Reply #9: if you believe that earning more than $x/yr disqualifies anyone from being a decent person, [View All]

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you're completely missing the point.

the occupy movement is not about definine an absolute, bright line between every single people in the lower 99% of income levels and every single person in the top 1%, a fence that might put two people separated by a penny on opposite sides. that's pointlessly simplistic.


is warren buffett a "hypocrite" for calling for higher taxes on the rich?
is bruce springsteen a "hypocrite" for singing about the poor and down-trodden?

a few people have managed to keep their feet firmly on the ground despite reaching lofty income levels.
it take a certain amount of character and effort, but it can be done.


i think it's pretty safe to put people like olbermann, moore, and springsteen on our side despite their incomes.
buffett is a mixed bag. he has a few quite decent views, but he's certainly a greedy and explotative capitalist as well. so i'd put him in the 1%, though he's certainly not as bad as the kochs or the wal-brats.