You read that and it's pretty clear Cooperman would pay higher taxes, but he wants to be thanked and recognized for contributing the fruits of his labor, not told more is owed from him.
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Which makes sense. These guys are post-economic. The money has long ago stopped buying things. It's a marker, for them, of worth and accomplishment. To take that away is what hurts, and what they don't like about Warren is she refuses to genuflect.
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Late-stage capitalism is awesome, isn't it? Billionaires wanting props while human beings in my city bed down for the night on the street. Sigh.
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Very few people are motivated purely by money. Making Money, insofar as they chose careers that would get them money, is what they see as a means to respect and public acknowledgment of respectability. They’re angry that their money hasn’t given them the payoff they expected
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perhaps bc classes are dominated either by history profs who love contrarian, “well ACTUALLY this war/revolution/decision was motivated solely by economic interests,” explanations ...
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He claims the rich pay higher taxes already, but that's been shown to be untrue.
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Many people are motivated to make money as a form of self validation. Some who achieve great wealth have a motivation bordering on mania. And that mania of insecurity is so easily mistaken for sagacity or wisdom. Which it is decidedly not.
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Still, better to be gentle and respectful when proposing more progressive taxation. Because it's all about egos.
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It's telling, they feel vulnerable that they cannot justify their position and are used to being reassured by political leaders. A failure to treat them as special geniuses who have a right to their wealth warrants attack
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