An Economist With 2 Minutes And A Marker Explains The Greedy, Selfish Things Some Rich People Do

The best way to stay on top is to make sure no one is competing with you.

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Rollie Williams

Feb 28, 2014

I haven’t seen “Inequality for All” yet, but it’s been really well-reviewed. I just bumped it to the top of my Netflix queue.

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