Bernis made a million this year because of his successful book. In the future, his income will reflect waning sales. His income will diminish year after year.
A socialist can, of course, be a millionaire without that being hypocrisy. Socialism is about what you think the best rules for governing our economy should be, not about what you think individuals should voluntarily be doing. In fact, it's possible for a rational socialist to see individual charity as counter-productive, in that it reduces the political pressure for the systemic changes that are needed, and thereby delays those needed changes.
It may be easier for you to see your error if you ask yourself whether it would be hypocritical for a capitalist to donate money to charity. Obviously, no. Capitalism is, again, about what you think the best rules for governing our economy should be, not about what you think individuals should voluntarily be doing. In fact, it's possible for a rational capitalist to see individual charity as productive, in that it reduces political pressure that might otherwise result in revolutionary systemic changes that he believes are not needed -- throw the plebes enough table scraps and they won't demand a seat at the banquet table. It's the same way industries often choose to self-regulate, in hopes of preventing the government from coming in and imposing regulations.
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