Comments on: “1 percent” update https://habitablezone.com/2012/09/19/1-percent-update-2/ Mon, 06 Apr 2026 12:03:37 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: TB https://habitablezone.com/2012/09/19/1-percent-update-2/#comment-18628 TB Thu, 20 Sep 2012 02:44:05 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=22481#comment-18628 <p>Interesting how the rich get a moral "indulgence" simply for supporting the Democratic Party.</p> Doesn't matter if they're actually generous personally, if they actually pay more taxes then they have to, or if they beat their servants or not. They feed money and support to the Party, and are thereby blessed with the right to be filthy rich without being attacked by the Enlightened. They get to wear the "I'm a Good Person" badge. Almost makes you think this whole "99 percent" thing is operating on less lofty level than advertised. Some millionaires are more equal than others. The eye of the needle: Do you support the Party and its agenda? And Buck, Obama has held more re-election fundraisers so far than the last five presidents combined. Interesting how the rich get a moral “indulgence” simply for supporting the Democratic Party.

Doesn’t matter if they’re actually generous personally, if they actually pay more taxes then they have to, or if they beat their servants or not.

They feed money and support to the Party, and are thereby blessed with the right to be filthy rich without being attacked by the Enlightened. They get to wear the “I’m a Good Person” badge.

Almost makes you think this whole “99 percent” thing is operating on less lofty level than advertised.

Some millionaires are more equal than others. The eye of the needle: Do you support the Party and its agenda?

And Buck, Obama has held more re-election fundraisers so far than the last five presidents combined.

]]> By: alcaray https://habitablezone.com/2012/09/19/1-percent-update-2/#comment-18620 alcaray Wed, 19 Sep 2012 23:16:15 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=22481#comment-18620 Some of the wealthy have a conscience. Some of the wealthy have a conscience.

]]> By: BuckGalaxy https://habitablezone.com/2012/09/19/1-percent-update-2/#comment-18618 BuckGalaxy Wed, 19 Sep 2012 22:43:28 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=22481#comment-18618 And yes, there are many wealthy patriotic people who put the good of the nation ahead of their own personal gain. And yes, there are many wealthy patriotic people who put the good of the nation ahead of their own personal gain.

]]> By: BuckGalaxy https://habitablezone.com/2012/09/19/1-percent-update-2/#comment-18617 BuckGalaxy Wed, 19 Sep 2012 22:41:37 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=22481#comment-18617 They got much greater direct access under Clinton. You don't hear a lot of stories about guests sleeping in the Lincoln bedroom under this Admin. Obama has purposely not done the extra post-fund raiser smoozing because it makes him uncomfortable and he doesn't want to sell himself out. They got much greater direct access under Clinton. You don’t hear a lot of stories about guests sleeping in the Lincoln bedroom under this Admin. Obama has purposely not done the extra post-fund raiser smoozing because it makes him uncomfortable and he doesn’t want to sell himself out.

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