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Rhiannon12866

(256,062 posts) Sat May 11, 2024, 09:40 PM May 2024

Do The Rich Have a Deadly Addiction To Money? - Thom Hartmann [View all]

Why do the morbidly rich continue to obsess over their personal wealth to the detriment of their fellow citizens and society in general? Is it malice toward the poor? An addiction to money? Science may have some answers.

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Do The Rich Have a Deadly Addiction To Money? - Thom Hartmann [View all] Rhiannon12866 May 2024 OP

How rich is ...."Rich"? What does that mean?....What does Thom say? Stuart G May 2024 #1

800 and a few people control as much wealth... ret5hd May 2024 #12

Yes it is an addiction. Irish_Dem May 2024 #2

It's the power more than the money, IMO jmbar2 May 2024 #3

Yes power and money often go hand in hand. Irish_Dem May 2024 #4

I agree. If all that the rich wanted markodochartaigh May 2024 #5

I read an interesting study about the wealthy some years ago. Irish_Dem May 2024 #7

Exactly. markodochartaigh May 2024 #9

Well stated. Irish_Dem May 2024 #10

That's very profound jmbar2 May 2024 #13

And it shows that they have no concerns for the next generation - even if they have grandchildren - like TFG Rhiannon12866 May 2024 #6

They think their wealth will protect them from everything. Irish_Dem May 2024 #8

Biden has worked hard to combat climate change and cleaning up the messes that TFG left behind Rhiannon12866 May 2024 #11

Dems always have to do mop up after a GOP power grab. Irish_Dem May 2024 #17

they never seem to have enough Skittles May 2024 #14

I've noticed that, too - why?? Do they really use all these drugs and/or products?? Rhiannon12866 May 2024 #15

with all the greedflation going on Skittles May 2024 #16

The only things that prevent it from being drmeow May 2024 #18