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I somewhat support this idea. I think it will not work -- none of the right people will join the list, because I think they actually don't care at all, but it

I somewhat support this idea. I think it will not work -- none of the right people will join the list, because I think they actually don't care at all, but it probably won't make anything worse, and might help shine a light on their hypocrisy maybe.

somethoughts 4y ago
My hunch is you could probably get a critical mass of folks in the Forbes 490 to 1000 Richest range that'd love to be on some sort of list since they didn't make the Forbes 500 cut. Particularly if it was published in conjunction with a major publication that loves rankings (i.e. US News, Fortune, etc.). And maybe these are the right people that society should laud? A bit about the group - Patriotic Millionaires - discussed in the article [1] - and interesting interview with one of founders[2]. [1] https://patrioticmillionaires.org/who-we-are/ https://patrioticmillionaires.org/who-we-are/ - George Zimmer of Men's Wearhouse fame is an advisor. [2] Millionaire argues for Higher Taxes, Fox Host Throws Temper Tantrum! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agHkrhws5Lo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agHkrhws5Lo [3] https://patrioticmillionaires.org/about/ https://patrioticmillionaires.org/about/ The group is chaired by Morris Pearl, a former Blackrock executive... members include investors and business owners filmmaker Abigail Disney; technologist Steve Silberstein; lawyer Roberta Kaplan; investor Lawrence Benenson of Benenson Capital Partners; textile entrepreneur Great Neck Richman; philanthropist Molly Munger; corrugated cardboard magnate Dennis Mehiel...