Jeff Flew His Nannies To Davos On A Jet-&-He Wants Us To Lower Expectations & Have Fewer Nice Things

[kpete]

Billionaire Jeff Greene, who amassed a multibillion dollar fortune betting against subprime mortgage securities, says the U.S. faces a jobs crisis that will cause social unrest and radical politics.

“America’s lifestyle expectations are far too high and need to be adjusted so we have less things and a smaller, better existence,” Greene said in an interview today at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. “We need to reinvent our whole system of life.”

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Greene, who flew his wife, children and two nannies on a private jet plane to Davos for the week, said he’s planning a conference in Palm Beach, Florida, at the Tideline Hotel called “Closing the Gap.” The event, which he said is scheduled for December, will feature speakers such as economist Nouriel Roubini.

“I live in Palm Beach, where no one wants to hear bad news,” he said. “We need to have an event where people aren’t just focused on predicting the price of oil.”



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http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2015-01-21/billionaire-greene-goes-long-on-u-s-while-bemoaning-jobs-crisis.html



updated to add appropriate toon:

[TheMastersNemesis]

1. His Plan Is The Same As The GOP Economic Plan.

[B2G]

2. I don't even know where to begin... nt

[hifiguy]

7. i can think of a place:

That would be a damned fine start for these tenth-percent parasites.

[B2G]

9. I like!

[Enthusiast]

14. +1 an entire shit load.

I'll see you that one and raise you.

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[hifiguy]

20. I must admit the flaming torches add a nice

gothic, angry mob touch reminiscent of an old Frankenstein movie.

[Enthusiast]

23. I love the old Frankenstein movies. I think it's the strange music.

[FailureToCommunicate]

16. Oooo! In color! Nice find. But save the tasty parts...

[hifiguy]

17. EAT THE RICH!

The poor are tough and stringy.

[daleanime]

19. But taste so much better....

[DirkGently]

3. Just like Pete Peterson telling us we can't afford Social Security.

He and his other billionaire banking / Wall Street buddies are just so sorry, but ordinary people just can't have retirement benefits, no matter how much they might need them. That giant surplus SS has doesn't help, because 20 or 30 years from now, if we don't raise the SS tax cap, benefits might be slightly impacted. So the whole thing has to go, right away.

They're super sorry.

[bobGandolf]

4. Tell me this is "The Onion"? n/t

[BlueCaliDem]

5. This sanctimonious advice from a man who has a $195 million dollar mansion he rarely sees in CA.

Take your advice and then take a long walk off a short pier, Mr. Greene.

[azmom]

6. He needs to reinvent

His whole way of life. Greedy monster.

[Fred Sanders]

8. The proletariat versus the bourgeoise. There is nothing new under the capitalist sun.

Engels and Marx predicted this inevitable accumulation of wealth at the top, only regulation and a progressive tax system of laws and subsidies enacted by common folks kept a lid on it for so long.

[Scuba]

10. By "we", Jeff means "you".

[TBF]

11. That's always the problem with the austerity lectures -

it always involves we the average people taking the hit while he still travels around on his private jet. Fuck that.

[hifiguy]

21. They really are begging for the tumbrels at this point,

aren't they. Time to grant their wish, methinks.

[SunSeeker]

12. K & R for the toon alone!

[Curmudgeoness]

15. You first, Jeff,

you lousy piece of shit.

[Starry Messenger]

18. And that's why #RichPeopleProblems is trending on twitter

[Dustlawyer]

22. So out of touch they do not realize how tone deaf they are!