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Old 10-03-2015, 11:10 AM
 
Location: Long Island, NY
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....and it's a common fallacy on the left that the middle and upper-middle class is stupid enough to vote for higher taxes on themselves and/or higher deficit spending which will need to be paid by themselves or their children out of envy of a handful of executives who write their own paychecks and hedge fund managers who found enough other rich people people dumb enough to give them 20%/2%. Do those people exist? Yes. Do they get paid for more than the value they add? Yes. Can Democrat's spending habit be funded off their backs alone? No.
Let's look at your claim of "higher deficit spending:"



and those "Democrat's spending habits:"

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Old 10-03-2015, 11:18 AM
 
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the rich are richer, i dont see the problem, you are born poor and has you become successful you acquire wealth. that the whole idea of the game, so if you do not acquire wealth you are a failure.

so instead of saying the rich are richer, just tell the truth. the rich are successful
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Old 10-03-2015, 11:18 AM
 
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Having a lot of rich people is actually a very good thing (assuming they are enterprising folks creating jobs along the way).
Yeah, particularly in China and India.

And if "having a lot of rich people is "actually a very good thing" - we have to be thrilled for Russia, China, and India likewise )))))

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billionaire

( Amazing How the US find itself more and more in company of the third world countries)))) )
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Old 10-03-2015, 11:27 AM
 
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Yeah, particularly in China and India.

And if "having a lot of rich people is "actually a very good thing" - we have to be thrilled for Russia, China, and India likewise )))))

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billionaire

( Amazing How the US find itself more and more in company of the third world countries)))) )
I am rather liberal, but I believe capitalism is the way (at least in this era). Honest rich folks that create a lot of jobs benefit society. I wish we had hundreds of Bill Gate types.
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Old 10-03-2015, 11:33 AM
 
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I am rather liberal, but I believe capitalism is the way (at least in this era). Honest rich folks that create a lot of jobs benefit society. I wish we had hundreds of Bill Gate types.
You know, botox is a great thing as well - does the wonderful things for people's looks and egos. Just when used with caution. If not used with caution, it might destroy and kill.
Think in the same manner about capitalism.
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Old 10-03-2015, 11:36 AM
 
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Yeah, particularly in China and India.

And if "having a lot of rich people is "actually a very good thing" - we have to be thrilled for Russia, China, and India likewise )))))

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billionaire

( Amazing How the US find itself more and more in company of the third world countries)))) )
You forgot Mexico.
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Old 10-03-2015, 11:42 AM
 
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You forgot Mexico.
What's about it?
This Wiki article didn't mention it, but I'm sure if they have billionaires in Mexico, they are doing a fine job of keeping Mexico in the ranks of the first world countries, right?
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Old 10-03-2015, 11:51 AM
 
Location: Top of the South, NZ
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the rich are richer, i dont see the problem, you are born poor and has you become successful you acquire wealth. that the whole idea of the game, so if you do not acquire wealth you are a failure.

so instead of saying the rich are richer, just tell the truth. the rich are successful
Most of the rich I know, were born rich.

Not that I have a problem with that. Just saying, that not all rich folks started off selling home made pies door to door.
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Old 10-03-2015, 11:55 AM
 
Location: Just over the horizon
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So?
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Old 10-03-2015, 12:00 PM
 
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What's about it?
This Wiki article didn't mention it, but I'm sure if they have billionaires in Mexico, they are doing a fine job of keeping Mexico in the ranks of the first world countries, right?
Mexico has some of the richest people in the world. The poor 60%, middle class 30%, top dogs 10%. 1% of Mexico's wealthy own 40% of Mexico's wealth. Flip Mexico's poor and middle numbers you might end up close the US figures.
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