Oh there is way more to the Al gore story.  His father, A former Senator, was executive vice president of an oil company called Occidental Petroleum Co. In 1995 the Clinton/Gore administration initiated something called the National Performance Review.  It was VP Al Gore's Project to cut down on government waste.  He recommended the privatization of Elk Hills, a 47,000 acre oil rich land in southern California.  It had been in the the posession of the US navey since 1912 as an emergency oil reserve.  The government took bids for the land.  The Energy Dept. announced in 1997 that it would sell the land to,  you guessed it, Occidental Petroleum Co. for $3.65billion.  Overnight Occidental's Oil reserves tripled, which sent their stock through the roof.  The Gore's had $500,000 worth of Occidental Stock at the time.   

Also, in the 1970's Al gore sr. was also executive Vice President of Island Creek Coal Co.  At the time it was the nations 3rd largest producer of coal. 

Al gore jr. Owns land near his ranch in Tennessee that is leased to Union zinc.  They mine zinc ore from it. 

On another note.  Al Gore's green initiatives that he is trying to force upon us is very profitable for companies selling "green" products.  Al gore Claims carbon points by buying these products,  except he owns the company from which he is buying them from and stands to make huge profits if he can convince the world that we are all doomed.

Socialism by design eliminates a middle class and keeps rich people rich and everyone else poor.  You can't tax money someone already has and you can never get there it they keep taking it.