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Re:Wells Fargo Hit with $1B in Fines by ergothus on Saturday April 21, 2018 @04:02PM (#16893125)
I really hate the use of "elites" in this context (you're using a common usage, I just don't like it).

To be elite is something to aspire to, to admire. To be truly elite includes concepts like benevolence, compassion, a larger awareness, and a long-term perspective. Being rich and/or educated alone isn't enough to be elite. Having power is definitely not part of being elite. A malevolent dictator is not an elite, they are just a powerful jerk.

This may be yelling to hold back the tide, but I think it's a bad idea to connect concepts of "good" with concepts of "asshole"

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Re:Wells Fargo Hit with $1B in Fines by mathgeek on Saturday April 21, 2018 @05:29PM (#16893546)
Per Wikipedia:

"In political and sociological theory, the elite (French élite, from Latin eligere) are a small group of powerful people who hold a disproportionate amount of wealth, privilege, political power, or skill in a society."

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Re:Wells Fargo Hit with $1B in Fines by chiefalchemist on Monday April 23, 2018 @08:04AM (#16902621)
Call it whatever you want. The key takeaway is the awareness of The 14% is nonexistent. The 14% is not part of the so called 99%, the 14% is on the wrong side of divide.
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