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The Politics of Envy

oldnjal Wrote: May 05, 2012 7:07 AM

Another great deceit I charge to our community organizer is that he demagogues about the rich, while his wife acts like a rich person, and he accepts billions from truly rich Capitalist people, who cozy up to the powerful. I suppose I could name some that have gotten bailout money and then hosted fund-raisers. They dare not say a word, while they help bring down what made them rich, in the first place. He would have a much smaller war chest, if it were not for the 'evil' one percenters. And where would he place Soros, who funds the Tides Foundation, and uses his wealth to wreak havoc?

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The Politics of Envy

Why are so many liberals obsessing about inequality? Why does the president keep talking about rich people as part of his re-election campaign?

Two things to remember about the pundits: (1) the chattering class has to chatter about something and (2) the worst thing for a professional chatterer is to be ignored. One thing to remember about the president: he desperately wants to be re-elected.

Here’s the overall problem: The political left has no solutions to our most pressing problems. Whether the issue is economic growth or runaway entitlement spending or non-performing public schools, left-of-center solutions...

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