Doomsday Prep for the super rich

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  • January 25, 2017 at 10:32 pm #64374
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    link:http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/01/30/doomsday-prep-for-the-super-rich

    January 26, 2017 at 12:14 am #64380
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    “To manage that fear, Dugger said, he has seen two very different responses. “People know the only real answer is, Fix the problem,” he said. “It’s a reason most of them give a lot of money to good causes.” At the same time, though, they invest in the mechanics of escape. He recalled a dinner in New York City after 9/11 and the bursting of the dot-com bubble: “A group of centi-millionaires and a couple of billionaires were working through end-of-America scenarios and talking about what they’d do. Most said they’ll fire up their planes and take their families to Western ranches or homes in other countries.” One of the guests was skeptical, Dugger said. “He leaned forward and asked, ‘Are you taking your pilot’s family, too? And what about the maintenance guys? If revolutionaries are kicking in doors, how many of the people in your life will you have to take with you?’ The questioning continued. In the end, most agreed they couldn’t run.” ”

    Amazing how so many don’t see “fixing the problem” as the problem to fix, but rather to maintain their lifestyle in the face of radical systemic change is the “problem to fix”…

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