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Well hopefully, they deserve it at least just as much, for most of the them more, than the rest of us
From a global perspective, the average middle class or even working class American who drives everywhere in an SUV, eats huge portions of meat products at wasteful restaurants, and generally consumes ten times as much as the average person is part of the rich. And yes, we deserve it.
The 1%. But the .1% of that 1% is who is controlling everything.