A recent article written by Australian economist Alex Robson, exploring the modern tendency to criticize businessmen solely on the basis of their successes (high profits and high salaries)….

How seriously should we take these whining envy-peddlers who show such an obvious distaste for entrepreneurs and innovators?

Not very seriously at all.

Don’t imagine for a second that someone else would receive this money if our entrepreneurs all quit. They wouldn’t. Despite the impression by Treasurer Peter Costello’s annual Budget speech, our economy isn’t like a magic pudding which can just be carved up by politicians and welfare lobbyists at will. If the innovators stop working, the economic pie shrinks accordingly.”

http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,21763227-27197,00.html

…and another (student-written) article I came across today that bears a remarkably similar theme…

Why does our society seem to shun greatness? Why is the pursuit or embracing or admittance of our own excellence treated with fear, shame and guilt?

http://www.thesop.org/index.php?id=5748