Dedicated trackers of Muckety will delight in Richistan, by Robert Frank, who writes the Wealth Report column for The Wall Street Journal.
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Frank’s premise - and he provides a great deal of evidence to back it up - is that the wealthy have become a separate country within a country. They share a common language and common economy, and they fraternize in places where hoi polloi aren’t allowed to step foot.
One of our favorite examples, described at length in Frank’s book, is the Yellowstone Club, which bills itself as “the world’s only private ski and golf community.” Members include Bill Gates, Peter Chernin and Dan Quayle.
The club was founded by serial entrepreneur Tim Blixseth, who tells Frank, “I don’t like most rich people. They can be arrogant.”
Yellowstone’s staff includes a director of privacy, who formerly served as a member of Gerald Ford’s Secret Service detail. Its marketing VP is former Olympic skier Hank Kashiwa. Its honorary board of directors is a who’s who of sports and entertainment.
And then there’s Dan Quayle.
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