Income inequality, is it a danger.

[Norman]

Guess what?

Brain surgeons are worth more than fry flippers.

Of course.

No economy could thrive without providing incentives to our most productive innovators. The person who cures cancer should make more money than someone who farts in the bathtub. (This is second grade stuff.)

The choice isn't between Reaganomics, which lifts primarily the wealthy, and communism, which makes everyone poor.

The choice is between Reagan and Eisenhower. In Ike's postwar America the wealthy did just find, but wages, benefits and opportunity were much higher for the bottom 70%. Eisenhower's progressive tax system, infrastructure jobs program and heavy subsidies to education allowed more people to thrive.

Liberals don't want communism. They want a return to the pro middle class policies of the postwar years, a time when the wealthy lived well, but a larger share of economic growth went to hard working families.

Turn off talk radio. You've been lied to.

I agree.

Let's reduce the government back to the post WWII level. Just to be clear, the government was smaller under Eisenhower than it was under Reagan. His government was more "left wing" than Eisenhower's.

 

[Wilbur Right]

We live in a plutocracy. Government of the rich, by the rich for the rich.

The challenge for everyday Americans is to make this form of government work for YOU and yours.

It is possible. It can be done. But we are not going to ever be rid of the plutocrats. Nor will the plutocrats stop amassing wealth.

This is the system we have. Maybe it wasn't supposed to be this way. But it is what it is.

 

[Norman]

We live in a plutocracy. Government of the rich, by the rich for the rich.

The challenge for everyday Americans is to make this form of government work for YOU and yours.

It is possible. It can be done. But we are not going to ever be rid of the plutocrats. Nor will the plutocrats stop amassing wealth.

This is the system we have. Maybe it wasn't supposed to be this way. But it is what it is.

And yet you are dumb enough to believe that giving those guys more power over your wallet and life is the way to solve any and every issue...

 

[DGS49]

I am reminded of a quote, but can't recall where it originated - but it's apropos:

"Who are you going to believe? Me, or your lying eyes?"

In other words, people are often fooled into believing something that is easily disproven by observation.

It is "common knowledge" that if you have enough money you can gain political power. Try telling that to the people who ran the JEB campaign in New Hampshire this year. They had an arguably good candidate, an infinite amount of money, and got essentially no votes. On the other hand, Bernie Sanders is a preposterous candidate with - relatively speaking - no big money backers, and he is pummeling one of the most heavily financed candidates in American history.

And so it is with "income inequality." We are told that only the "One Percent" are succeeding in our society. How's that again? There are hundreds of cities (and smaller communities) where millions of Americans are thriving. Housing prices are going through the roof because THERE ARE LOTS OF PEOPLE WHO CAN PAY THOSE PRICES! Luxury car sales are at unprecedented levels. Luxury vacations and vacation homes and RV's are selling like hotcakes. People are spending millions on HOBBIES! Elite colleges and universities are receiving record numbers of applications, most of them from people who will be primarily paying the tuitions (and extensive other costs) with their own resources.

This is not "one percent," but rather a large portion of the population that has substantial income, significant assets, and tremendous resources.

In fact, times are very good for people who work hard, make sound choices in their lives, play by The Rules, and take advantage of the resources that are available. Although, of course, there are no guarantees and setbacks are always a possibility.

But if you choose to drop out of school before finishing, fail to learn a trade, have kids outside marriage, major in "Ethnic Studies," or refuse to take decisive action to find the best job available for someone of your resources, then life can be very tough.

The Left tries to sell the narrative that the very EXISTENCE of inequality is PROOF of the presence of EVIL, which must be RECTIFIED by a "nanny state" government. It is total nonsense, but apparently a lot of people are buying it. Unless there is some indication that a particular wealthy person has illegally victimized someone, then their inequality is not a matter for government concern. It is probably the result of natural and normal events of life.

 

[DGS49]

I think that quote originated with Groucho Marx.

 

[Brain357]

Some inequality is good and needed for a strong economy. Once it goes too far the economy slows and that is where we are now. We need a strong middle class again.

