Wealth Dynamics Gifts

Subtle Secret Entrenched powers Plans Nouveau riche Obvious Public

"No, of course there isn't, 'one law for the rich and another for the poor'... There's no law for the poor."

"Why don't you come get me? Oh that's right, you aren't allowed on the couch!"

"Do you recall the exact moment the balance of power shifted?"

"Comparing our salaries with the workers' salaries makes me cry...with laughter!"

"What's wrong, girl? Trouble? Rachel can't decide which private school to attend?" "Upper West Side Lassie"

"...and the asparagus this evening is delightful. It's been simmering all day in the tears of the poor."

"I have my pants put on one leg at a time."

"The problem with capitalism is the unequal sharing of wealth. The problem with socialism is the equal sharing of wealth..."

"Life isn't fair, and that's what makes it fun."

The revenge of Russell

"I worry that we're headed for a future where you won't be able to earn three hundred times the salary of your lowest paid worker."

"Don't worry, we'll never negotiate with the enemy."

'You say voters in many areas can't relate to me?'

The rich, the poor and the terrorist...

Surveys and economic interests

"Sir - it appears you and a few others have 98% of all the money that presently exists in America...nobody has the money to buy anything."

'I like to use the Law as a jumping off point.'

Vote GOP: 'Lowering taxes for the rich creates jobs, in the huge demand for security guards!'

"We'll discuss the ethics of the matter if you're sure you want to open that can of worms."

The Poor Man Donating Love to the Rich

'All hail, our economic Overlords!'

"Let's face it, Tom. A society that's paying its Frank Sinatras and Johnny Carsons more than its yous and mes is out of whack."

'I try to help when I can.'

"What did we throw at our problems before we had Money?"

"Who would have thought, us in Hawaii, still we'd better get used to mixin' with the jet set. . ."

The Distribution of Wealth in the United States Expressed as Peanut Butter in a Sandwich.

"You have nothing to complain about....your side is growing too!"

The unacceptable face of capitalism

'We'll know if capitalism is in real trouble if the rich stop getting richer.'

"Here's the thing. . . if we give poor people too much, rich people will long longer run the country."

"Social distancing? That's avoiding the poor people isn't it?"

Economic theory office with two boxes on desk - 'the rich get richer' and 'the poor get poorer'.

'If everyone worked harder, they'd all be in the 1%.'

Philosopher King