It Is Obvious School Taught Economics Is Not Working

We Should Pray for the Rich to get Richer (Bar Stool Economics)
by Charles Adler
March 12, 2009

It's been a tough year for the richest people in the world. That's a line right out of a magazine whose target market is the rich. My question to you, “Are we supposed to care that it's been a tough year for the richest folks on the planet, people like Bill Gates and Warren Buffett?” Yes, I care a lot. Not because I worry about them putting food on their table or a roof over their heads. I just don't do the Jack Layton thing when I see that kind of headline. I don't lick my lips and feel gleeful that some rich people are seeing their portfolios taking a hit...And the reason is, because I care about the rest of us. The non-billionaires and the non-millionaires. The rest of us.

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