On 6/1/07, Jim Devine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
why can't the rich simply _hide_ their wealth from the broader public, as so many of them do in the US? so they can get their cake (wealth) and eat it (maintain legitimacy) too.
That seems to be Singh's advice to the rich. But what is the reason behind such conspicuous consumption? Maybe it is the nouveau rich mentality of the new elite to flaunt their affluence a bit. Or maybe the complete absence of the guilt that should accompany disproportionate wealth. -raghu.
