I'm in favor of redistribution of wealth

[Redshadowz]

This thread makes it clear the general stupidity of the average American. I feel ashamed, and disillusioned. The few that stand up and try to explain reality, are buried by the flood of idiocy that follows.

[Robin Rossi]

Originally Posted by Redshadowz

This thread makes it clear the general stupidity of the average American. I feel ashamed, and disillusioned. The few that stand up and try to explain reality, are buried by the flood of idiocy that follows.

The dumbing-down efforts of the progressives has had a very shocking effect.

[swbtoo]

Originally Posted by ellemint

OK, do you think this distribution is fair? Do you think this is fair to 90 % of the population? Do you think that the top 1 % are just somehow magically that much more super-humanly smarter, better, harder working than the other 90 % of the population? You do realize that 90 % of the population is just about everybody. What would be a fair distribution to you?

The only realistic and equitable distribution on this graph was in the '60s.

I suppose you could tell us what is fair, based on the "feelings" of the majority?

Originally Posted by dv1033

... we do have this socialist education system that heinously distributes people's knowledge and intelligence to other's in hope they will become more education and knowledgeable. Oh the horror of distributing things......

Yes, a socialist, liberal education (propaganda) system...but that aside, intelligence cannot be "distributed". One either has it or doesn't. As for people becoming more educated and knowledgeable...well, what do they do with that? if they apply it, work hard, are creative, industrious achievers who take risks, they climb to the top, they make it. Not the majority, and many are successful along the way, but a few make it to the top. Along comes the likes of YOU who says they don't deserve to keep it. How in the world do you arrive at that conclusion!

I'm among the 90% that you cite, but I'm not whining that the guy who lives two developments over, in the "best" part of town, in a house that is 3x the size of mine and far more expensive, should share it with me.

[Bill Keegan]

Originally Posted by dv1033

Try again with a better analogy. But we do have this socialist education system that heinously distributes people's knowledge and intelligence to other's in hope they will become more education and knowledgeable. Oh the horror of distributing things......

The glaring difference being that, unlike money, when you give knowledge to someone, the person who had it originally does not lose it.