Then what are Kleptocrats? I wouldn’t say that any oligarchs are elite (certainly NOT in the sense of “the natural aristocracy” concept of a MERITOCRACY). But their money does sure as hell work for them, instead of them working for their money, of course. (It USED to be satire, for somebody to say, “I’ll have you no that my ancestors worked damn hard for my money!” The oligarchs, plutarchs, and kleptocrats see no satire there.)
Then what are Kleptocrats? I wouldn’t say that any oligarchs are elite (certainly NOT in the sense of “the natural aristocracy” concept of a MERITOCRACY). But their money does sure as hell work for them, instead of them working for their money, of course. (It USED to be satire, for somebody to say, “I’ll have you no that my ancestors worked damn hard for my money!” The oligarchs, plutarchs, and kleptocrats see no satire there.)