There’s a great article in this morning’s Washington Post on Leon Cooperman, the known investor (paywall unfortunately). It chronicles his “rags to riches” story and current goal to give away nearly all of his wealth. Cooperman lives in some nice houses, but he drives a Hyundai and relies on a decades-old bike to get around
Category: Class
Book: ‘Blue-Collar Roots, White-Collar Dreams’
In our nation, there’s almost no discussion about class. We pride ourselves on being a classless society, a meritocracy. I think that’s mostly true, but not fully. Class issues are evident at work. Here are some examples: What people wear at many offices oozes middle-class (and up) culture. For example, men often wear khakis (a remnant from