If the super-rich believe that they are no longer part of society and have little need of government, it is not because this belief corresponds to objective reality. It is because the prevailing story line of our time portrays markets as self-standing entities that run on their own fuel.
如果超级富豪认为他们以不再是社会的一部分，不再需要政府，那么这不是因为这一信念符合客观现实。这是因为现时代的媒体大肆宣传市场是自我产生、自我运转的实体。这一宣传让社会所有层面都蒙受折磨，其中中产阶级所遭遇的打击不亚于富人。