First, I should say I am sorry to hear he has passed away. Without a doubt he played a big role in growing SV.

I recall the incident below, and I'd like to reflect on it (in positive light, I refuse to speak ill of the dead).

"...he compared the “progressive war on the 1 percent” to the persecution of Jews in Nazi Germany."

There is without a doubt a problem with the growing divide. But still, the wealthy are humans too, many who have struggled to obtain their position. Many wealthy people are trying to fix the problem of the divide. A growing problem I see is desire to persecute the wealthy, or lump them all into one "evil" class. That is really throwing the baby out with the bathwater, because I think the majority of wealthy people are honest and trying to do good, as opposed to the few dishonest and corrupt individuals among them.

Edit: A lot of people will see the comparison to Jews as ridiculous, but IMO it is not entirely far-fetched. The Jews were an easy target for persecution because they were successful when most others were not (which many attribute to the Jewish work ethic). See: http://writing.uncc.edu/student-writing/nazi-propaganda-effe...

Obviously, I don't think his comparison was referencing genocide, but instead the growing attitude that hates success rather than celebrates it.