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In what way is it different? You keep asserting this without making any concrete claims.

danieltillett 11y ago
As a non-member of the ultra rich all I can do is look in on the peeks they give us via the media. I am willing to admit that it is possible that they are exactly like you and me, but they certainly don't appear to be. In regards concrete claims the ultra rich appear to far more to the economic right than the average person. I am sure you are aware of this.
- tempestn 11y ago
  > In regards concrete claims the ultra rich appear to far more to the economic right than the average person. Are you sure that's true? It may be, but there are certainly plenty of counter-examples. Gates and Buffett immediately come to mind, as well as presumably many of the people on this page: http://givingpledge.org/ http://givingpledge.org/
  - danieltillett 11y ago
    I am not to sure how to the left Gates and Buffett actually are, but they are really good examples of ultra rich with the perspective of the upper middle classes. Unlike the hereditary ultra rich, they are self-made men who grew up in upper middle class families. The fact that they want to give away their wealth rather than pass it on to their children is a sign they recognise the morally corrosive nature of inherited wealth. If I were asked I would be keen to lower taxes on incomes and raise taxes on inheritances. We really don’t need a self-perpetuating parasitic overclass.
- yummyfajitas 11y ago
  Lots of groups are far to the economic right of the average person. For example, this is probably true of people who subscribe to Scott Sumner's blog. Is it therefore reasonable to say "I think the lives of people who read Scott Sumner's blog are fundamentally different to the average middle income person in the same way that royalty lives a different life to a commoner"? If not, why not?
  - danieltillett 11y ago
    I know you are a smart guy yummyfaijitas so I think I don’t need to point out the fallacy in this argument. The ultra rich live a life that is very different to the rest of us. This is an interesting article on their views [1]. 1. http://articles.latimes.com/2013/mar/22/opinion/la-oe-page-wealth-and-politics-20130322 http://articles.latimes.com/2013/mar/22/opinion/la-oe-page-w...

As a non-member of the ultra rich all I can do is look in on the peeks they give us via the media. I am willing to admit that it is possible that they are exactly like you and me, but they certainly don't appear to be. In regards concrete claims the ultra rich appear to far more to the economic right than the average person. I am sure you are aware of this.

tempestn 11y ago
> In regards concrete claims the ultra rich appear to far more to the economic right than the average person. Are you sure that's true? It may be, but there are certainly plenty of counter-examples. Gates and Buffett immediately come to mind, as well as presumably many of the people on this page: http://givingpledge.org/ http://givingpledge.org/
- danieltillett 11y ago
  I am not to sure how to the left Gates and Buffett actually are, but they are really good examples of ultra rich with the perspective of the upper middle classes. Unlike the hereditary ultra rich, they are self-made men who grew up in upper middle class families. The fact that they want to give away their wealth rather than pass it on to their children is a sign they recognise the morally corrosive nature of inherited wealth. If I were asked I would be keen to lower taxes on incomes and raise taxes on inheritances. We really don’t need a self-perpetuating parasitic overclass.
yummyfajitas 11y ago
Lots of groups are far to the economic right of the average person. For example, this is probably true of people who subscribe to Scott Sumner's blog. Is it therefore reasonable to say "I think the lives of people who read Scott Sumner's blog are fundamentally different to the average middle income person in the same way that royalty lives a different life to a commoner"? If not, why not?
- danieltillett 11y ago
  I know you are a smart guy yummyfaijitas so I think I don’t need to point out the fallacy in this argument. The ultra rich live a life that is very different to the rest of us. This is an interesting article on their views [1]. 1. http://articles.latimes.com/2013/mar/22/opinion/la-oe-page-wealth-and-politics-20130322 http://articles.latimes.com/2013/mar/22/opinion/la-oe-page-w...