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Old 01-18-2019, 12:22 PM
 
Location: Florida
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It's only right in the mind of a greedy person who thinks of other people as being nothing more than toilet paper.
The greedy person is the one who demands a lot of MONEY from other people in exchange for low value contribution.
Keeping money is not greed. Demanding money from others IS GREED. Make sure you understand it.
We should automate all low end jobs, so we dont have to rely on low value contribution from people who think hat their contribution has a high value. If you need a paper tissue to blow your nose, I can offer you one, but then I will take your house in return. Yeah, right.
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Old 01-18-2019, 12:33 PM
 
Location: Live:Downtown Phoenix, AZ/Work:Greater Los Angeles, CA
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There goes many family businesses.

Not sure why Dad should be taxed for leaving his children money.
Sean Lennon and the Hilton and Kardashian children are poster children for why....
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Old 01-18-2019, 12:51 PM
 
Location: Live:Downtown Phoenix, AZ/Work:Greater Los Angeles, CA
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I think the main complaint isn't about what car or gadgets you can get, but mainly about housing which is peoples biggest expense. If we could increase the supply of housing to finally meet demand, a lot of these complaints would go away I'm sure
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Old 01-18-2019, 01:29 PM
 
Location: OH->FL->NJ
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A lower tax rate than who? The middle class pays an average effective federal income tax rate of only 7%. The capital gains tax rate is 20%. 20 is greater than 7. What am I missing?

Additionally, if the hedge fund manager doesn't produce results for his/her clients, which include pension funds both public and private, they lose their jobs and their income. So, contrary to the opinion of those who choose to remain ignorant, there actually is work involved in being a hedge fund manager.
Which is why we need to differentiate between creators, neutral, and destroyers. The true venture guys are heroes, but on the other end there are the Lamperts etc...

The neutral should simply be taxed as income unless it is their money in the game.
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Old 01-18-2019, 02:37 PM
 
Location: Federal Way, WA
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Rich people have done a great job getting right wingers who aren't rich to worry excessively about keeping them rich.
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Old 01-18-2019, 02:53 PM
 
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I think the main complaint isn't about what car or gadgets you can get, but mainly about housing which is peoples biggest expense. If we could increase the supply of housing to finally meet demand, a lot of these complaints would go away I'm sure
Remove all government regulations and zoning laws, you will have housing surplus in a few years.
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Old 01-18-2019, 03:00 PM
 
Location: Lee County, NC
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Fat people have too much food. We should go to their houses and empty their refrigerators.
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Old 01-18-2019, 03:12 PM
 
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Fat people have too much food. We should go to their houses and empty their refrigerators.
Not a very well thought out analogy.
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Old 01-18-2019, 03:39 PM
 
Location: No Mask For Me This Time, Either
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Id rather see it help pay for government then for the lazy genetic lottery winners mooch off of it.
Spoken like a true genetic lottery loser.
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Old 01-18-2019, 04:33 PM
 
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Spoken like a true genetic lottery loser.

Bwqahahaha. Hilarious. Sorry, no worries, so far im doing fine on my own. I will probably inherit far more then the average person, but honestly im also pretty happy not doing so. I didn't have to be successful by my parents gave giving me everything. I dont think of that as being a loser. But I do have some examples of them in my life. My step siblings were given everything by my step mom. They are the absolute worst losers I have ever met. One LITERALLY had a Harvard education paid for....and has never worked a day in his life, and is poor because they stopped enabling him. He took up space there, and is returning nothing to the society or country. Thats part of why this "give it to the kids" nonsense is so damaging.



Know what I find ironic? The person who uses a name like "working hard", then calls someone a loser because they didn't inherit their success. Your response is spoken like someone who makes it in life because of others success.
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