Don Brunell

Our country is awash in the politics of envy these days.

America has always been the land of opportunity for anyone willing to work hard and seek a better life for their families. But today, their success is demonized.

The presumption is, if you’re rich, you didn’t earn it and you don’t deserve it. But as a rule, most successful Americans weren’t born wealthy. They built their treasure the hard way and employ people.

Thankfully, America doesn’t have a class system. People take risks and move up and down the economic ladder every day. In fact, most of America’s rich and famous started at the bo...