Yesterday, my email address somehow got mixed up with that of someone else by the same name... someone who travels in more rarified circles than I do. As a result, I was accidentally copied on an email thread among some employees of the financial firms JPMorgan Chase, Metcalf-Davis, and Kentucky Blue Blood Financial (KBBF), who are evidently planning a vacation together.
In the email thread, Alex from JPMorgan Chase brazenly proclaims that "[i]n order for us to have a successful gathering, we must avoid hotels, condos, or any other form of 99% living; we are, after all, the 1%." [Italics in original.] The full email thread is presented below in reverse chronological order, starting with my reply. I have redacted their last names and direct contact information out of pity, and have retained my own for veracity.
Please note that this email exchange took place on the very same morning that Jamie Dimon was testifying before the Senate Banking Committee, trying (not) to explain how JPMorgan Chase could possibly have lost more than $2 billion in bad hedge trading. It doesn't seem like much of a mystery to me, given that their employees are busy ridiculing the 99% and making vacation plans during business hours.