Well, apparently there are assholes everywhere, including San Francisco.

I had a very unpleasant experience this evening. I worked late, and decided to stop at the Lone Star for a drink on my way home.

While there, I received a call from a friend, and I stepped out on the patio to speak with him. I was the only person on the patio. My friend and I touched on many topics, from silly to serious. As is usually the case, the conversation steered its way to politics and the current state of affairs in the country. Neither of us is happy with the way things are going.

In the meantime, this asshole comes out on the patio and is apparently eavesdropping on my conversation. At one point, I make a comment that something like 90% of the wealth in this country is held by 10% of the people. That's a figure that I didn't pull out of my ass, by the way. I got it from an economics textbook for a class I took a couple of years ago.

Anyway, this asshole blurts out that I'm full of bullshit, and demands to know my sources. Well, I couldn't exactly cite my sources at the moment. I suggested he could look in any economics textbook, which wasn't good enough for him. Then I told him if he gave me his email address I would be happy to look it up and email it to him. "My email address is my business" he said. Then he said, "you probably have a website of your own, judging by that blue tooth on your ear." Jesus, what is this guy's problem?

Finally, he dropped the bomb. "You're nothing but a fucking San Francisco Democrat." Considering the fact that I have just recently moved here from Texas, I thought that was laughable, and I told him so. And frankly, I consider that a badge of honor. I apologized for bothering him with my conversation and suggested he continue getting high.

That conversation bothered me a lot. And, I like to make sure my facts are straight. So, when I got home, I did a google search for "concentration of wealth in the United States." And I discovered that my figures were off a little, but not by much.

The first item on the list was a University of California paper which stated that 84% of the wealth in this country is held by the top 20% of the people. The second item on the list was a paper by a New York University Economics professor. He stated that 80% of the wealth in this country is held by the top 20%

So, I was off a little. Bottom line is a small percentage of Americans own most of the wealth. And to the asshole at the Lone Star: FUCK YOU RIGHT IN THE MOUTH! And I don't mean that in a good way.