Mo’ money, mo’ problems

It’s easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for the rich to relax with their money.

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Ernest Hemingway once wrote that "the very rich are different from you and me they have more money". They differ in other ways too. They seem more fearful for a start. This week we read that the American rich "are spending more than ever on private security because of mounting anxiety over terrorist attacks, mass shootings and the toxic character of political debate".

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