# The Political Class...The Monied Class...The Business Class... **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 4, 2010, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-political-class-the-monied-class-the-business-class/549112 "2010-08-04T06:42:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-political-class-the-monied-class-the-business-class/549112/21 "2010-08-04T16:01:49Z")
And you’ve never met a bastard like a middle class bastard. So–the poor suck, the middle classes suck, and the rich suck. I think that about sums it up. ---
**Author:** ![Chessic\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7c8e57/32.png) [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-political-class-the-monied-class-the-business-class/549112/22 "2010-08-04T16:19:58Z")
> [@Lemur866](#): > > So–the poor suck, the middle classes suck, and the rich suck. YOU suck! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Duke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-political-class-the-monied-class-the-business-class/549112/23 "2010-08-04T16:21:52Z")
I think we’ve found those long-lost transcripts of Howard Beale’s show on _Network_. ---
**Author:** ![Oredigger77](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oredigger77/32/3181_2.png) [@Oredigger77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oredigger77)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-political-class-the-monied-class-the-business-class/549112/24 "2010-08-04T16:23:17Z")
There once was a man from Nantuckit . . . And he sucked too if I recall correctly. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-political-class-the-monied-class-the-business-class/549112/25 "2010-08-04T16:32:07Z")
> [@The\_Weird\_One](#): > > Oh, man, I would’ve loved to have seen **Lurking Guest** go up against **bullrun**. Impossible. There aren’t enough ellipses on the planet. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-political-class-the-monied-class-the-business-class/549112/26 "2010-08-04T16:44:00Z")
Even if people from Class A, B, or X sucked, what could we do about it? We Americans are all conditioned to think of ourselves as middleclass, whether we make $40,000 a year or $4,000,000. Anything that really confronted the issue of class in this country would tear the already frayed lattice of our social fabric right to shit. Even admitting _that_ is risky if you’re in public life. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-political-class-the-monied-class-the-business-class/549112/27 "2010-08-04T16:45:28Z")
Yes! Another nonsensical, bizarrely-formatted OP by **lurking guest**. I look forward to these now. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-political-class-the-monied-class-the-business-class/549112/28 "2010-08-04T16:48:11Z")
> [@Beware\_of\_Doug](#): > > Even if people from Class A, B, or X sucked, what could we do about it? Speaking personally, I would annex the Sudetenland. And sign a non-aggression treaty with Russia. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-political-class-the-monied-class-the-business-class/549112/29 "2010-08-04T16:54:54Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > > [@Beware\_of\_Doug](#): > > > > Even if people from Class A, B, or X sucked, what could we do about it? > > Speaking personally, I would annex the Sudetenland. And sign a non-aggression treaty with Russia. > > Regards, > Shodan I’d tax Raquel Welch. I’ve a feeling she’d tax me. ---
**Author:** ![Daithi\_Lacha](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daithi_lacha/32/5430_2.png) [@Daithi\_Lacha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daithi_Lacha)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-political-class-the-monied-class-the-business-class/549112/30 "2010-08-04T17:17:09Z")
> [@Beware\_of\_Doug](#): > > I’d tax Raquel Welch. > > I’ve a feeling she’d tax me. I would tax holiday snaps! Why does the crazy feel like it’s been jacked up by several notches lately? A little bit of the nutso is fun, but a little goes a long way. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-political-class-the-monied-class-the-business-class/549112/31 "2010-08-04T17:22:50Z")
Are we talking about airline policy? Because I, too, have never really understood the need for Business Class seats either, or how it’s all different from First Class… Didn’t know they offered Political Class and Monied Class seating. Now that I know, I’ll be sure to take a copy of my Trust Fund statements so I can get an extra 2 inches of room _and_ a full can of Diet Coke. Thanks, LG! ---
**Author:** ![Beadalin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Beadalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beadalin)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-political-class-the-monied-class-the-business-class/549112/32 "2010-08-04T17:26:31Z")
> [@](#): > > the United Arab Emerits Guy… Yeah, how 'bout that guy? Amirite? ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-political-class-the-monied-class-the-business-class/549112/33 "2010-08-04T17:43:11Z")
I believe LG put it best. > [@lurking\_guest](#): > > Oh, oh… CRAZY!.. ---
**Author:** ![ivan\_astikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-political-class-the-monied-class-the-business-class/549112/34 "2010-08-04T17:46:43Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > > [@ivan\_astikov](#): > > > > I know you aren’t asking me, but will you stop banging on as if that is a serious point against LG’s overall argument that the mega-rich are an untrustworthy bunch of bastards… probably even the ones that do a lot of good work for charity, too? You do not get to be a multi-billionaire by being Mr or Mrs Nice Person. > > I’ve found that the poor and down-trodden are an untrustworthy bunch of bastards as well. Being “poor” does not confer on a person any sort of nobility whatsoever. Mega-Rich bastards tend to be a lot more ambitious and better organised. They are the ones we need to keep an eye on, not the poor bastard who’s thinking of stealing your running shoes off your feet. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-political-class-the-monied-class-the-business-class/549112/35 "2010-08-04T17:58:12Z")
Let me take a stab at it… WAR! Everyone… the hungry, the tired… the POOR… looking… wanting… FREEDOM! OIL! RUMSFELD! CHENEY! CLINTON! CHELSEA CLINSTON’S WEDDING… Blood… for the rich… POWER. Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase, Citi Bank… WASHINGTON MUTUAL!!! Hope, Change, Drill, Baby, Drill. Amerikkka. Fuck Yeah. TAXES! Power! George W. Bush. WAKE UP!! 9/11. ---
**Author:** ![ivan\_astikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-political-class-the-monied-class-the-business-class/549112/36 "2010-08-04T18:07:18Z")
Illuminati, Bilderburg, leaders of the New Free World desperate measures, desperate times Alex Jones WAS FUCKING RIGHT! Avery for President no more Loose Change, he pays his rent Bermas, Gage and Griffin led the way; they’re heaven sent Christian Right, Christian Wrong Hurry up and pass that bong! ---
**Author:** ![The\_Weird\_One](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@The\_Weird\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Weird_One)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-political-class-the-monied-class-the-business-class/549112/37 "2010-08-04T18:07:33Z")
> [@Daithi\_Lacha](#): > > > [@Beware\_of\_Doug](#): > > > > I’d tax Raquel Welch. > > > > I’ve a feeling she’d tax me. > > I would tax holiday snaps! I would tax all foreigners living abroad. ---
**Author:** ![ivan\_astikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-political-class-the-monied-class-the-business-class/549112/38 "2010-08-04T18:12:44Z")
I’d tax “cigarette” rolling papers. Have you seen how wasteful those potheads are with those things? ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-political-class-the-monied-class-the-business-class/549112/39 "2010-08-04T18:22:55Z")
> [@The\_Weird\_One](#): > > > [@Daithi\_Lacha](#): > > > > I would tax holiday snaps! > > I would tax all foreigners living abroad. I’d tax all foreign broads. ---
**Author:** ![ivan\_astikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-political-class-the-monied-class-the-business-class/549112/40 "2010-08-04T18:24:18Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > > [@The\_Weird\_One](#): > > > > I would tax all foreigners living abroad. > > I’d tax all foreign broads. The USA would probably be accused of hypocrisy if it taxed broad foreigners. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-political-class-the-monied-class-the-business-class/549112.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-political-class-the-monied-class-the-business-class/549112.md?page=3)