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eridani

(51,907 posts) Tue Feb 16, 2016, 06:39 AM Feb 2016

Elite opinion vs the general public

https://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/05/29/1302820/-Someone-finally-polled-the-1-And-it-s-not-pretty?detail=email

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Elite opinion vs the general public (Original Post) eridani Feb 2016 OP

The 1% vs The 99% cantbeserious Feb 2016 #1

Why does the Russell Sage Foundation define the 'elite' as rich people? muriel_volestrangler Feb 2016 #2

Where the hopes of the We the People enocunters the power of We the Shareholders. raouldukelives Feb 2016 #3

cantbeserious

(13,039 posts)

1. The 1% vs The 99%

Reply to eridani (Original post)

Tue Feb 16, 2016, 06:41 AM

Feb 2016

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muriel_volestrangler

(101,364 posts)

2. Why does the Russell Sage Foundation define the 'elite' as rich people?

Reply to eridani (Original post)

Tue Feb 16, 2016, 10:08 AM

Feb 2016

An elite is "a select group that is superior in terms of ability or qualities to the rest of a group or society". I thought this was going to be about the views of top professors, or another group whose ability to think made their thoughts worth knowing. What is wrong with using the word 'rich' to describe people with lots of money?

raouldukelives

(5,178 posts)

3. Where the hopes of the We the People enocunters the power of We the Shareholders.