"Is there a V.I.P. entrance? We are V.I.P." That remark, by a donor waiting to get in to one of Mitt Romney's recent fund-raisers in the Hamptons, pretty much sums up the attitude of America's wealthy elite. Mr. Romney's base -- never mind the top 1 percent, we're talking about the top 0.01 percent or higher -- is composed of very self-important people. The "common person" will be hurt, not helped, if we end up with government of the 0.01 percent, by the 0.01 percent, for the 0.01 percent. |
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Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.