The narrative, the drama, of the heroic rich person with single-minded vision is getting old to me. There's even a TV show about a rich guy taking over a police

The narrative, the drama, of the heroic rich person with single-minded vision is getting old to me. There's even a TV show about a rich guy taking over a police district in a major city - those working-class people who've been working on these problems for their careers are all fools; they need a rich guy and his money (not taxpayer money from their community) to tell them what to do.[0] There are other stories. Remember that for the Apollo missions, it was a drama of a brave nation working together against the odds, and humble engineers and astronauts. I also think that this glorification of the wealthy, and the unspoken assumption that it's a sign of merit, is unhealthy for society. I think judging people by their bank book is inaccurate, and pigeon-holes people and ideas into an economic class. Finally, the less that's paid for by taxes, the more power is shifted to the wealthy. Do we want important decisions made democratically, by taxpayers, or by a few with money. Who gets to say how that new park will look, what medical research we invest in, etc. - the citizens or one guy paying for it? [0] Maybe an unfair characterization; I've only seen the ads.