Stop Pretending You’re Not Rich
I was wondering how long it would take for the attack on the solidarity of the precariat:<p>&gt;The rhetoric of “We are the 99 percent” has in fact been dangerously self-serving, allowing people with healthy six-figure incomes to convince themselves that they are somehow in the same economic boat as ordinary Americans, and that it is just the so-called super rich who are to blame for inequality.<p>7 months after the election is actually quite long.<p>Here is what makes me in a $300k a year household and the $30k household on the other end of town the same:<p>&gt;Your home is regarded as a model home, your life as a model life. But all this splendor, and you along with it... it&#x27;s just as though it were built upon a shifting quagmire. A moment may come, a word can be spoken, and both you and all this splendor will collapse.<p>The rich cannot be ruined. I can. If I was to be fired from my job it would be a minor disaster, if I was to get an incurable disease I would slide down the income scale without a break.<p>I would happily pay 80% taxes if I knew that when I needed it most the welfare state would have my back, but I know that it won&#x27;t. The rentiers have shown time and time again they would rather destroy the economy than allow everyone to have the luxury of stability.<p>That is why I am a socialist and I know I&#x27;m not the only one.