Poor Rich People Camels and Needles

I have been ranting on a fair bit recently about the imbalances between the haves and the have nots in Ireland. The rich are getting richer by 4% to be accurate, while the poor are getting poorer by 19%.
It would seem that that those without money actually possess something much more valuable than mere money and property.

A study just published in Berkeley shows that the rich are much less likely to reach out to others in times of trouble.

It is generally accepted that in times of trouble people are drawn together.  The UC Berkeley study would suggest that while the less well off tend reach out to one another in times of crisis, the fat cats are more apt to seek comfort in money and material possessions. Poor rich people – trapped in aloneness by their wealth and possessions!

Somehow, I think these guys at Berkeley have not discovered anything new – it was well documented psychology more than 2000 years ago!!

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