What they don't have, is any ability to "command" me, due to their wealth.
There's a very iffy concept, prevalent amongst the right-wing, of the "politics of envy".
Am I envious of them?
Sure! A bit!
I would very much like to not be tracking my grocery receipts, actually, and I suspect that they don't have to! I'd love that, and I love that for them, too.
Am I *jealous* of them? If you mean, do I hold a grudge against them for being comfortable - then no. Not in any way at all.
Best as I know, the old fella earned his money in pretty standard ways; I'm sure I could purity police him to hell and back if I liked, but he doesn't own slums or anything like that etc. To the best of my knowledge, he wields no power over the less wealthy in anything other than very abstract ways (I'm sure he probably has shares somewhere)
And I think this is important.
When we talk about wealth inequality, largely, we're not talking about "oh, David has a nicer car" (ffs)
We're talking about "Bill has bought all of the land, houses, and productive enterprises, and now insists that I pay him money/rent/etc to use them to survive."
NeonSnake
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