The distribution of wealth in this country is crazy.

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The Lonious Monk
The Lonious Monk Members Posts: 26,258 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited March 2011 in The Social Lounge
howrich2.jpg

full article: http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thelookout/20110223/ts_yblog_thelookout/separate-but-unequal-charts-show-growing-rich-poor-gap

That's a crazy disparity. ? revolutions have sparked off in response to less. The crazy thing is that people in this country aren't united enough to do anything about this. In fact it's actually backwards. You actually have repubs and tea part members complaining about rich people being taxed more. How dumb is that? All those lower and middle class people out their fighting for the rights of the people who are hoarding all the money. Silly.
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  • bankrupt baller
    bankrupt baller Members Posts: 12,927 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 2011
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    And here we are bullshitting on the internet....
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  • bankrupt baller
    bankrupt baller Members Posts: 12,927 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    its over: 2012! wrote: »
    that's actually wealthy, white americas trying to do all that they can to preserve rich, white, americans...right?


    Mr. Prewett?


    You out there, my friend?

    im sure that 90% has a lot of white people in it also
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  • tru_m.a.c
    tru_m.a.c Members Posts: 9,091 ✭✭✭✭
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    bankrupt baller wrote: »
    im sure that 90% has a lot of white people in it also

    It is a historical fact that the rich white folks use the poor white folks as pawns against minorities.
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  • bankrupt baller
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    tru_m.a.c wrote: »
    It is a historical fact that the rich white folks use the poor white folks as pawns against minorities.

    no matter the race,the lower class people are all viewed as sheep to be herded
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  • tru_m.a.c
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    bankrupt baller wrote: »
    no matter the race,the lower class people are all viewed as sheep to be herded

    eh...yeah....eh no
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  • John Prewett
    John Prewett Members Posts: 755 ✭
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    its over: 2012! wrote: »
    That's actually wealthy, White Americas trying to do all that they can to preserve
    rich, White, Americans...right? Mr. Prewett? You out there, my friend?

    I don't know any rich [money-wise] people.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLmDAlk2R4k


    What's the trick to making the U-Tube "embed" ?
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  • John Prewett
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    The Lonious Monk wrote: »
    howrich2.jpg

    full article: http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thelookout/20110223/ts_yblog_thelookout/separate-but-unequal-charts-show-growing-rich-poor-gap

    That's a crazy disparity. ? revolutions have sparked off in response to less. The crazy thing is that people in this country aren't united enough to do anything about this. In fact it's actually backwards. You actually have repubs and tea part members complaining about rich people being taxed more. How dumb is that? All those lower and middle class people out their fighting for the rights of the people who are hoarding all the money. Silly.

    The disparity you note is definately NOT limited to USA. The USA is just becoming like the rest of the world has been all along. Few very rich, many very poor. All over the world.

    And when you do have a ? revolution,... within a few years you just have some new faces among the newly rich,... and most of the old faces still among the poor.

    Then the newly rich end up in conflict with the poor just like the old rich were.
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  • KTULU IS BACK
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    John Prewett wrote: »
    The disparity you note is definately NOT limited to USA. The USA is just becoming like the rest of the world has been all along. Few very rich, many very poor. All over the world.

    Scandinavia.
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  • Jabu_Rule
    Jabu_Rule Members Posts: 5,993 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I've learned how to get a lot for a little. I don't need to be rich. It would be cool though..
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  • John Prewett
    John Prewett Members Posts: 755 ✭
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    KTULU IS BACK wrote: »
    Scandinavia.

    Hmmm, so how is Scandinavia doing ? How is the influx of MOslems working out ?
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  • KTULU IS BACK
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    John Prewett wrote: »
    Hmmm, so how is Scandinavia doing ?
    Really great.
    How is the influx of MOslems working out ?

    Isn't affecting the economy.
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  • Jabu_Rule
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    John Prewett wrote: »
    Hmmm, so how is Scandinavia doing ? How is the influx of MOslems working out ?


    Had to find a way right John? You're really becoming transparent.
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  • janklow
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    John Prewett wrote: »
    How is the influx of MOslems working out ?
    remind me again which one of them is so evil as to be some Biblical ally of the Antichrist
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  • supersajinfo
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    bankrupt baller wrote: »
    no matter the race,the lower class people are all viewed as sheep to be herded

    Sorry bruh what you wrote here was preaching to the choir and borderline redudant.

    @John Prewett. If you look at the french revolution the french people became way more empowered and have way more control over there government. Thats why they have a higher standard for education ,health care and living. Sure there are poor but the poor there wont be denied healthcare. Some of the things that pop off in america such as corporate tax breaks and ? infrastructure and poor public education. Would not pop off in France at all.
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  • The Lonious Monk
    The Lonious Monk Members Posts: 26,258 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    John Prewett wrote: »
    The disparity you note is definately NOT limited to USA. The USA is just becoming like the rest of the world has been all along. Few very rich, many very poor. All over the world.

