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I am sure he meant rich in spirit
If we needed more evidence that the Obama campaign is confident of victory, consider that it is already defining "rich" down. Rich was $250,000. Now "rich" is, by implication, $200,000, and Joe Biden is bidding $150,000. Anybody ready to bid $100,000?
Why the Really Rich Love Socialist
chicagoboyz.net — This article [h/t Instapundit ] shows that the U.S. has a more progressive tax code than the... Democratic-Socialist states of Europe. Such a state of affairs should not come as a surprise. Our own history shows that the very wealthy benefit from ... (more) Why the Really Rich Love Socialist
Eat the Rich
Eat the Rich
maggiesfarm.anotherdotcom.com — P.J. O'Rourke's 1988 Eat the Rich begins thus . Out of print I guess, but readily obtainable... if you never read this wise but highly entertaining treatise on basic economics. (more) Eat the Rich
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