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A lot of them aren’t “culturally rich”. They grew up upper middle class (so a stable home life and a solid education with family support but no expectation of i
by senkora 5y ago
A lot of them aren’t “culturally rich”. They grew up upper middle class (so a stable home life and a solid education with family support but no expectation of inherited wealth) and strongly value education and work ethic.
I would actually argue that this is a good thing. A society benefits when its most capable members continue to work hard.
- refurb 5y agoNot sure what “culturally rich” means, but if the problem is income I equality, the top 1% need to pay more taxes.
- senkora 5y agoYou could also use the term “leisure class”. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Theory_of_the_Leisure_Class https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Theory_of_the_Leisure_Cl... I generally agree about taxes, in particular an estate tax on wealth.
- nextaccountic 5y agoIn which sense they are the most capable?
- throwawaynumber 5y agoInheriting a house is inherited wealth, your baseline assumptions for wealth are completely divorced from reality.