Rising riches: 1 in 5 in US reaches affluence (Obama, government, supporters)

[AeroGuyDC]

Raise your hand if you've ever been hired buy a poor guy?

Exactly.

We need rich people.

[urbanlife78]

Originally Posted by AeroGuyDC

Raise your hand if you've ever been hired buy a poor guy?

Exactly.

We need rich people.

But we don't need rich people to exploit everyone else in the country.

[AeroGuyDC]

Originally Posted by urbanlife78

But we don't need rich people to exploit everyone else in the country.

Explain to us this exploitation you think is taking place. Thanks.

[winkosmosis]

The US has the worst inequality and least economic mobility among first world countries



http://www.businessinsider.com/inequ...-states-2013-7

[winkosmosis]

Originally Posted by AeroGuyDC

Raise your hand if you've ever been hired buy a poor guy?

Exactly.

We need rich people.

I've never been hired by a rich guy. I have been hired by a corporation and I've been hired by a small business with owners that are doing OK but not rich.

[AeroGuyDC]

Originally Posted by winkosmosis

The US has the worst inequality and least economic mobility among first world countries



Inequality And Mobility In The United States - Business Insider

I don't see any relevance in comparing the US to other countries. But liberals sure do think it matters.

My advice? Pack your bags. There's a whole big world out there for you to love and enjoy.

[urbanlife78]

Originally Posted by AeroGuyDC

Explain to us this exploitation you think is taking place. Thanks.

I am not saying it is taking place, I am saying it could take place if we give up too many of the safety nets and regulations that help protect those that are the poorest in this country from being exploited. I am happy we currently don't live in a country that doesn't exploit its workers and I have no interest in ever letting that happen in this country either.

[AeroGuyDC]

Originally Posted by winkosmosis

I've never been hired by a rich guy. I have been hired by a corporation and I've been hired by a small business with owners that are doing OK but not rich.

And you've never been hired by a poor guy, either.

My point is proven.

[workingclasshero]

Originally Posted by winkosmosis

The US has the worst inequality and least economic mobility among first world countries

and the income gap is INCREASING in EVERY first world nation



infact the USA is getting BETTER as a percentage

welcome to the globalist liberal world

[PedroMartinez]

Originally Posted by 2e1m5a

3 Ways the Super-Rich Suck Wealth out of the Rest of Us | Alternet

Really?

What would have happened if the rich never invested their money but hoarded it? Less jobs, less taxes, less infrastructure, less opportunity, etc, etc.

Investment is good, and people do not invest for the fun of it, they invest to make a return.