The Revolt of the Rich (the American Conservative)
I do not mean secession by physical withdrawal from the territory of the
state, although that happens from time to time—for example, Erik
Prince, who was born into a fortune, is related to the even bigger Amway
fortune, and made yet another fortune as CEO of the mercenary-for-hire
firm Blackwater, moved his company (renamed Xe) to the United Arab
Emirates in 2011. What I mean by secession is a withdrawal into
enclaves, an internal immigration, whereby the rich disconnect
themselves from the civic life of the nation and from any concern about
its well being except as a place to extract loot.
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