Reading Freedland is not so much a revelation as it is a confirmation: the plutocrats really have no clue about this life most of us live. Trump is the symptom Marie Antoinette redux? Ugh. Canada was lucky to have Freedland as Minister of Finance during the COVID years. And, to have her negotiating CUSMA with Trump. “Becoming a plutocrat, and then living as one, creates an extreme sense of entitlement. Like the oligarchs, many plutocrats come to think of themselves as supermen, and expect to be treated accordingly. Regular middle-” — Unreliable Boyfriend: An Insider's View of Dealing with a Chaotic Superpower, Plutocrats, and Other Complicated People by Chrystia Freeland #economy #politics #letthemeatcake #oligarchy #plutocrats #reading #Canada #uspolitics #freedland