Yes, Americans Really CAN Become More Selfish

At left we see a reminder of what mega-billionaire David Koch said when asked, regarding taxation, what he thinks is fair.  He responded, “I get to keep my money.”

Yes, there really are people who don’t recognize that they live in a functioning society.  We are all the beneficiaries of national defense, criminal justice, fire fighting, law enforcement, libraries, FEMA, airports and other elements of infrastructure, etc.

If most of us were suddenly thrust into wealth of tens of billions of dollars, we’d be a bit less despicable.

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