I am stunned by the sarcastic tone of this story about yacht owners and the St. Barts Bucket Regatta. Are these folks the next target of the Left’s anger toward successful people? We are in deep, deep trouble when jealousy and anger rule our lives and our politics. From the Fortune story:

Beginning Thursday, 35 of the world’s great sailing superyachts gather for the St. Barts Bucket Regatta — a glorious display of wealth and merriment in an exclusive French colony where the doomed queen would’ve fit right in. At the regatta, with venture capitalist Tom Perkins’s 289-foot Maltese Falcon as the biggest trophy in the fleet, it’s caviar and champagne for everybody! Except for the peasants on shore gawking at the gleaming hulls and masts rising toward the heavens — let them eat, well, sand! Boats with saunas and hot tubs, boats with movie theaters and flat-screen TVs in the head, pastry chefs, Monets, remote-control window shades — come to think of it, wouldn’t John Thain love the life of sailing?

Grow up and take charge of your life. Work to develop your talents to whatever level, and in whatever area, you desire. Stop with this silly, counterproductive jealousy.

By the way, does anyone care that a lot of people are employed by firms that build yachts, sell yachts, furnish yachts, maintain yachts, work aboard yachts, etc? Apparently not.