Originally Posted by Jefferson

People spend far too much time pissing and moaning about "the rich".

First of all, nobody has a set consensus on who "the rich" are.
- Is it $50,000 per year and above families?
- Is it people who have inherited money?
- Is it farmers who, on paper, are worth over a million dollars?
- Are "the rich" determined by world standards, comparing Americans to people in 3rd World countries?

Second, for the most part, it is "the rich" who are creating jobs and employing people.
- Joe Blow, who works 9-5 and buys 5 Lotto Tickets on his way home, before stopping at the local bar, will almost certainly NEVER employ anybody, or pay their wages. But he'll be the first one to sit on the bar stool and scream about "them ()*#&@^#@*^$#@ rich SOBs!"
- For the most part, it is the venture capitalists and visionaries who strike out and create jobs. However, they also often fail in their business ventures. Often the person who owns and runs a very successful company today was broke 10 years ago. But he tried again.

Third, most people don't understand that a business that grosses $2 million per year does NOT automatically mean that the owner of that business is rich.


Let's stop blaming "the rich" for all that ails our world. They're not the problem. Furthermore, blaming "the rich" does little more than help people continue to be lazy and make bad decisions. After all, "it's not my fault!"