I am always surprised and the tolerance, passivity, nay, bovine idiocy expressed by so many on this comment thread IN DEFENSE of Kravis and what he represents. Nothing but profound and obdurate ignorance, or a complete individualistic callousness to the fate of other people at the mercy of a crooked "market system" can explain that kind of posture --not surprising in a nation where pro-capitalism propaganda is endemic, and the media and political systems are rotten and prostituted to the core. The following pathetic comment by one these characters, "Tony", sums it up well. As long as such individuals exist, no social change will be a reality in this benighted nation. In fact, there's even a guy who's pushing Fascism a la Benito Mussolini as a solution--get that folks--to economic inequality!! Where do we get such morons in this country?
"Wow, thank God creative people like Kravis exist, that stimulate the economy and give us mortals jobs with which we can feed our families. It's very cute and childish how the costs that Kravis incurs (yes, he's spending his own money) on renovating his homes are considered to be somehow sinful. Who do you think gets to do the work on his houses that he pays for?? Some local guy who is getting a salary out of that work. Surely that is beneficial to him/her! Dear me, you seem to be forgetting what basic economics is about..."
I am always surprised and the tolerance, passivity, nay, bovine idiocy expressed by so many on this comment thread IN DEFENSE of Kravis and what he represents. Nothing but profound and obdurate ignorance, or a complete individualistic callousness to the fate of other people at the mercy of a crooked "market system" can explain that kind of posture --not surprising in a nation where pro-capitalism propaganda is endemic, and the media and political systems are rotten and prostituted to the core. The following pathetic comment by one these characters, "Tony", sums it up well. As long as such individuals exist, no social change will be a reality in this benighted nation. In fact, there's even a guy who's pushing Fascism a la Benito Mussolini as a solution--get that folks--to economic inequality!! Where do we get such morons in this country?
"Wow, thank God creative people like Kravis exist, that stimulate the economy and give us mortals jobs with which we can feed our families. It's very cute and childish how the costs that Kravis incurs (yes, he's spending his own money) on renovating his homes are considered to be somehow sinful. Who do you think gets to do the work on his houses that he pays for?? Some local guy who is getting a salary out of that work. Surely that is beneficial to him/her! Dear me, you seem to be forgetting what basic economics is about..."