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11 Things The Wealthiest 400 Americans Could Buy Their Country

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Found on FairEconomy.org.

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Comment? I have no idea what the point is supposed to be.
 
So, here's a question. I always hear that the rich people are paid more because they're worth more. So which is more valuable to the country: the top 400, or the 19 million workers who's salaries they could pay? If you had to choose one, which would you keep?
 
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Found on FairEconomy.org.

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When this is looked at in view of the fact that in 2009, 1 in 7 Americans lived in poverty. It is disturbing that we have that much concentrated wealth in this country that is not being used to create jobs here, despite the 30 years of tax breaks at the top that was supposed to trickle down and create jobs and a prosperous economy.

We have been had! And they've dressed up the trickle down theory and are trying to sell it to us again. Hopefully, the citizens have wisened up at this point, with the lack of prosperity all too real for most Americans.
 
I'd really like for someone to pay off my student loans for me. That'd be pretty awesome.
 
TheDemSocialist said:
Maybe the inequality in this country..
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Inequality? You better know it. I'm pissed that I wasn't born to be 6 foot 10 with the ability to hit a jumper with a hand in my face. What do you say we do to rectify that?

Nobody over 6 feet tall allowed in the NBA maybe?
 
atrasicarius said:
So, here's a question. I always hear that the rich people are paid more because they're worth more. So which is more valuable to the country: the top 400, or the 19 million workers who's salaries they could pay? If you had to choose one, which would you keep?
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LOL, I'd never make that arguement. I can't see the value of say Will Ferrell being anywhere near what he gets paid but I'm not going to belly ache and moan until he gives me a good portion of his wealth.
 
Catawba said:
When this is looked at in view of the fact that in 2009, 1 in 7 Americans lived in poverty. It is disturbing that we have that much concentrated wealth in this country that is not being used to create jobs here, despite the 30 years of tax breaks at the top that was supposed to trickle down and create jobs and a prosperous economy.
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I do not know the exact numbers so I'm simply going to go with, well you pick it, many or most. Many or most of those in poverty have 2-3 televisions, a cell phone..... you get the idea.

We have been had! And they've dressed up the trickle down theory and are trying to sell it to us again. Hopefully, the citizens have wisened up at this point, with the lack of prosperity all too real for most Americans.
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Then change your lot in life. I can gaurantee you that jealousy is never going to cut it for you.
 
Forbes magazine praises the rich for their accumulation of wealth, no matter how it is done.
Forbes is partially responsible for the money worship that causes people to hoard their wealth instead of putting it in circulation by creating jobs.
 
1Perry said:
I do not know the exact numbers so I'm simply going to go with, well you pick it, many or most. Many or most of those in poverty have 2-3 televisions, a cell phone..... you get the idea.



Then change your lot in life. I can gaurantee you that jealousy is never going to cut it for you.
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Do you think the "playing field" is level? that the games aren't rigged? Wall Street is the new face of organized crime, with a complicit congress participating in the cover-up. The president COULD appoint special prosecutors to go after those guilty of betraying the public trust, but that would create a panic in the market, not something we need right now, but should be done anyway.
 
To be so filthy rich I couldn't get rid of my money even if I gave it away is a pipe dream for me . . . but one I'd like to think still possible to obtain.
 
Regardin OP I see a frog in an ice-cube, but since it (according to title) goes to 11 I shall endorse it.


Aunt Spiker said:
To be so filthy rich I couldn't get rid of my money even if I gave it away is a pipe dream for me . . . but one I'd like to think still possible to obtain.
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I bet Gates would give me a grant and I could live fat, but I'm trying to avoid bias via independent work.
 
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well let's see. their wealth is mostly in investments....

so what the OP is actually saying is, if we were to destroy our economy, break up and sell off the pieces at fire-sale prices, for the short time that we have left we could....
 
If the 'rich' can do all that for us - and that makes them bad - then what can the poor do? And does that make them good?

Threads like this are the reason why the middle class isn't being 'methodically threatened' as we've discussed in another thread - it's evidence that the upper class is.
 
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UtahBill said:
Do you think the "playing field" is level? that the games aren't rigged? Wall Street is the new face of organized crime, with a complicit congress participating in the cover-up. The president COULD appoint special prosecutors to go after those guilty of betraying the public trust, but that would create a panic in the market, not something we need right now, but should be done anyway.
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Fair? Not when people like yourself make excuses for the government when they decide to not uphold our laws.
 
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Comment? I have no idea what the point is supposed to be.
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Its waa boo hoo sniff sniff its not fair that they are rich and I am not. Basically class envy is what the point of this thread is.
 
I'm not sure what the OP was trying to get across, but a lot of people seem to believe that having a lot of money is unfair because they don't have it.

I would say the difference in treatment between a rich and a poor person may be unfair.

I would say the attention and priority our government and/or society in general give to a rich person rather than a poor person is unfair.

But a person shouldn't be expected to give simply because he has more than I do.
 
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Comment? I have no idea what the point is supposed to be.
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Perhaps the point is once people realize this reality, how long before they demand something be done about this?
 
1Perry said:
Inequality? You better know it. I'm pissed that I wasn't born to be 6 foot 10 with the ability to hit a jumper with a hand in my face. What do you say we do to rectify that?

Nobody over 6 feet tall allowed in the NBA maybe?
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Thats a horrible and ridiculous counter-example.
 
PerfectStorm said:
What country has total equality?
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YEAH!!!!

In other some countries people have to poop on the streets like animals --- why do we need toilets here anyways??!?!?!?!
 
Taylor said:
If that bothers you, why not get off your rear and go make some of your own money to hand out?
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Yes your right! Follow the American dream! If i try just really really hard then ill make it right!?:roll:
 
PerfectStorm said:
What country has total equality?
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None. If you think that is the argument here that we should have "total equality" then you are wrong. But never in the history of this country have we ever got this bad on inequality.
 
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