On 11/9/19 1:27 AM, Roscoe wrote:
Â* Bernie or Liz I think asked that and it got me thinking.Â* A billion
is a thousand thousands.Â* Does anyone really need to be a billionaire?

Yes, they are hubs for economic activity. We all need them
for our jobs. And if you discourage them from economic activity by
taking the fruits of their labor from them,
they take their marbles and refuse to play with the rest
of us. And the rest of us are the ones that really get
hurt.

I work for a lot of rich people. One is a complete ass hole
and I no longer work for him. They rest are salts of the earth.

Do not envy anyone, O man, for their earthly, passing
happiness, for everything in the world is as the grass
and the flower of the field; do not envy the rich and
the glorious; do not envy those who are surfeited with
earthly pleasures; but sensibly imitate him who is adorned
with virtues. Do not desire authority, honor, any
advantages whatever; do not desire excellent dwellings
and buildings, or any other luxury; for all this
is temporary and corruptible, all is passing away
and quickly will vanish like smoke. Everything will
remain here, everything will be turned into dust
and ashes, for nothing is eternal on the earth. Only
be sensibly zealous for those things which are united
with the Lord or are deemed worthy of the grace
of the Most Holy Spirit; for whoever receives it will
be richer and more glorious that all the rich and
glorious.

--Saint Demetrius of Rostov