> The rich and powerful also profit from a society where people are educated and hard-working.
I agree with "hard-working", but how do rich people benefit from everyone being "educated"? I'm inclined to agree if you bring up STEM or Medicine, but not so much about other fields.
> It is just so much easier at the moment for politicians to sustain their careers by pandering to a small group of rich people with the same interests then a large group of normal people with various interests.
Democrats pander just as much, if not more, to poor people and, in general, welfare recipients. Just look at Obama's recent focus on "redistribution", raising taxes and immigration and healthcare reform.
I'd add that, while you seem to suggest that the rich are behaving irresponsibly by concentrating so much wealth in their hands, the poor IMHO are also irresponsible because many of them are chronic welfare recipients, with no plans of getting off that and also voting for people who promise them more free money. One rich guy getting $1bn from the government is as bad as 100000 people getting $10k each.
I agree with "hard-working", but how do rich people benefit from everyone being "educated"? I'm inclined to agree if you bring up STEM or Medicine, but not so much about other fields.
> It is just so much easier at the moment for politicians to sustain their careers by pandering to a small group of rich people with the same interests then a large group of normal people with various interests.
Democrats pander just as much, if not more, to poor people and, in general, welfare recipients. Just look at Obama's recent focus on "redistribution", raising taxes and immigration and healthcare reform.
I'd add that, while you seem to suggest that the rich are behaving irresponsibly by concentrating so much wealth in their hands, the poor IMHO are also irresponsible because many of them are chronic welfare recipients, with no plans of getting off that and also voting for people who promise them more free money. One rich guy getting $1bn from the government is as bad as 100000 people getting $10k each.