$230,000 For a Guard Dog: Why the Wealthy Are Afraid Of Violence From Below

[Freebird100]

As inequality in the US grows, the ultra-rich are pouring their spare cash not just into private jets, but into private security. Think there's a connection?
July 29, 2011  | 
 
“Violence in the streets, aimed at the wealthy. That’s what I worry about.”
That was what an unidentified billionaire told Robert Frank of the Wall Street Journal a while back. Rich people are scared of global unrest, Frank reported, citing a survey by Insite Security and IBOPE Zogby International of people with liquid assets of $1 million or more (translation: folks who have or can get their hands on $1 million in cash fairly easily) that says 94 percent of the wealthy are concerned about “global unrest” around the world.

He noted:

    Of course, Insite has an interest in getting the paranoid rich to beef up their security. Still, the numbers are backed up by other trends seen throughout the world of wealth today: the rich keeping a lower profile, hiring $230,000 guard dogs, and arming their yachts, planes and cars with military-style security features.

http://www.alternet.org/story/151837/%24230%2C000_for_a_guard_dog%3A_why_the_wealthy_are_afraid_of_violence_from_below?page=entire

[larsonstdoc]

  Truly unbelievable.  These dogs cost more than the average home in America. 

[donnay]

For that amount of money they could have a fortress of guns to protect them!  But hey, what do the idle rich know?

[larsonstdoc]

For that amount of money they could have a fortress of guns to protect them!  But hey, what do the idle rich know?

  One bullet and that $230,000 dog is toast. 

[Freebird100]

For that amount of money they could have a fortress of guns to protect them!  But hey, what do the idle rich know?

They`ve stolen so much money I`m sure they have that too.

[donnay]

They`ve stolen so much money I`m sure they have that too.

Possibly?  But they still are the idle rich...which means they are pretty much clueless about survival. 

[chris jones]

Freebird, that's some good Info digging, the message is loud and clear.
The wealthy, (the informed), are setting up high security, that does bring the message home..Food for  serious consideration.
   

[ekimdrachir]

Release the hounds Smithers!