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| Too bad you have a soul or you'd be rich, too |
Throughout the course of my retail career, I came to believe that people who moved up the corporate ladder (in fairness to myself this is not sour grapes--I never had any desire nor did I make any effort to move up said ladder) had one of two strengths--they were either really good at bullshitting or they were a thorough asshole. Turns out I pretty much nailed it.
A recent study shows that it's not intelligence (if the Enron debacle at the beginning of this century didn't convince you that intelligence has nothing to do with getting wealthy then The Great Recession certainly sealed that deal) nor for all their claims is it hard work that leads to being wealthy. Nope, it's the ability to be exploitative--either in bending (or outright breaking) the rules to suit your purpose (see also, Donald Trump) or in using people through cheap labor and lobbying for lesser work protections (see also, Jeff Bezos and the Walton clan) through our government.
So the next time you're lionizing billionaires for what they bring to the table, just stop. Truth is, when measuring the esteem of their standing in society they stand just below loan sharks.
At least loan sharks don't try to pretend they're more than just greedy assholes.
220,000+ Dead Americans
Fuck Donald Trump,
emaycee
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