    And when you do have a ? revolution,... within a few years you just have some new faces among the newly rich,... and most of the old faces still among the poor.

    Then the newly rich end up in conflict with the poor just like the old rich were.

    Yeah but unlike other countries, a lot of people in America seem content with this state of being. You have a lot of dumb poor people out there that will fight to keep things as they are just on the off chance that they might get rich one day. How stupid is that?
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  • supersajinfo
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    heyslick wrote: »
    Regardless of what you claim/say. -- France isn't rated that high in the scheme of things given the info below....BTW how can you compare France with a meager 60 million to another country that has 5 times that amount of people.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_sector_composition

    I'm talking about how the people are active in the political process people will protest in a heart beat at any signs of unfairness by the government or inequality.
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  • John Prewett
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    Originally Posted by John Prewett
    Hmmm, so how is Scandinavia doing ? How is the influx of MOslems working out ?
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    FuriousOne wrote: »
    Had to find a way right John? You're really becoming transparent.

    Following for STARTERS. I can find more.

    http://fjordman.blogspot.com/2005/02/muslim-? -epidemic-in-sweden-and.html

    [course I understand some people think ? of white ? hoes is no big deal,... since all of the white ? were asking for it]
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  • shootemwon
    shootemwon Members Posts: 4,635 ✭✭
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    Arianna Huffington's book "Third World America" was a good read on this topic. Haven't always been a fan of hers but I think that book is worthwhile.
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  • shtoopid
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    The Lonious Monk wrote: »
    Yeah but unlike other countries, a lot of people in America seem content with this state of being. You have a lot of dumb poor people out there that will fight to keep things as they are just on the off chance that they might get rich one day. How stupid is that?

    smh at this being true
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  • kingblaze84
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    Very sad statistics right here. We have tons of money to give to oil companies and Wall Street, but we want to cut back aid to the poor and middle class. The tax cuts for the rich are bankrupting the nation and meanwhile, we want to take away the rights and power of the unions. America is not a republic or a democracy, it's a plutocracy.

    This one nation has become one corporation, under Goldman Sachs and BP, with little liberty, and justice for war criminals and rich people. I'm comfortable for now, but damn, I don't envy middle class people with kids.
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  • wtruckc
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    Did any of yall listen to that song prewett posted? wow gtfoh
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  • truth spitter
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    kingblaze84 wrote: »
    Very sad statistics right here. We have tons of money to give to oil companies and Wall Street, but we want to cut back aid to the poor and middle class. The tax cuts for the rich are bankrupting the nation and meanwhile, we want to take away the rights and power of the unions. America is not a republic or a democracy, it's a plutocracy.

    This one nation has become one corporation, under Goldman Sachs and BP, with little liberty, and justice for war criminals and rich people. I'm comfortable for now, but damn, I don't envy middle class people with kids.

    once u become comfortable..u become useless for the movement..thats what they want u to feel...give u just enough where u dont wanna fight in fear of losing what little u have now...dont get comfortable
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  • one_manshow
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    Scandinavian countries>>>>>>>>North America in terms of addressing income inequality and distribution of wealth.

    They must be doing a lot of things right in order to fight poverty, homelessness and crime.
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  • The Lonious Monk
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    one_manshow wrote: »
    Scandinavian countries>>>>>>>>North America in terms of addressing income inequality and distribution of wealth.

    They must be doing a lot of things right in order to fight poverty, homelessness and crime.

    America ain't perfect, but it can be a little unfair comparing America to countries in Europe. In some ways, European countries are more similar to US states than they are to the US as a country.

    There is no question ? like this is bad for the US, but a lot of solutions that work in other countries just cant feasibly be applied to America as a whole.
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  • one_manshow
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    The Lonious Monk wrote: »
    America ain't perfect, but it can be a little unfair comparing America to countries in Europe. In some ways, European countries are more similar to US states than they are to the US as a country.

    There is no question ? like this is bad for the US, but a lot of solutions that work in other countries just cant feasibly be applied to America as a whole.

    Scandinavian countries combined don't have a greater population then the state of California they represent a small fraction of Europe as a whole. If you want to talk about solutions lets talk income inequality since income is the most important determinant for quality of life/health. Secondly, unemployment rates as well as poverty rates in the Scandinavian countries have all decreased due to government officials taxing the elite/rich more and using that money for programs like child care, education and health care. Now on the other hand, America as a whole refuses to use that strategy they would rather invest money into other areas such as pointless wars/battles that eventually result in defeat and come with debt.
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