Pointing a Finger at the Rich
Bill Bonner (August 25th, 2009) Writes:
Pity the poor rich! Pity the poor! Pity us all!
Here at the Daily Reckoning, we always take the part of the humble… the despised… the oppressed… and the misbegotten.
Today, that means the rich…
Yes, dear reader, the rich are getting beaten up. Maligned. Mistreated.
Their governments all have in it for them… taxes on ‘the rich’ are rising. In the US, the Democrats are talking about financing the entire nation’s health care system on the backs of the super-rich.
And their salaries are being targeted by prosecutors and politicians. No more million-dollar paydays… not with the feds looking over their shoulders. Oh… and their investment earnings are down too. The dividend yield on the stock market is scarcely 3% — try living on that, you rentiers! As for the 10-year T-note, the yield is only 3.5%.
And capital gains? Fugetaboutit. Stocks have been rallying (bouncing) since March 9 th. The
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