> I would argue the rich would much prefer to let everyone live at some <low but "okay"> standard of living than have a few more zeros on their bank totals and

> I would argue the rich would much prefer to let everyone live at some <low but "okay"> standard of living than have a few more zeros on their bank totals and live in constant fear. I suspect many of the rich don't feel they are yet rich enough for this reasoning to be applicable to them.... and each year as they get richer, their subconscious goalposts move a little further.