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THE PEOPLE THAT CAPITALISM MAKES
As inequality worsens, the super-rich become more and more grotesque...
Koch presents such an exaggerated image of the “leisure class” that he seems to have stepped straight out of a piece of Soviet anti-capitalist propaganda. He is the child of a billionaire who appears to spend most of his time shopping, lunching, and playing tennis at Mar-a-Lago. He has contributed nothing of any obvious worth to the world—save a series of unfortunate designer shirts, yet stands to inherit a billion dollars (tax-free, if Republicans get their way). And not only is he the kind of extravagant man who spends $180,000 on an engagement ring, but he is also the kind of petty man who fights a legal battle to get it back once the wedding gets called off. Heck, the shirts he designs are literally covered with pictures of money bags. (See photo above.) If anyone ever again dares to use the word “meritocracy” to describe the United States, the only reply you need is a large color photograph of Wyatt Koch. He’s the entire economic system wrapped in a zany neon shirt.
- too much opinion in journalism now days, reads of jealousy and entitlementimbecile
- I mean, it is kind of an opinion piece.
My opinion: if being rich makes you fat, I'ma keeps it poor.garbage - Listen to everyone complain about money that isn't even theirs. Let's complain how much of that money you deserve for doing nothing.********
- lol. you do not even need to be a billionaire to to go shopping, have lunch or play tennis... which is what the issues are here. waaah!********
- but are we living in a capitalistic state? We have been educated as such but I always felt we are Totalitarianism/faci...mugwart