Jamie Dimon says the rich and powerful shouldn't be vilified for being successful

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[kevinw]

There is NOTHING wrong when being successful. It is something different when you are caught riggings markets. Yet NO ONE asks hard questions. Typical media

[filtrotp]

In principle, I agree with Dimon. The rich shouldn't be vilified for their success. The huge caveat is how you gained that wealth. If you get special favors and handouts from the government like, idk, trillions of dollars in bailout money when you make a terrible bet, that is certainly worthy of scorn. If you're a person with a great idea who is willing to personally subsume all the risks associated with bringing the idea to fruition, yeah, the government and the public should leave you alone to reap all of the rewards. That's the mixed economy for you. The next time we have capitalism in the world will be the first time.

[robertcalamusso]

Dimon is great.

We do need more income equality.

[dededenver]

Leslie Stahl has a net worth of $40 million. Her annual salary is $1.8 million. She has the nerve to question Dimon like he is a rich criminal. Hey Leslie, start giving your money away and shut your accusatory gob.

[username]

Neither should the poor. But it sure is nice to be born rich like Michael Douglas' son.

[anthonywilliams]

I'm always leary of excerpts from interviews. Where is the full interview?

[mikesprague]

They're not vilified for being successful, but for how they play the game.

[davidkelly]

the best economical growth the world has ever seen is happening now problem is the rich are the only ones reaping it.

[nancymesek]

Nobody should have the wealth he has. 100million times 10 is only hoarded, not stimulating the economy.

[angelmatos]

Let's vilify the people who paid the lobbyist to bribe the Congress to change the laws that made the illegal, legal & had them paying less taxes than their secretaries. And as Steve Jobs would say, "One last thing", the creation of Tax Havens (watch the movie The Laundromat) that legally avoid all fiscal responsibilities that allow you to say, "But it's all 'legal'! Mr Dimon needs an appointment with Dr Phucq'U.

[uinisefoochong]

Dad I want to do a stand up show .... my social skills are fading so why not???

[SOCful]

so if I"m playing a game of Texas Hold'em with ten people for actual money, and one of those people has "stacked the deck, " continually winning with their "take" growing exponentially at the expense of the other nine people, I will call them out. So would everyone who is commenting here. Perhaps they were already a really good card player, and worked hard to master the game, but they still found the need to cheat in the game to serve their own interests. They may not be a "bad" person. But they still keep rigging the game until SOMEONE calls them out. That's what this is, a rigging of our media, our politics, our society's scarce resources (capitalism is based upon division of scarce resources through the "invisible hand"), but what if that "invisible hand" isn't working, because someone stacked the deck?

[supraxlr]

Bribing your way to laws that allow vastly unjust levels of capitalist / corporate predation, isn’t the same as being successful as a result of doing good in the world.

[jhockeyliu]

Dimon, what is your relation with Epostein?

[pete]

I agree, they should only be vilified for the disgusting, immoral and illegal things that they've done. Jamie Dimon included.

[sigmanu]

Not vilifying BUT there is noooo reason for a single person to make $31 million a year….literally zero reason.

[chewie]

How about vilified for manipulating metals?

[TessieDobey]

I agree, no one should be vilified for being wealth nor be ashamed for being poor.

[Mortimer_Duke]

Hijacked? For what, when wealth generally is accumulated by doing or making something others value sufficiently?

[Blitznstitch]

If I were him, I’d quit. And go live a good life living off all those riches accumulated