Look, you don't have to like Trump at all to realize he's intelligent. As Hoppe says: "The rich are characteristically bright and industrious, and the poor typically dull, lazy, or both." I do not think that I probably agree with Donald Trump on many political issues. I do not think my political philosophy has anything to do with his, if he even has one. But rich people are generally smart.
Enough rich-bashing. Enough envy. The rich are rich for a reason: they got stuff done. And, at least in America, the stuff they got done was generally not evil, it was almost always productive and beneficial. I guess I'm not really talking to you guys on RPF here, I don't think there's much of that attitude here. But out there in the world, it's everywhere. The assumption is, "Oh, anybody's who's rich is only where they are because they were lucky. And also they're oppressors and greedy and wicked." Basically, if you're rich, you're assumed to be bad, and you're hated. It's stupid and it's annoying.
Trump-bashing, on the other hand: have at! He's ripped off a whole lot of his creditors over the years, is my understanding. That's certainly less than admirable. Focus on the bankrupcy (ies?), not the inheritance. Nothing wrong with inheritance. Inheritance is part of the strength of the institution of the family. Stronger families and weaker states are exactly what we need!
