Not All Of The Rich Are Greedy Bastards - Part 2

Last month I wrote about Warren Buffett, one of the richest men in America. He had written a column saying the rich had been coddled long enough and it was time they joined all other American in "shared sacrifice" -- including paying higher taxes. Well, he's not the only rich person who believes that. Hip-Hop mogul Russell Williams, who has somewhere north of $300 million dollars himself, shares Buffett's sentiments. Here is what Simmons has to say:

Today I will join in solidarity the peaceful protesters at Liberty Plaza in New York City who are "Occupying Wall Street." 

For far too long in this country we have allowed the rich to get richer and the poor to get poorer. 

I believe in a nation where everyone gets a fair share of the fruits of our labor and where everyone pays a fair share for what they receive. 

I am asking the United States government to raise my taxes and not allow the Republicans to use this economic recession as an opportunity to strip the basic programs that protect our most vulnerable.

Lastly, I am demanding that the big banks and corporations stop unduly influencing our government to make decisions that are not in the best interest of the majority of our citizens. 

We need to re-examine our whole American political system that allows corporations and their lobbyists to rule over the people.