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I think he knows better than you and I, the difference between making $250K and into billions. No? And another self-made billionaire (Mark Cuban) agrees with him. In what capacity do YOU talk about them? As one of those self-made billionaires, or someone who might consider even earning $250K a dream?
Of course he knows better. Buffett knows very well that his wealth is not going to be taxed. His income is quite irrelevant.
It has always gotten to me that so many poor and middle class people seem to have distain for the rich or anyone doing better than they are doing, while at the same time, saying how great it would be to be rich. The same with tax breaks - Why do the rich take so many tax breaks. What, you wouldn't if you could? To me, you shouldn't able to complain about the actions of one person if you would do the same thing in their place. It's like a two-person race where the loser complains about the fact that the winner won, while they were trying to be the winner too.
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You are over generalizing. There are many poor and middle class and they are the majority that don't give a rat's ass about the rich.So much to do and so little time to do it that we don't have time nor care what someone else has. I am middle class and those i don't like are those born with that "Silver Spoon" in their mouth and act like they earned it and are so much smarter than me and then openly look down on us. A rich kid came over to my place once when we were kids and was spouting off etc and turns out he had a big mouth and nicer clothes but he sure wasn't smarter. I talked him into pissing on our electric fence! PRICELESS!!!!!!!!! He never came over anymore!
Why do you think I hate him? I just think he's not being quite honest with his "the rich must pay more" thing.
They all talk about billionaires and millionaires but mean those making $250K and more.
It has always gotten to me that so many poor and middle class people seem to have distain for the rich or anyone doing better than they are doing, while at the same time, saying how great it would be to be rich. The same with tax breaks - Why do the rich take so many tax breaks. What, you wouldn't if you could? To me, you shouldn't able to complain about the actions of one person if you would do the same thing in their place. It's like a two-person race where the loser complains about the fact that the winner won, while they were trying to be the winner too.
Charles Sands
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Who hates the rich? Is there a club for these people? I don't know any rich people haters. I know a lot of people that hate congress for allowing the very wealthy to be only taxed at 15% of total earnings. I don't think they hate the rich for only paying what they have to pay. That is just silly.
I think it is because those people who think like that, think the rich were just handed their money and so, they see it as someone else getting handed money instead of them.
I think some rich people are handed their money and some work for it. Lots and lots and lots of people are just handed money by their lot in life. And lots and lots and lots of people work for it. I favor tax policies that reward labor -- be it unskilled but necessary labor or very high end managerial labor of the sort CEOs engage in -- and tax luck.
You are over generalizing. There are many poor and middle class and they are the majority that don't give a rat's ass about the rich.So much to do and so little time to do it that we don't have time nor care what someone else has. I am middle class and those i don't like are those born with that "Silver Spoon" in their mouth and act like they earned it and are so much smarter than me and then openly look down on us. A rich kid came over to my place once when we were kids and was spouting off etc and turns out he had a big mouth and nicer clothes but he sure wasn't smarter. I talked him into pissing on our electric fence! PRICELESS!!!!!!!!! He never came over anymore!
I just don't think enough Americans mix classes much anymore. If they did, they'd find second generation and beyond rich people are often obnoxious. I dislike a rich snot who thinks he is smarter and works harder because his daddy was smarter and worked harder as much as I dislike an able bodied person on welfare.
You do nothing for yourself because you are so busy cornering others.
In other words, you don't "bolster your enlightenment" - in constantly cornering others.
Stop worrying about me. Focus on self (you need it). Thank you.
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Why do you think I hate him? I just think he's not being quite honest with his "the rich must pay more" thing.
They all talk about billionaires and millionaires but mean those making $250K and more.
He makes more, and must hate himself, at least as much as you hate him?
He makes more, and must hate himself, at least as much as you hate him?
I don't hate him.
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