("Temerity at the Top")
Mr. Brooks just doesn't understand. It is
not that those who have reached the pinnacle deserve our contempt, it
is merely that that they are not entitled to be venerated, coddled and
protected. Accomplishment is very handsomely rewarded, as in the case of
Mr. Musk. But our society, and certainly the least of those in that
society, don't owe Mr. Musk a further debt, either economically or
emotionally.
Medicaid and Medicare benefits don't have to be slashed so that the
tax rates on those like Mr. Musk can be reduced to allow them to
accumulate even greater wealth. I applaud Mr. Musk for having a $2
billion net worth but I know that his imagination, innovation and
intuition had nothing to do with Bush era tax cuts. Don't conflate
achievement with proper fiscal policy Mr. Brooks. Mr. Musk, and those
like him, have received more than their fair share already.
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