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| Golden Chains: 5 Ways America's Wealth Undermines Our Character |
| 2016-06-25 |
| [PJ] "Middle-class society is being strained to the breaking point not, as Marx predicted, by ever-increasing misery but by ever-increasing affluence." -- Eric Hoffer "Adversity makes men, and prosperity makes monsters." -- Victor Hugo It goes without saying that it's better to be rich than poor. However, that doesn't mean that affluence doesn't have its own perils. People instinctively recognize this on a personal level. That's why fabulously wealthy villains are a staple of TV and movies. It's why we mock spoiled, rich celebrities like Meghan McCain, Paris Hilton, and Lindsay Lohan. It's why many Americans, fairly or in most cases unfairly, tend to assume that the rich don't understand what life is like for ordinary Americans. Of course, this bring to mind the following question: Why is it that so many Americans can recognize this when they see it in front of them with individuals, but fail to see the same things happening on a national level? |
| Posted by:Besoeker |