Robert Reich delivers lecture on greed while earning $240K for one class

Libs are the worse hypocrites but all politicians or former ones view themselves as exempt from the standards they want implemented on us.

It's always remarkable to me how people can be so hypocritical and not see it. Surely Reich is a smart guy. How does he rationalize this?

I'm all for the free market and if $240k for teaching one class is the 'market rate,' great, but as the article stated:

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But a professor who earns a one-percenter's income for a relatively easy workload has a tough time complaining about how unfair the economy is

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Indeed.

Don't do as I do, do as I say do.

Well, in all fairness, if I were only 4 feet tall I'd be obsessed with life's inequalities.

So what's the solution to this issue then? I don't say that sarcastically; honestly, what should be done?

If your answer is to say that wealth inequality isn't an issue, I guess we'd be an impasse. But I personally believe that Reich, et al, have shown a pretty strong correlation between wealth inequality and major economic issues, both qualitatively and quantitatively, though I personally believe it will be much more of an issue going forward than it is now. I found Reich’s documentary on the subject to be pretty compelling, although parts of it were a little too heavy handed.

Moreover, there seems to be a pretty strong cultural divide happening, with both sides becoming more rhetorical and divisive. I hate that the issue can’t be discussed without those on the right having a knee-jerk “JEALOUSY! CLASS WARFARE!” response, and those on the left having a “CORPORATE INTERESTS! 1% GREED!” response. It’s dumb.

Regardless, I’m not sure what the end result should be, but I do see it becoming more of a problem for a multitude of reasons. I agree to an extent that Reich’s personal wealth/earnings can certainly elicit a smirk when held up next to his message. But this same “oh yeah, well look at what he makes” argument is made whenever anybody with money argues for more progressive economic reforms. It was also used when Buffet talked about tax rates, etc. But to me, it’s a bit of an ad hominem. Sure, it’s hypocritical. But that doesn't detract from the message itself.

Anyways, I’m not proposing any solutions or anything here, just rambling and musing a bit.

**Edited to make it clear that I see this more of a forward looking issue than a current issue.

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Robert Reich delivers lecture on greed while earning $240K for one class

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Democrats Thy Name Is Hypocrite.