The Top 1% Must Stop Insisting They’re Not Rich Right This Instant

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14. And my point is that there is a lack of discernment between my state and the ruling class

Which perhaps you understand. I am for OWS for the same reasons as you. I hope people don't begrudge my income. I am paying back $120k in loans, pay 15k/ yr in malpractice insurance, pay 24k/yr for health insurance, and put as much as possible in a 529 plan for my kids because they will never qualify for financial aid. I have a high pressure, high stakes job that required years of training and sacrifice, and I do it because it is a service position.

I have supported higher taxes despite that not being in my best financial interests. I donate as much as possible to groups like the ACLU and progressive/charitable organizations. I do not exploit workers, manipulate finances, cheat honest hard working people, gamble with other people's money, or get 10million in bonuses. I am not the enemy. I have walked with OWS in Keene, nh. I have fought for and supported progressive causes my whole life.

People need to understand the distinction between making a good salary for an honest job and the obscenely wealthy who fight to preserve the staus quo. I fight for policies that benefit all. The enemy is the one who fight for those things which benefit themselves.