SorrowsoftheMillionaireThemillionaireclass,asmallbutgrowingoneintowhichanyofusmaybeflungtomorrowbytheaccidentsofcommerce,isperhapsthemostneglectedinthecommunity.AsfarasIknow,thisisthefirsttractthathaseverbeenwrittenformillionaires.Intheadvertisementsofthemanufacturersofthecountry,Ifindthateverythingisproducedforthemillionandnothingforthemillionaire.Children,boys,youth,“gents”,ladies,artisans,professionalmen,evenpeers,andkings,arecateredfor;butthemillionaire’scustomisevidentlynotworthhaving;therearetoofewofhim.WhilstthepooresthavetheirRagFair,adulyorganizedandbusymarketinHoundsditch,whereyoucanbuyabootforapenny,youmaysearchtheworldinvainforthemarketwherethe￡50boot,thespecialdearlineofhatsatfortyguineas,theclothofgoldbicyclingsuit,andtheCleopatraclaret,fourpearlstothebottle,canbepurchasedwholesale.Thustheunfortunatemillionairehastheresponsibilityofprodigiouswealthwithoutthepossibilityofenjoyinghimselfmorethananyordinaryrichman.Indeed,inmanythingshecannotenjoyhimselfmorethanmanypoormendo,norevensomuch;foradrummajorisbetterdressed;atrainer’sstableladoftenridesabetterhorse;thefirst-classcarriageissharedbyofficeboystakingtheiryoungladiesoutfortheevening;everybodywhogoesdowntoBrightonforSundayridesinthePullmancar;andofwhatuseisittobeabletopayforapeacock’sbrainsandwichwhenthereisnothingtobehadbuthamorbeef?Theinjusticeofhisstateofthingshasnotbeensufficientlyconsidered.Amanwithanincomeof￡25ayearcanmultiplyhiscomfortbeyondallcalculationbydoublinghisincome.Amanwith￡50ayearcanatleastquadruplehiscomfortbydoublinghisincome.Probablyuptoeven￡250ayeardoubledincomemeansdoubledcomfort.Afterthattheincrementofcomfortgrowslessinproportiontotheincrementofincomeuntilapointisreachedatwhichthevictimissatiatedandevensurfeitedwitheverythingthatmoneycanprocure.Toexpecthimtoenjoyanotherhundredthousandpoundsbecausemenlikemoney,isexactlyasifyouweretoexpectaconfectioner’sshop-boytoenjoytwohoursmoreworkadaybecauseboysarefondofsweets.Whatcanthewretchedmillionairedothatneedsamillion?Doeshewantafleetofyachts,aRottenRowfullofcarriages,anarmyofservants,awholecityoftownhouses,oracontinentforagamepreserve?Canheattendmorethanonetheatreinoneevening,orwearmorethanonesuitatatime,ordigestmoremealsthanhisbutler?Isitaluxurytohavemoremoneytotakecareof,morebeggingletterstoread,andtobecutofffromthosedeliciousAlnaschardreamsinwhichthepoorman,sittingdowntoconsiderwhathewilldointhealwayspossibleeventofsomeunknownrelativeleavinghimafortune,forgetshisprivation.AndyetthereisnosympathyforthishiddensorrowofPlutocracy.Thepooralonearepitied.Societiesspringupinalldirectionstorelieveallsortsofcomparativelyhappypeople,fromdischargedprisonersinthefirstraptureoftheirregainedlibertytochildrenrevellingintheluxuryofanunlimitedappetite;butnohandisstretchedouttothemillionaire,excepttobeg.Inallourdealingwithhimliesimplicitthedelusionthathehasnothingtocomplainof,andthatheoughttobeashamedofrollinginwealthwhilstothersarestarving.byGeorgeBernardShaw百万富翁的悲哀百万富翁是一个虽小却正在扩大成长的阶层，我们当中任何人都可能由于做生意发了横财明天就被投进这个阶层。然而这个阶层在社会上或许是最受忽视的。为百万富翁鸣不平的小文章，据我所知，这还是第一篇。在这个国度所有制造商的广告上，我发现什么东西都是为成百万人生产的，而为百万富翁生产的却什么也没有。儿童，少年，青年，“绅士”，太太小姐，手艺人，职员，甚至贵族和国王，他们都得到供应；但是百万富...