By the time the stock market hits bottom, the rich are going to wish they had taken

[The Backlash Cometh]

the tax increase option.

[Speck Tater]

1. I'm not sure most of them even know what they're doing wrong. nt

[DJ13]

2. They never learn

You cant starve the bottom income groups and not hurt the businesses that make their money off consumer spending.

[Curmudgeoness]

3. Don't shed any tears for the rich. They are covered.

Who do you think has been driving this selloff? And they will take all the money and buy stocks when they hit a preceived bottom and make even more money.

[robinlynne]

9. exactly.

[sunwyn]

4. I doubt many of them will lose much money. I am sure they are hedging their bets

against the US economy and will be making a fortune off this mess. Probably engineered just for this purpose.

[Skip_In_Boulder]

5. Yeah but the truly rich

are probably in a short position now and are making tons money on the way down.

[Jackpine Radical]

6. The VERY rich don't get hurt in market fluctuations.

The country-club rich with a few mil are the ones who get took. The VERY rich are the takers.

Remember what Andrew Mellon said about depressions in general: "These are merely the times when wealth flows back to its natural owners."

[mzmolly]

7. That's my

hope. I hope like hell they suffer financially for their support of Republican policies.

[C_U_L8R]

8. Cheaters never prosper

republicans should know better... and for the good of the country, they should pay their taxes

[theoldman]

10. When the stock market drops like a rock, everyone loses.