Not all is well with the super-rich. I recall an article I read a few months
ago about the children of the super-rich. Not ever having to do anything, many
of them, as adults, don't know what to do with themselves. Depression and
suicide may not be commonplace, but they are there.
Ed
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Spencer" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 5:33 PM
Subject: [Futurework] Re: Professional Ethics (of economists)
>
> Ed wrote:
>
>> Another would be the rising control of politicians by the very
>> wealthy. For example, in the US there is currently no limit in the
>> amount individuals or corporations can contribute to political
>> campaigns, a thing that could mean the conversion of democratic
>> representatives into corporate lobbyists...
>
> This -- the offspring of Citizens United vs FEC -- is the third-worst
> thing the American polity has ever embraced, exceeded in evil only
> slavery and the exfoliation of Santa Clara vs Southern Pacific.
>
>> I'm not arguing that super-rich Americans aren't good people...
>
> Just on a guess, the set of super-rich individuals probably doesn't
> have a much higher percentage of psychopaths and irredeemably evil
> guys than the general population. But the very rich and the modestly
> rich functionaries who make the super-rich what they are and keep them
> that way are another story. If you only have $50 million to call your
> own but the success of making another $billion for your company or
> client means a chance of another few million for yourself, you'll not
> let peripheral matters stand in the way. If you *do*, your board or
> corporation or law firm will quickly replace you with someone who
> won't.
>
>
> - Mike
>
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