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First off, in this economy, 15% unemployment, if you can't find qualified people willing to work without multi-mill­ion-dollar bonuses, you're a loser and ought to be ousted. (I'm probably not the only one who got laid off this year, then rehired at 15% less than I was making before.)

Secondly, a handful of millionaires spending gobs of cash in New York City restaurants and Long Island marinas is not going to "trickle down" to people hurting in Ohio or California.

The better everyone does, the better everyone does. Because that means people will be spending money in their local economies, and local businesses will be able to hire more people.
That's how you build an economy.