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Originally Posted by KevK
The rich didn't give me squat. The stockholders of the company I work for (and I am one too) gave me a job. And not because they wanted to be nice to me but because they had work that needs to be done and they did not wish to perform the work themselves. So they hired me to do it for them. And if a day comes that they do not need me to do what I do, they will eliminate my job and me. Nothing personal- just business. So I do not feel that the rich like me or anything. They don't. And that goes both ways.
Someone started that company and it wasn't the stockholders ...
Location: The Chatterdome in La La Land, CaliFUNia
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Originally Posted by Who?Me?!
Nothing.
And do you notice that whenever I ask "Where are the jobs?" they have no answer. Just drool down their chins and chant "Did a poor guy ever give you a job?" like THAT'S clever, THAT'S a point ???
They then have to get back to the temple where they worship( and FEAR) the wealthy....
Our government and the crazed Americans who are calling to crucify the rich are probably what's driving them away. Maybe if people would not focusing so much energy on hating the rich and channel that into improving their lots in life, maybe more of us would be better off financially. We don't live in a caste system so the poor doesn't have to stay poor.
Location: The Chatterdome in La La Land, CaliFUNia
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Originally Posted by lamexican
Wrong we still need the same services and someone will step into fill the void. Everything they provide will be filled. You may pander to the rich but I won't.
Try living in a communistic country where everyone has the same and tell me if the needs are all met. I personally know folks who have lived in Cuba and the folks there do not have enough to eat. If everyone makes the same, then there's no real incentive to work harder to produce something of value. Why study to be a doctor when you are going to get the same compensation as a fast food employee.
Location: The Chatterdome in La La Land, CaliFUNia
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Originally Posted by LauraC
Well then, try this on for size. When you bury big business with regulations and taxes, they are going to pass those costs down to consumers. Hit the oil companies, for example, and you'll pay for it at the pumps, in your utility bills, at the supermarket, etc. It will make your measley middle class income tax relief look like chump change, in comparison. But here's the thing. Congress and the President will take credit for the income tax relief and blame those big greedy evil corporations for making your stuff cost more.
Try living in a communistic country where everyone has the same and tell me if the needs are all met. I personally know folks who have lived in Cuba and the folks there do not have enough to eat. If everyone makes the same, then there's no real incentive to work harder to produce something of value. Why study to be a doctor when you are going to get the same compensation as a fast food employee.
You don't understand what me and others are even talking about.
That's because we Americans don't want to pay higher prices for goods so the wages are low to keep costs low for the customer.
That kind of thinking is what has us in our current state. I don't agree completely with this guy but this video might give you another prespective on why our middle class is struggling so much. The Real News Network - A house of credit cards Pt.2
Location: The Chatterdome in La La Land, CaliFUNia
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Originally Posted by sickofnyc
Free Lunch: How The Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves At Government Expense (and Stick you With the Bill
It’s valuable from a small government perspective because of its detailed stories of government attempts to manipulate or adjust the market, leading—predictably, a libertarian might say—to benefits for the well-off and well-connected rather than the disadvantaged or the masses.
Your anger should be directed at the government. THEY are the TRUE reasons why we are in this economic mess.
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