Although our corporate overlords are currently safe...

[MrScorpio]

They're actually perpetually paranoid.

They're afraid that the people will punish them for their wrongs:

Take away their toys by reducing their share of the wealth, think and do for ourselves instead of allowing their lies to guide us, make them common human beings instead of demi-gods...

We should oblige them their worst fears.

[cali]

1. How do you know this? Did you do a survey?

[dmosh42]

2. I would think that the large majority of the super rich only got there by manipulation....

and illegal acts. There are very few Thomas Edisons, who had a real genius, and deserved what he earned. Usually they are parasites and scumbags who never did anything for their country, but did plenty of mean things to other people. Then they attest to how good they are by their charitable donations, which are almost required to lighten their tax burdens which they don't believe they should pay. Yeah, they might have some guilt, but I don't believe it last long.