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Old 05-09-2011, 09:33 AM
 
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One word for why they are doing this. Greed
When some people honestly think they should get 8.4 million dollars or 3.2million dollars or billions of dollars that’s greed. That’s the reason for all of our economic dilemmas you greed!
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Old 05-09-2011, 09:42 AM
 
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How can a government dictate how much a person can make? I thought we lived in a "free" country but apparently we are becoming more of a utopic semi-communist regime where everybody is supposed "equal" even though reality tells us otherwise. Let's see, I work my ass off everyday to make my business work, yet, the Government wants to dictate how much I can earn, hmm, does that make any logical sense? On the other hand, some lowlife riff raff who decides to have 14 kids and does not even have a job is not only excused but fully supported by my hard earned tax dollars. Have we gone insane??
How DARE you work hard. Don't you know that because you are working so hard, hundreds of otherwise-industrious people are forced to be lazy. It is all your fault and you should, and will, be punished.
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Old 05-09-2011, 09:50 AM
 
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How can a government dictate how much a person can make? I thought we lived in a "free" country but apparently we are becoming more of a utopic semi-communist regime where everybody is supposed "equal" even though reality tells us otherwise. Let's see, I work my ass off everyday to make my business work, yet, the Government wants to dictate how much I can earn, hmm, does that make any logical sense? On the other hand, some lowlife riff raff who decides to have 14 kids and does not even have a job is not only excused but fully supported by my hard earned tax dollars. Have we gone insane??

I'm confused...when did the government dictate how much a person can make? Before you jump off the bridge, can I get a link or some facts about what you're posting?
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Old 05-09-2011, 09:53 AM
 
Location: West Michigan
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If a company takes tax rebates, bailouts etc. etc., then way shouldn't the government attach strings?
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Old 05-09-2011, 10:03 AM
 
Location: Vermont
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Wage controls, followed soon by price controls, quickly coupled with protectionist policies.
So here we are, more than two years after this thread was started. I generally think people should look at the dates of the threads they're replying to, but since this is open again, maybe someone could point out the wage controls, price controls, and protectionist policies that President Obama has imposed.
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Old 05-09-2011, 02:08 PM
 
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maybe someone could point out the wage controls, price controls, and protectionist policies that President Obama has imposed.
They can't.
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