Occasionally on Saturday I like to keep up with the lives of the one percent of Americans by featuring a post by the author who is an heir of the Johnson and Johnson estate. I think that it is important that we share in the problems and concerns of all our fellow Americans.
Ever since the economy collapsed and the government bailed out Wall Street, flagrant exhibitionism has been steadily losing its outward appeal. The wealthy no longer flaunt their out-sized fortunes and elevated social status with pride. Instead, they put on middle class airs and disingenuously espouse mainstream values, hoping to avoid the populist fury that has been spreading throughout the nation.