We Need New Definitions Of Rich And Poor
By Doug Patton
April 27, 2009
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By contrast, today's "rich" are a far cry from the martini-sipping, ascot-wearing, Thurston Howell III types portrayed for so long in popular myth. The people being targeted for scorn, derision and hyper-taxation are self-made millionaires who started with nothing, built a small business into a moderate-to-large business and created a lot of jobs along the way. Unlike their lessers -- who choose to whine about how everyone else has won life's lottery and who can't produce a job for themselves, let alone anyone else -- the rich have availed themselves of the boundless opportunity that is America. They are not the idle rich. They are the entrepreneurs who risked everything they had on their dream and worked 70 hours a week to bring it to fruition.
We need a new definition of rich and poor in this country, because in 2009, our "poor" are among the richest non-producers in the world; and our "rich" are the most demonized producers on the planet.
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Doug Patton is a freelance columnist who has served as a political speechwriter and policy advisor to conservative candidates, elected officials and public policy organizations. His weekly columns are published in newspapers across the country and on selected Internet web sites, including Human Events Online and GOPUSA.com, where he is a senior writer and state editor. Readers may e-mail him at dougpatton@cox.net.
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