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Originally Posted by franalexes
why don't they march up to Warren Buffett's house and protest the billionaire who doesn't pay his taxes?
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And the answer is?
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I do not speak for this movement, but I suspect that the answer is quite simple. The millionaires and billionaires whose homes have been targeted for demonstrations in New York City are the ones who have gamed the "system" on Wall Street. They are senior executives at Goldman Sachs and other investment banks and brokerage firms who not only are largely responsible for the economic collapse that begin in the last years of the Bush administration, but who -- unlike Warren Buffet -- have said nothing about the responsibility of their class for the current situation.
That said, I am all in favor of taking on Warren Buffet. In my view, a "benevolent" capitalist is no better than a Wall Street mogul who says "let 'em eat cake." In the end, they are all exploiters.
"Left" enough for you, fran?
