Bernie: "Today the Walton family of Walmart own more wealth than the bottom 40 percent of America."

[paulitician]

That's a good point. Americans are doing the same jobs today that paid much more 30yrs ago. This is especially true of car manufacturing plants. But somehow angry greedy white Republican dude calls that progress.

They went all in on the Corporate propaganda on Unions. Fact is, Unions are responsible for just about all Workers' Rights Americans have today. Their decline has coincided with an overall decline in how we treat American Workers.

They created the middle class. No country without them has a strong middle class.

Yeah, car manufacturing plants are a prime example of the decline. Americans are doing the same jobs today for far less money than they did 30yrs ago. That's not progress. Well, for American Workers anyway. It is progress to evil Corporate Fatcats.

Unions need to make a comeback. It's the only way to balance the field of play. Someone has to stand up for American Workers. And it's not gonna be angry greedy white Republican guy.

In today's era of rapid tech advances, robots will displace an ever-increasing number of workers when their gov't mandated wages exceed their value to employers.

The half of American households who are invested in our companies insist that management maximize the firm's means of production.

Rather than continue to whine about "the rich," you too can supplement your income with dividends and capital gains.

Automotive Robotics:

Ha, predictable greedy white Republican guy 'The Robots Are Gonna Save Us' response.

Typical whiny loony leftist clearly believes the iceman should still have that job.
Progress comes - often in response to misguided gov't interference - with or without your approval.

Progress for who?

 

[Soggy in NOLA]

Ah, there's the leftwing "can't do" spirit!!!!

And there's the retard non-answer to the question.

So says the man who's response was "let them eat cake".

I see the joke went a mile over your head.

"Let them eat cake" was a historical reference satirizing the condescending idiocy that the poor should supplement their incomes with capital gains.

It sucks when you have to asplain a joke to a tard.

So go ahead and answer the question. How are they supposed to do this?

Oh, and btw.... Marie Antoinette never actually said that... so once again, a lefty firmly ensconced in a fairy tale.

Still avoiding answering the question, I see.

"Let them eat cake!"

I did answer your question dumbass.

 

[SAYIT]

Rather than continue to whine about "the rich," you too can supplement your income with dividends and capital gains.

And how is someone in the bottom 40 percent who is living paycheck to paycheck supposed to do that?

"Let them eat cake!"

The secret trick - known only to the top 60% of American earners - is to enhance your marketable skills and GTF out of the bottom 40%!
Woo.

 

[M14 Shooter]

LOL. Affordable products built in other countries, workers who rely on government assistance because the wages are so pitiful..

You mean... socialist countries?
Where government assistance is a way of life?

What is a "socialist country?" All countries, mostly, are a mix of socialism and capitalism. Walmart pays workers so pitifully that they need government assistance to survive, there are 2 ways to address this: Raise wages so the workers don't need assistance, or keep giving out assistance while wages stay pitiful.

Funny how you cry about people being in public assistance and then openly support a form of government and economy predicated that very thing.

 

[g5000]

By the way, "Let them eat cake (brioche)" was actually uttered. Just not by Marie Antionette.

And it was said in a context entirely fitting to the idiotic comment in this topic that the poor should supplement their income with capital gains.

 

[Soggy in NOLA]

Rather than continue to whine about "the rich," you too can supplement your income with dividends and capital gains.

And how is someone in the bottom 40 percent who is living paycheck to paycheck supposed to do that?

"Let them eat cake!"

The secret trick - known only to the top 60% of American earners - is to enhance your marketable skills and GTFO of the bottom 40%!
Woo.

That's too hard.... G wants a handout... or the productive ones to be torn down. G's motto is a "sinking tide lowers all boats".

Pathetic....

 

[SAYIT]

They created the middle class. No country without them has a strong middle class.

Yeah, car manufacturing plants are a prime example of the decline. Americans are doing the same jobs today for far less money than they did 30yrs ago. That's not progress. Well, for American Workers anyway. It is progress to evil Corporate Fatcats.

Unions need to make a comeback. It's the only way to balance the field of play. Someone has to stand up for American Workers. And it's not gonna be angry greedy white Republican guy.

In today's era of rapid tech advances, robots will displace an ever-increasing number of workers when their gov't mandated wages exceed their value to employers.

The half of American households who are invested in our companies insist that management maximize the firm's means of production.

Rather than continue to whine about "the rich," you too can supplement your income with dividends and capital gains.

Automotive Robotics:

Ha, predictable greedy white Republican guy 'The Robots Are Gonna Save Us' response.

Typical whiny loony leftist clearly believes the iceman should still have that job.
Progress comes - often in response to misguided gov't interference - with or without your approval.

Progress for who?

Those who don't live in their mommy's basement whining online about the "predictable greedy white Republican guy."

 

[bedowin62]

it has been shown to you left-wing nutjobs over and over again how moronic it is for you to be crying about Walmart.
if, as you say the topic is screwing the poor; nobody does that better than you left-wing nutjobs yourselves

from the fees for services and mandates you put on people on your cities for things poor and working-class people need like car registrations and any kind of permit, to high property taxes, to high state taxes to prop up your pandering nanny state; the burdens you place on the poor dwarf anything Walmart is guilty of

idiots and hypocrites

 

[David_42]

By the way, "Let them eat cake" was actually uttered. Just not by Marie Antionette.

