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An additional distinction I'd like to make is the difference between those rich who engage in "value-added" activities,
like the gentlemen in the article who employs others, provides a material service, and speculators.
I think a lot of the dislike of the rich occurs when speculation gets out hand, the market overheats and melts
down (like now), and everyone suffers.
No, I'm not suggesting we eliminate the markets as they exist now. It's just that implicitly I, for one, do not
respect Wall Street millionaires. I do respect those who build brick and mortar businesses.
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