Corey Robin pulls some choice quotes from a Bloomberg article in which the very rich "defend wealth" (or, as Robin more accurately describes their comments, "toggle between a haughty contempt for the lower orders and a genuine, self-pitying sense of persecution"; or, as the article's URL even more accurately describes its contents, "bankers-join-billionaires-to-debunk-imbecile-attack-on-top-1-.html"):
“Who gives a crap about some imbecile? Are you kidding me?” Bernard Marcus, co-founder, Home Depot
“Acting like everyone who’s been successful is bad and because you’re rich you’re bad, I don’t understand it.” Jamie Dimon, CEO, JP Morgan Chase
“Instead of an attack on the 1 percent, let’s call it an attack on the very productive.” John A. Allison IV, BB&T
“If I hear a politician use the term ‘paying your fair share’ one more time, I’m going to vomit.” Tom Golisano, founder, Paychex Inc.
My taxes are “more than a medieval lord would have taken from a serf.” Peter Schiff, CEO, Euro Pacific Capital
“I am a fat cat, I’m not ashamed.” Ken Langone, co-founder, Home Depot
“You’ll get more out of me if you treat me with respect.”Leon Cooperman, chair, Omega Advisors