And it was said in a context entirely fitting to the idiotic comment that the poor should supplement their income with capital gains.

It absolutely amazes me that someone believes it's the poors fault for being poor since they didn't invest in capital gains.. Just... Ugh.

 

[paulitician]

LOL. Affordable products built in other countries, workers who rely on government assistance because the wages are so pitiful..

You mean... socialist countries?
Where government assistance is a way of life?

What is a "socialist country?" All countries, mostly, are a mix of socialism and capitalism. Walmart pays workers so pitifully that they need government assistance to survive, there are 2 ways to address this: Raise wages so the workers don't need assistance, or keep giving out assistance while wages stay pitiful.

Yes, the cost of everything in America continues to rise. But wages are stagnant, and have been for years. It's why we're seeing more & more American Workers depending on Welfare to live.

It all started with the mass Outsourcing for Slave Labor. It's steadily gotten worse. And guess who was behind all the Outsourcing? You guessed it.... Greedy white Republican dude.

 

[Soggy in NOLA]

Google "rags to riches".... it can bee done, it has been done, thousands of times.

 

[Soggy in NOLA]

By the way, "Let them eat cake" was actually uttered. Just not by Marie Antionette.

And it was said in a context entirely fitting to the idiotic comment that the poor should supplement their income with capital gains.

It absolutely amazes me that someone believes it's the poors fault for being poor since they didn't invest in capital gains.. Just... Ugh.

It amazes me that people think the poor can be helped by transfer payments...

 

[bedowin62]

The Blue-State Path to Inequality - Wall Street Journal
www.wsj.com/.../stephen-moore-and-richard-ved...

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Jun 4, 2014 - ... The income gap between rich and poor tends to be wider in blue states than ... States with high income-tax rates aren't any more equal than states with ... Northeastern states and now California are being economically bled to death by .... It's a great way to cull out the undesired businesses (and people) in ...

 

[SAYIT]

most of the left-wing idiots here spend their day wallowing in hypocrisy, projection and denial

Us left wingers want Walmart to pay employees a decent wage so they don't have to rely on the government, us left wingers support tax cuts for small businesses..

Walmart subsidizes the government you idiot LEFT-WINGERS; not the other way around

if and when they get laid off and walmart gets more automated the government will have to meet ALL THEIR NEEDS

bedowin62

EXACTLY how does WalMart "subsidize the government"?

EXACTLY.

i explained this "exactly" already. the Walmart employees now partially subsidized by the government in the form of food stamps and such would be supported COMPLETELY by the government if, no not if but WHEN Walmart funds a way to automate their stores more and those low-skill employees are LET GO.

Okay, that's got to be the dumbest thing I've ever read.

Evidently you don't read your own posts.

 

[David_42]

Google "rags to riches".... it can bee done, it has been done, thousands of times.

That's not the point, that's not what this is about at all, no one will deny that it's possible, but it's rare, and with the growing inequality, it just gets harder and harder.

 

[bedowin62]

The Blue-State Suicide Pact - Forbes
www.forbes.com/sites/joelkotkin/.../the-blue-state-suicide-pact/

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[paulitician]

Yeah, car manufacturing plants are a prime example of the decline. Americans are doing the same jobs today for far less money than they did 30yrs ago. That's not progress. Well, for American Workers anyway. It is progress to evil Corporate Fatcats.

Unions need to make a comeback. It's the only way to balance the field of play. Someone has to stand up for American Workers. And it's not gonna be angry greedy white Republican guy.

In today's era of rapid tech advances, robots will displace an ever-increasing number of workers when their gov't mandated wages exceed their value to employers.

The half of American households who are invested in our companies insist that management maximize the firm's means of production.

Rather than continue to whine about "the rich," you too can supplement your income with dividends and capital gains.

Automotive Robotics:

Ha, predictable greedy white Republican guy 'The Robots Are Gonna Save Us' response.

Typical whiny loony leftist clearly believes the iceman should still have that job.
Progress comes - often in response to misguided gov't interference - with or without your approval.

Progress for who?

Those who don't live in their mommy's basement whining online about the "predictable greedy white Republican guy."

Aw man, the old 'mommy's basement' rant? Seriously? Very lame.

 

[bedowin62]

These 6 States Tax the Poor the Hardest (EOG, H, HOT, OXY)
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[Soggy in NOLA]

Google "rags to riches".... it can bee done, it has been done, thousands of times.

That's not the point, that's not what this is about at all, no one will deny that it's possible, but it's rare, and with the growing inequality, it just gets harder and harder.

So, if Walmart closed tomorrow... tell me how many poor people will be better off?

 

[SAYIT]

Ever notice it's always the angry greedy white Republican dudes pushing the 'Automation' thing? Gee, how surprising. One more way to fuck American Workers. They have no shame.

Ever notice it's the loony leftards who demand their right to pursue their best interest but whine about businesses and "angry greedy white Republican dudes" who pursue theirs?