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Funny... I have many friends, and I don't know what any of them earn. Well, except one, and he's been a friend since childhood.

Talking about such things just isn't polite, and not done in polite company.

Somthing smells about your claim to know what 'dozens and dozens' of people earn.

You must only talk about such things in "quiet rooms."
http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2012/01...iet-rooms.html

I've always known within maybe 10-20 percent what friends earn.
Workmates within 10 percent or less, sometimes exactly.
It's part of normal human interactions for approximate earnings to be
revealed.
Some of it is generally public knowledge.
And it's a means of helping and protecting one another in life and
career.
That doesn't apply for fat cats, who aren't normal.
Thinking that a normal person would "envy" him, shows that Romney
doesn't understand normal people. Only people of his ilk would envy him.
Reveals he is envious of those with more lucre than him.
Pretty sad, really, to live like that.
I see some of that same quality in Krause, always talking about wealth.
Many people have wised up, though.
I saw a woman participating in C-Span forum put that succinctly when she
said understanding "derivatives" is simple, not complicated as it's made
out to be.
The simple definition of derivatives is "How a bunch of rich guys stole
your money."
That's what's important to know. Who is stealing from you.
You can stay in the dark, in a quiet room if you choose. Free country.