The reason why I mention in the next sentence - the ultra rich have a lot of power. I want the powerful to understand how us commoners live. The ultra rich hav

The reason why I mention in the next sentence - the ultra rich have a lot of power. I want the powerful to understand how us commoners live. The ultra rich have a very large influence over politicians. This is why they are important. If they just spent their time flying around in private jets and talking to each other then it wouldn't matter - once they start to have a very large influence over public policy it matters what they think.