If I Were Filthy Rich

If I had a quarter of a billion dollars like Mitt Romney, I’d probably still go to WaWa. But the thing is that I wouldn’t have a quarter of a billion dollars for very long. I would give almost all of it away. I cannot in my mind justify one person having that much money while many people are in need. I’m not saying I would support a law against having that much wealth. I wouldn’t. But, on a personal level, I would never feel comfortable having that much money in my possession. It is so far in excess of what I would need to have my dream house and every toy that I could ever want and to provide for my family and my descendants that I would find ways for that money to circulate back into the economy where it would be helpful to people. And I’d hand out C-Notes like candy to every valet, waitress, bartender, or maid I encountered. And I wouldn’t go around talking about how much I like to fire people.

Author: BooMan

Martin Longman a contributing editor at the Washington Monthly. He is also the founder of Booman Tribune and Progress Pond. He has a degree in philosophy from Western Michigan University.