Graph on wealth distribution in the United States (generations, Hispanic, supporters)
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tooo funny we have several right wingers that have proven that they could not do simple 7th grade math, this is hilarious.... it is so poetic that they prove how they just do not have a clue.
again you have no clue to math do you? What was your grade in differential equations? hahahahahaha
Don't throw stones at glass houses when you live in a glass house yourself..
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the first part of your discussion is not what many of us are talking about. I respect first generation money makers...
But you hit it on the second part. Wow the Kennedy's and Rockefeller's. Ok you named two, but they do not champion the rich causes do they. They are championing the causes of the poor. Whereas the Walmart kids, coors, Hunt brothers, and so on are only championing that of there exclusive club. do you understand the major difference there.
You think the Kennedy's/Rockefeller's don't make "money" championing the causes of the poor? Its sad that you don't know how the business world operates... the best kind of business is one where the government pays you billions of dollars for you to "help" the poor... do you understand that they are ALL the same... Threaten to take away the Kennedy's wealth and you will see a different face... why are you so easily fooled and idolize an oligarchy? Who do you think is trying to stop the middle class from becoming the wealthy and insuring the wealthy their permanent tax breaks? Give you a clue... I mentioned them already...
tooo funny we have several right wingers that have proven that they could not do simple 7th grade math, this is hilarious.... it is so poetic that they prove how they just do not have a clue.
again you have no clue to math do you? What was your grade in differential equations? hahahahahaha
Back in 2003, I posted on another message board the following:
"Only 82 of the Forbes 400 wealthiest Americans inherited their money."
Therefore, I was right when I said that the majority of Americans don't inherit their wealth.
My brother did. Took him 6 years but he did it. Who says everyone is entitled to go to college.
What do you not understand that McD's is NOT a CAREER. It is an ENTRY
LEVEL job.
why do people respond without reading the original comment?
So certain people are "entitled" to college and others are not?
Never said it was a career just said a job paying minimum wage does not pay the bills plus paying for college courses. Thats reality but people want to live in the dream land of everyone being born with equal chances.
tooo funny we have several right wingers that have proven that they could not do simple 7th grade math, this is hilarious.... it is so poetic that they prove how they just do not have a clue.
again you have no clue to math do you? What was your grade in differential equations? hahahahahaha
Really? Let's see you do the math. Here's the info:
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Originally Posted by bluskyz
My info. on this aspect follows.
Looking at the Forbes 400 list--the 400 richest people in the US--it found that approx. 43% of the people on the list had inherited enough money outright to qualify for inclusion.
7% had origionally inherited more than $50 million, which they used to build more wealth (thereby gaining inclusion to the top 400) 6% had inherited more than $1 million but less than $50 million
Given that info, what percentage inherited more than $1 million?
Same lame argument. NO ONE IS ENTITLED to go to college. Have you ever heard of WORKING your way through college. it may take a few more years but, thousands have done it.
I know you have the same lame argument of everyone being on an equal field. everyone having equal chance. Have you a clue about the the real cost of tution, rent, books, bills and the fact tha a 40 hour a week job at minimum wage brings homes what ? less than 200 a week? doesn't cut it.
Say did you ever hear of Community College ? Used books ?
Too many people want the best and want it all now hence the high loan debt. No more slow and steady; it's instant gratification. Well if you want that then be willing to take on enormous debt. Don't whine when you come out of that University owing $70K or more. That was their CHOICE.
ok since everyone wants to keep on this ignorant argument lets just do the math for you
40 hrs a week at 6/hr at McD's 240
- 15% taxes leaves you 204
at 4 weeks leaves you 816 a month
So lets even be unrealistic in all aspects
rent 300 a month
food 200 a month
electric,water, heat, transportation, other bills 200 a month
thats 700 a month being unrealistic
Leaving 116 dollars a moth to pay for college classes, labs fees, books, etc etc a whopping 1392 dollars a year ( with all the calculations being false to begin with) to pay for college???????? Really. I went to college and always bought used books when it was an option and I still spent probably over 500 a year just on books.
You are not factoring in the requirements to have a computer, the reality that the school library charges you 10 cents a page to print off information you need, etc etc.
The first 2 years of college are typically general ed for all students. Then you pick your major and the last 2 years focus on your major.
Community college is an alternative for those first 2 years at a much lower cost. And you take the same class that transfers and counts.
In the end you get that degree from the University.
In the below article the cost of a class at the CC was 4x less than the cost of that same class at the university.
Crimson White - Weighing the Cost: Community Colleges vs. Four-Year Institutions (http://www.cw.ua.edu/changing-tides/weighing-the-cost-community-colleges-vs-four-year-institutions-1.2101000 - broken link)
That is entirely untrue. In 4 year schools the general ed classes are spread over 4 years. Not concentrated in the first 2. Your major classes are also spread over 4 years. In fact you could not complete all major requirements in most majors in 2 years due to prerequisite requirements and when courses are offered.
Another post that is out of touch with what actually happens and how things work.
If only 13% inherited more than $1 million, how is it possible that 43% of the people on the richest 400 list inherited enough money outright to qualify for inclusion? You don't really expect us to believe that someone who has less than $1 million is among the richest 400, do you?
Your own info disproves that.
way to ignore the entire first part of the post
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