Until recently he split his time between conservative Charlotte, North Carolina, and liberalWashington, DC. His wife, Lisa Renstrom, used to manage hotels inherited from her father, aprosperous Republican businessman. Now she campaigns on climate change and backsWealth for the Common Good, a group of rich people who back Occupy Wall Street. Herfather used to give his occupation as capitalist. I grew up believing that [capitalists] weremaking the world a better place, she says. The capitalism we have has left us withdegraded infrastructure, threats to our health, and global warming.
直到最近他一直都在两个地方生活:保守的北卡罗来纳州夏洛特市和开放的华盛顿特区。他的妻子丽莎?恩斯曾经管理过继承自其父亲的一家旅馆,现在她正为气候变化奔走呼号,参加一个名为财富为大家的支持华尔街运动的富人团体。她的父亲曾称自己为一名资本家。在我的成长历 程中,我一直相信资本家使这个世界更美好,她说。我们的资本主义留给我们的是破败的基础设施、对我们健康的威胁和全球变暖。
Most of the 1% prefer not to talk about their good fortune. As the New York Times recentlyobserved in an article on the 1%, Some envisioned waking up to protesters on the lawn;others feared audits by the IRS or other punitive government action.But Mr Perkowitz andMs Renstrom are utterly typical of the 1% in that they are far more politically engaged thanthe average 99-percenters. Nearly all the rich people surveyed by Northwestern vote, 68%make campaign contributions, nearly half had contacted a member of Congress and a fifthhad solicited contributions on behalf of a candidate. A good chunk of those calls were meantto help their businesses. But many were motivated by the common good, defined in asmany different ways as the sources of their wealth.
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