So all of these protestors arrived at an AIG guy’s house. Surprise, it’s nice. Really. Nicer than the average house. There is income inequality in America, it seems:
She marveled at AIG executive James Haas’ colonial house, which has stunning views of a golf course and the Long Island Sound. The Fairfield house is “another part of the world” from her life in nearby Bridgeport, which flirted with bankruptcy in the 1990s and still struggles with foreclosures and unemployment.
How dare we subsidize the AIG jerks with their fancy houses. What should we do instead? Subsidize other people’s more tasteful houses:
Another protester, Claire Jeffery, of Bloomfield, said she’s on the verge of foreclosure. She works as a housekeeper; her husband, a truck driver, can’t find work.
“I love my home,” she said. “I really want people to help us.”
