Americans Like the Rich, and the Rich Benefit America

Gallup, Americans Like Having a Rich Class, as They Did 22 Years Ago; Most Americans Would Also Like to be Rich:

Despite the recent political emphasis on wealth inequality and the call for higher taxes on the rich, more than six in 10 Americans think the United States benefits from having a class of rich people, unchanged from 22 years ago.

Fiscal Times, How the Rich Make us Better Off, by Bruce Bartlett:

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