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"The wealthy" is a shibboleth. It's THEM what isn't US.

Generally written by members of the wealthiest part of the world's population to pretend that they're hard done by.

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Tue Dec 9th, 2008 at 06:52:52 AM EST
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First, thank you for using the term "shibboleth".  Forced me to look it up at dictionary.com; never heard the term before.

Second, my major point is that, as we continue down the current road, all countries will attempt to protect their own populations in terms of food, jobs, etc. or they will see severe "social unrest" (like Greece is currently experiencing "social unrest") which could force them out of their jobs (oh no, NOT THAT!).

Third, as much as the vast hoard of people are about to see Depression Era conditions, as you would expect, the ultra-wealthy will do just fine as the vast majority fishes through garbage cans for dinner.  No need to go into a strict definition of who's wealthy, who's not.

In the end, might makes right. Nothing has changed since the caveman.

by THE Twank (yatta blah blah @ blah.com) on Tue Dec 9th, 2008 at 07:38:39 AM EST
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