Fitzgerald had it straight, although I guess he didn’t believe his own insight: the very rich are different from you and me.
Wealth is like the Richter scale—once you pass a certain point, the jumps from one level to the next aren’t double or triple but some amazing and ruinous multiple you don’t even want to think about. Fitzgerald had it straight, although I guess he didn’t believe his own insight: the very rich are different from you and me. I thought of telling Bill that, and decided to keep my mouth shut. He had a sump-pump to fix.
