Why Are So Many Rich Guys So F’n Aggrieved All The Time?
I’ve written about topics similar to this for years, so I think I can keep this concept relatively short. I actually used to hate Paul Krugman columns, and I don’t know what exactly has happened to my life in the last little bit, but now I find myself nodding along to 75% of the stuff he writes. Here is a latest ditty, on the confusion around “socialism” and “laziness.”
Krugman opens with classic older white guy Bernie Marcus, who made a fortune off guys wanting to escape their house for 1.5 hours — or being told a list of “Honey-Do” projects by their wife. Marcus, who now shouts at socialist clouds, said this:
Bernie Marcus, a co-founder of Home Depot, had some negative things to say about his fellow Americans in an interview last December. “Socialism,” he opined, has destroyed the work ethic: “Nobody works. Nobody gives a damn. ‘Just give it…
