One respondent—a CEO from the Midwest—made this same point crassly, explaining that the presence of extreme wealth disparity is “just the way life is. It’s reality.” But despite this harsh reality, he offers hope. “My answer to everything is jobs. We are giving you jobs, and you simply wouldn’t be here without us … we understand and believe that the noblest thing a person can do is to give people jobs … so while [the wealthy] may not really need a massage or spa things, or their lawn manicured, they do it because they know it provides work for people.”
