Letter about Edwards in the Carrboro Citizen

While I'm mad at him over the whole let's-make-the-debate-smaller thing, I thought this letter was pretty good.

A lot of people call John Edwards a hypocrite because he campaigns against poverty and lives in a big house. But this accusation makes no sense. He believes there should be no poor people, not that there should be no rich people. [my emphasis]

Is it true that no one can be wealthy unless others are poor? Apparently, Edwards has a more optimistic view of American capitalism. He seems to believe in prosperity for all, and that some may also have more than others.

Maybe this is mistaken, or even naive. But it is not hypocrisy.

James Coley
Chapel Hil