Why Silicon Valley is not the second coming of the Gilded Age

Re:Why Silicon Valley is not the second coming of the Gilded... by jbooth on Tuesday May 21, 2013 @03:35PM (#5746258)

Not to mention that there's a line of reasoning for 1%ers to support the democratic party's centrist economic policies in the name of self-interest -- richer consumers to buy stuff means more sales for those selling it, better infrastructure is good for business, etc.

Some might disagree with that reasoning but it's really missing the mark to consider rich democrats as some sort of 'self hating rich' or 'culture voters ignoring economic policy'.

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Re:Why Silicon Valley is not the second coming of the Gilded... by jfb on Tuesday May 21, 2013 @03:44PM (#5746339)

Or even that the Democratic party isn't a creature of finance. Since Wall Street has largely captured both parties, a plutocrat can vote on social issues without worrying overmuch about their pocketbook.

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