tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293847345108796302.post6620300383066270770..comments2023-11-05T01:57:38.312-08:00Comments on Matthew Felix Sun <br> <i>- Art · 文化 · Kunst</i>: One Percent in Medieval EuropeMatthew Felix Sunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03347154808262264374noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293847345108796302.post-53865026524285328032012-01-05T11:32:46.699-08:002012-01-05T11:32:46.699-08:00I concede that it is too broad to say all the memb...I concede that it is too broad to say all the members of the 1% failed their duty but it is fair to say that as a class, that 1% has indeed failed to live up to their collective duty. Your comment reminded me of a previous entry I blogged: <a href="http://matthewfelixsun.blogspot.com/2010/10/nobility-of-bailliage-of-blois-george.html" rel="nofollow">Nobility of the Bailliage of Blois, George Soros and Wen Jiabao</a>, in which I did acknowledge the failure and the consequent tragedy of some entitled members of the ruling class. Let's hope that history won't repeat.Matthew Felix Sunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03347154808262264374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293847345108796302.post-37507497241331776082012-01-03T22:51:56.612-08:002012-01-03T22:51:56.612-08:00While the statistics of wealth distribution are cl...While the statistics of wealth distribution are clear, I think it goes a little far to claim that the 1% have failed to do their duty. Obviously, some of them are very greedy (after all, someone made the existing tax structure happen), but not all of them. You have to remember that Warren Buffett suggested a tax hike on the super rich (including himself) and the majority of millionaires agreed with him. Many of the very rich contribute a lot of money to the arts, education, humanitarian efforts, etc. Could they do more? Probably. But they are definitely doing more than nothing.gckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03158531716972805435noreply@blogger.com