So they passed the tax cuts for everyone, including the richest 1% who really don't need any breaks like the rest of us do. They already enjoy a "break" few others enjoy - they're rich! They get lot's of breaks we can only dream about. They don't have to wait for a table or a doctor. They have their own planes; no humiliating airport pat downs for them. Oh sure, they still have problems and can be miserable like the rest of us but they can at least be miserable in the opulent setting of their choice. We can barely find a place to hide out when we're miserable. That's okay with me, though. If I were miserable and completely comfortable, I don't think I'd ever come out of it.
I imagine that rich people are feeling under attack and unfairly maligned these days. I suppose I might feel similar if I was engaged in a business making millions of dollars a year. If I'd inherited, I probably wouldn't even notice because I'd have given away most of it to 501c3's whose mission I supported and lived in an ashram in Nepal or spent my time sailing all over the world. Bottom line is though: I didn't hear about many rich people wanting to do right by the rest of and pay their fair share of taxes. If they don't like the pr they're getting, let them do something to change it.
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