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Will you explain to me why any person needs to accumulate, let’s say, more than $1 million?

The vast majority of people in this world would be more than happy to have a half million, yet, under our system, the greedy few accumulate millions and even billions of dollars.

What do they need it for? And why should they be permitted to pass it down to future generations who did nothing to earn it? And whom did they get it from in the first place?

The answer to that last question is obvious–from the common people.

All the pundits and other so-called smart people cry and moan over the fact that Enron’s corporate officers pocketed millions while at the same time suggesting that this thievery can be fixed by changing our laws. Well, no meaningful change will occur because of the simple fact that many of the legislators in Washington who make those laws are themselves multimillionaires, as are the media moguls who do a magnificent job of controlling public opinion.