America's new 1%?

[sfbloodbrother]

It's a strange world where Bill Gates - once the most riviled man in business - turns out to have been the only good guy among 'em

I have to agree, with all the bad that Microsoft gets into. Bill Gates, one man, hes done more good with his money than any of the other guys.

 

[OutofDate1980]

When your teenage son gets busted for shoplifting, he's just learning the skills needed to become a member of the 1%.

Entrepreneurs Were More Likely To Cause Trouble As Teens, Study Says | Popular Science

"Researchers from Germany and Sweden found that indeed, entrepreneurs do have a tendency to display anti-social behavior as teenagers. There wasn't a link between entrepreneurial tendencies and severe crimes, but those who later founded their own companies were more likely as teenagers to have been truant, ignored their parents' rules, cheated and shoplifted minor items, compared with others in the sample."

 

[ElasticNinja]

When your teenage son gets busted for shoplifting, he's just learning the skills needed to become a member of the 1%.

Entrepreneurs Were More Likely To Cause Trouble As Teens, Study Says | Popular Science

"Researchers from Germany and Sweden found that indeed, entrepreneurs do have a tendency to display anti-social behavior as teenagers. There wasn't a link between entrepreneurial tendencies and severe crimes, but those who later founded their own companies were more likely as teenagers to have been truant, ignored their parents' rules, cheated and shoplifted minor items, compared with others in the sample."

What's wrong with entrepreneurs?

 

[OutofDate1980]

Bringing back the Gilded Age or a Banana Republic or if you ain't rich enough to own your own politician to enact laws and policies one pays good money for, stop complaining about those that do. :eviltongue:

http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2...her-through-the-recovery/?partner=rss&emc=rss

"The new data shows that the top 1 percent of earners experienced a sharp drop in income during the recession, of about 36 percent, and a nearly equal rebound during the recovery of roughly 31 percent. The incomes of the other 99 percent plunged nearly 12 percent in the recession and have barely grown