Where are the rich people? Don't they care about their country?

[Atman]

Come on, not all of them can be so cold and non-caring. I know there are plenty of wealthy dems, too. So, why aren't any of them speaking up against the Bush budget, and the obvious solution (at least, partially)...their tax cuts?

You can be a selfish, wealthy shit, but still love your country. Why aren't the super-rich standing up and calling for Bush to back off his tax break folly until/if/ever we get his mess of a budget worked out.

Come on...post here, Richie Rich. Why don't you care about your fellow countrymen? Why are you unwilling to take a stand for what is right. Remember, the "great society" must not have been that horrible a concept, because all of you managed to acquire your millions despite this tragic, horrible, repressive tax structure we used to have. So why can't you step up the plate and be good Americans, and more important...

...decent human beings?

[Yuugal]

1. ::cricket sounds:: nt

[Ready4Change]

2. Most judge the state of the union by their bank accounts.

And they see the dollars rolling in, so everything must be fine, eh?

[Pooka Fey]

3. Richie Rich, talking to everybody else in America, says "SCREW YOU !!" n/t

[ultraist]

4. Richie Rich! LOL!

George Sorros & Warren Buffet are doing something!

[Eric J in MN]

5. Support for George W. Bush is directly proportional to income.

The more money a person gets, the more likely he is to support George W. Bush.

[tom_paine]

6. There is a wonderful explanation of this in a recent Vonnegut book

Called "Hocus Pocus".

If you haven't read it, check it out. The latest froma long line of greatest books by this man.

I cannot encapsulate it here, it would take several paragraphs but his mournful tragi-comi partially prophetic (trends are easy, the devil is in the details) take of the Busheviks is spot on.

[swag]

7. Warren Buffett and George Soros

have been hammering Bush on the tax cuts, deficits, and everything else since day 1, and they don't get much richer than either of those guys. There are a lot of smart rich people who are hammering on Bush, and who don't want those bullshit tax-cuts.

[DU_ONE]

9. I agree

Yep, I have asked the same question. Can't these people see what is happening? Don't they care?

[Pooka Fey]

12. Of course you're right, but the chasm thats opening up between the social

classes in the U.S.A. doesn't lend itself well to subtleties like "not all rich people are greedy fuckers". I'm glad you wrote those comments in your post. We need to fight against the urge to split into easy black and white categories.

Having said that, the new poverty-stricken underclass that **Inc., the Enron criminals, and the Repugs are creating will not be able to reason through their blind hatred of the the rich when they are persistently hungry, when they watch their children starve and suffer chronic illnesses, when they're cold every night, when their clothes are falling to pieces, when they can't keep gas in the car, etc.... We all know the social costs of the current rate of poverty in the U.S.A. **'s new budget will create an "Incredible Hulk" version of our current social malaise.

Did you hear the Boy King's comment to the women with 4-5 kids, one of them with mental retardation, no health insurance; and the woman is working THREE JOBS to keep food on the table??? Chimpy commented that she's "Uniquely American" and asked her, while smirking, if she ever got any sleep. And all the Repukes in attendance twittered as she answered "Not really." !!! :mad: That kind of callous condescension is going to end up very badly for the U.S. ---- the "let them eat cake" kind of badly.

[Javaman]

8. Check out my post "ivory tower democrats..."

[GetTheRightVote]

10. They just love getting richer and have no desires to help the poor

They are the mighty Christians, the mighty, mighty Christians, (sarcasm).

:kick:

[cry baby]

11. The basketball owner of the Dallas Mavericks, Mark Cuban,

called * immoral because of the expendature for inaugural. He is OK in my book.

[earth mom]

13. Yeah, what's Oprah done lately about any of it?

I keep waiting for someone like Oprah-or other liberal rich powerful high profile people-to DO something or SAY something and there are so very few who are speaking out. Are they all that afraid? It makes me feel that if the rich and powerful are that afraid, what about the rest of us???!!! :scared:

[ultraist]

14. Susan Sarandon and....who was it who stood up and demanded donations?

Several hollywood people are involved. Ben Affleck toured with Kerry as did Bon Jovi.