 

[OnePercenter]

Guess what?

Brain surgeons are worth more than fry flippers.

Guess what?

Brain surgeons are worth more than fry flippers.

Emeril Lagasse has a higher income than a Neurosurgeon.

Stupid, isn't it?

Stupid, isn't it?

Why is that stupid?

What people will pay for simple entertainment.

What people will pay for simple entertainment.

You don't have an answer to my question?

 

[OnePercenter]

We live in a plutocracy. Government of the rich, by the rich for the rich.

The challenge for everyday Americans is to make this form of government work for YOU and yours.

It is possible. It can be done. But we are not going to ever be rid of the plutocrats. Nor will the plutocrats stop amassing wealth.

This is the system we have. Maybe it wasn't supposed to be this way. But it is what it is.

We live in a plutocracy. Government of the rich, by the rich for the rich.

The challenge for everyday Americans is to make this form of government work for YOU and yours.

It is possible. It can be done. But we are not going to ever be rid of the plutocrats. Nor will the plutocrats stop amassing wealth.

This is the system we have. Maybe it wasn't supposed to be this way. But it is what it is.

We have it because of the GOP.

 

[OnePercenter]

I am reminded of a quote, but can't recall where it originated - but it's apropos:

"Who are you going to believe? Me, or your lying eyes?"

In other words, people are often fooled into believing something that is easily disproven by observation.

It is "common knowledge" that if you have enough money you can gain political power. Try telling that to the people who ran the JEB campaign in New Hampshire this year. They had an arguably good candidate, an infinite amount of money, and got essentially no votes. On the other hand, Bernie Sanders is a preposterous candidate with - relatively speaking - no big money backers, and he is pummeling one of the most heavily financed candidates in American history.

And so it is with "income inequality." We are told that only the "One Percent" are succeeding in our society. How's that again? There are hundreds of cities (and smaller communities) where millions of Americans are thriving. Housing prices are going through the roof because THERE ARE LOTS OF PEOPLE WHO CAN PAY THOSE PRICES! Luxury car sales are at unprecedented levels. Luxury vacations and vacation homes and RV's are selling like hotcakes. People are spending millions on HOBBIES! Elite colleges and universities are receiving record numbers of applications, most of them from people who will be primarily paying the tuitions (and extensive other costs) with their own resources.

This is not "one percent," but rather a large portion of the population that has substantial income, significant assets, and tremendous resources.

In fact, times are very good for people who work hard, make sound choices in their lives, play by The Rules, and take advantage of the resources that are available. Although, of course, there are no guarantees and setbacks are always a possibility.

But if you choose to drop out of school before finishing, fail to learn a trade, have kids outside marriage, major in "Ethnic Studies," or refuse to take decisive action to find the best job available for someone of your resources, then life can be very tough.

The Left tries to sell the narrative that the very EXISTENCE of inequality is PROOF of the presence of EVIL, which must be RECTIFIED by a "nanny state" government. It is total nonsense, but apparently a lot of people are buying it. Unless there is some indication that a particular wealthy person has illegally victimized someone, then their inequality is not a matter for government concern. It is probably the result of natural and normal events of life.

Luxury car sales are at unprecedented levels. Luxury vacations and vacation homes and RV's are selling like hotcakes. People are spending millions on HOBBIES! Elite colleges and universities are receiving record numbers of applications, most of them from people who will be primarily paying the tuitions (and extensive other costs) with their own resources.

Americans Are Sinking Further Into Credit Card Debt

And there we have it.

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

Guess what?

Brain surgeons are worth more than fry flippers.

Guess what?

Brain surgeons are worth more than fry flippers.

Emeril Lagasse has a higher income than a Neurosurgeon.

Stupid, isn't it?

Stupid, isn't it?

Why is that stupid?

What people will pay for simple entertainment.

What people will pay for simple entertainment.

You don't have an answer to my question?

That is the answer.

 

[paulitician]

The rich are getting richer while the middle class and poor are getting poorer. Our nation is moving backwards. Folks are working harder & harder for less & less. This very wise sage summed it up best...