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In reply to the discussion: If you are in the 1% you are nothing but an exploiter [View all]Hekate
(90,643 posts)....public service, giving back.
Some come by it on their own, but in most cases these grow from lessons taught in childhood. By their families -- a family culture -- which is why both the Kennedy and the Roosevelt clans are so often mentioned in this context.
But it goes beyond family culture and extends to the culture at large. Thanks to the tech boom, some new billionaires were created (Gates, Jobs, et al), who got rich off their own innovations and, yes, hard work. I've noticed that now these early entrepreneurs have hit late middle age, they are in the "giving back" stage. How about we give credit where it is due?
Point the finger at Wall Street, the Tax Code, the Enron mode of doing business ("greed is good" where corporations no longer sell product but money changes hands in vast sums as businesses are sold and sucked dry for profit. There's where the culture, laws, regulations, all need change. There's where you'll be on the side of Senator Elizabeth Warren.
I have a feeling you don't go in for nuance, though. Easy slogans and broad brush attacks are more your style. Stir the flame bait pot, fish for inflammatory replies.