How the 1 percent live
Penthouse parking, a new Versailles, a bat mitzvah bash in Aspen. Salon's guide to the travails of the 1 percent SLIDE SHOW
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Let Them Eat Cake
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Pitying billionaires as America starves
A record number of people are living in poverty. Meanwhile, politicians bemoan the fate of the "persecuted" wealthy
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“Let them eat cake!”: Summer edition
The private jet industry is booming as GOP front-runners bemoan the plight of billionaires and corporations
Wednesday, Aug 17, 2011 5:01 PM UTC 68News Let Them Eat Cake
Poor Goldman CEO is just “misunderstood”
A New York mag profile paints Lloyd Blankfein as an Everyman. Also: NYT covers private jet traffic jams
Thursday, Jul 28, 2011 5:01 PM UTC 37News Let Them Eat Cake
Bailed-out bankers lecture homeowners about meeting mortgage obligations. Multimillionaire politicians tell their constituents they're "struggling like everyone else with the economy." Billionaire Charlie Munger suggests that the homeless and unemployed should "suck it up and cope." Written by David Sirota, our Let Them Eat Cake feature tracks how shockingly
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