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Old 01-23-2017, 08:03 PM
 
Location: Paranoid State
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I'm always amazed that some people view their well being solely through the lens of what someone else has.
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Old 01-23-2017, 10:20 PM
 
Location: South Carolina
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World's 85 richest have same wealth as 3.5 billion poorest - NBC News.com


This is actually a good thing, because the potential for all of that wealth to eventually find it's way into the hands of the 3.5 billion poorest can occur through the power of trickle down economics.

And it is inspiring for the 3.5 billion poorest, because it shows that someday, if they all just work hard enough and start saving and investing wisely that they too can join the ranks of the richest 85 people.

Since it would be virtually impossible to give all 3.5 billion people a single fish everyday, it is the job of those that control all of that wealth to teach them how to fish so they can take care of themselves. (Not literally since that would deplete the oceans of all of the remaining fish on the planet) But the point is, if the poorest and of course laziest 3.5 billion of the world would just all start working harder, maybe 'go to college' and start spending their money more wisely, then they can become like the top 85 richest too.

And, like. . . .Shouldn't the 3.5 billion start investing and saving their money instead of wasting it all on things like food, shelter and medical care. Come on people! That 3.5 billion is half of the world's population. They can do better than only having about as much combined wealth as 85 people.
I wonder if people who think like this have gone out in the world and meet actual people outside their circle? If they had they would know there are people who are poor are for so a variety of reasons bad upbringing, low IQ, bad education, not enough money to go to school but I guess it is easier to blame they are lazy so they have a reason to look down on them.

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Old 01-23-2017, 11:10 PM
 
Location: Arizona
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I wonder if people who think like this have gone out in the world and meet actual people outside their circle? If they had they would know there are people who are poor are for so a variety of reasons bad upbringing, low IQ, bad education, not enough money to go to school but I guess it is easier to blame they are lazy so they have a reason to look down on them.
Choosing to have too many kids will put you in the poor house as well.
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Old 01-24-2017, 12:34 AM
 
Location: Oregon, formerly Texas
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For a brief shining moment, there was a robust middle class and the upper and lower classes were proportionally a bit smaller.

The economic question of the future will not be "why is inequality so bad?" It will be, "why was it so good in the mid to late 20th century?"

We are going back to the way things have always been. There was always a small elite, then all the serfs.
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Old 01-25-2017, 01:27 PM
 
Location: South Carolina
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I'm always amazed that some people view their well being solely through the lens of what someone else has.
That is what happens when you have a system when people rely on other people for their livelihood. If everyone had their own business then this would be different.
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