When the rich are hurting, the poor suffers their losses too

When Aitken stated in 'From Heroes to zeros' (The Goodweekend magazine, November 29, 2008) that 'the last thing we want now is for entrepreneurial Australian's to lose their mojo' I nodded in agreeance. Whilst the broader public certainly won't cry for the down and out investment banker, we must remember that when the rich are hurting, the displaced minorities within our community will suffer their losses too. Entrepreneur's quite often become philanthropists, which fuels not for profit organisations that act as a crux of support for many. Whilst I agree with Rudd that risk takers have been rewarded illproportionately, we must not forget the important positive role that entrepreneur's play in our society. Whilst our economy flounders, we must ensure our support for ingenuity does not, especially at a time when 'out of the box' problem solving skills are needed the most.