Lets talk about income inequality

[Vox]

I have been told it causes crime, gun violence, and is unfair. I say that it isn't a problem and that life ain't fair.

Anyone want to tell me why I am wrong?

Well, there's income inequality and then there's wealth disparity. When the top 10% of the nation owns more wealth than the bottom 90% combined, there is something wrong. No country can long stand with such a disparity of wealth.

except you are wrong.


WEALTH inequality in the US.

it has not changed much since 1922:
Table 4: Share of wealth held by the Bottom 99% and Top 1% in the United States, 1922-2010.
Year Bottom 99% Top 1%

1922 63.3% 36.7%

1929 55.8% 44.2%

1933 66.7% 33.3%

1939 63.6% 36.4%

1945 70.2% 29.8%

1949 72.9% 27.1%

1953 68.8% 31.2%

1962 68.2% 31.8%

1965 65.6% 34.4%

1969 68.9% 31.1%

1972 70.9% 29.1%

1976 80.1% 19.9%

1979 79.5% 20.5%

1981 75.2% 24.8%

1983 69.1% 30.9%

1986 68.1% 31.9%

1989 64.3% 35.7%

1992 62.8% 37.2%

1995 61.5% 38.5%

1998 61.9% 38.1%

2001 66.6% 33.4%

2004 65.7% 34.3%

2007 65.4% 34.6%

2010 64.6% 35.4%

 

[Seawytch]

I have been told it causes crime, gun violence, and is unfair. I say that it isn't a problem and that life ain't fair.

Anyone want to tell me why I am wrong?

Well, there's income inequality and then there's wealth disparity. When the top 10% of the nation owns more wealth than the bottom 90% combined, there is something wrong. No country can long stand with such a disparity of wealth.

Since 1980 98% of all the nations wealth has gone to that same top 10% of earners. Those that don't see this as a problem are fooling themselves.

 

[Vox]

societies crumble when they lose their moral and ethical compass, not because of the number of rich vs poor. When morals and ethics are lost, the elites take control of the money and the means of making money--------i.e. obama and marx.

Yeah, but it's the moral and ethical loss that had lent to the wealth disparity. GREED is a destroyer and it's rampant in our society today.

not much different than 40 or 90 years ago..

except the government got much greedier - that is true.

and that it the main reason the INCOME growth is thwarted.

 

[Edgetho]

Why do you want the billionaires lobbying government to forcibly steal your wealth & destroy your business just because they can buy more influence than you?

Why do you enjoy government forcibly taxing your earnings to subsidize them, so they can afford lawyers to thread tax loopholes keeps them from paying taxes?

Do you enjoy their market & currency manipulations that wipe out your wealth & investments?

Do you want them to be the only ones who can afford to invest to make money or retire?

Have you ever considered that most people are poor because they're stupid and/or lazy?

You should think about that

You ever think people are poor because they have morals. They refuse to place all their good wealth producing assets in their "good corporation" & cram all the toxic shit into a "good corporation" owned by others & make government pay for the cleanup while pointing at the stupid poor.

Only the mind of the thief thinks that all wealthy people got their money dishonestly.

In fact, I'm gonna tell you like it is.... The poor are FAR more likely to be dishonest dirtbags than any other group of people on Earth.

Go into wealthy neighborhoods and see how many bars are on the windows.

Then go into poor neighborhoods.

The vast majority of 'wealthy' people made their money through hard work. Many of them by being small business owners and I'll tell you something right now....

You want to go out of business QUICK?

Approach it with an attitude like you have.

The reason you're poor is simple....

You're stupid. You make stupid assumptions about things you clearly have no idea about

 

[Vox]

I have been told it causes crime, gun violence, and is unfair. I say that it isn't a problem and that life ain't fair.

Anyone want to tell me why I am wrong?

Well, there's income inequality and then there's wealth disparity. When the top 10% of the nation owns more wealth than the bottom 90% combined, there is something wrong. No country can long stand with such a disparity of wealth.

Since 1980 98% of all the nations wealth has gone to that same top 10% of earners. Those that don't see this as a problem are fooling themselves.

total LIE.

as usually with leftards.

 

[Seawytch]

Well, there's income inequality and then there's wealth disparity. When the top 10% of the nation owns more wealth than the bottom 90% combined, there is something wrong. No country can long stand with such a disparity of wealth.

Since 1980 98% of all the nations wealth has gone to that same top 10% of earners. Those that don't see this as a problem are fooling themselves.

total LIE.

as usually with leftards.

No, actually it isn't. That you refuse to see the facts is a little disturbing though.

 

[Redfish]

I have been told it causes crime, gun violence, and is unfair. I say that it isn't a problem and that life ain't fair.

Anyone want to tell me why I am wrong?

Well, there's income inequality and then there's wealth disparity. When the top 10% of the nation owns more wealth than the bottom 90% combined, there is something wrong. No country can long stand with such a disparity of wealth.

Since 1980 98% of all the nations wealth has gone to that same top 10% of earners. Those that don't see this as a problem are fooling themselves.

Here's an idea. Lets have the govt guarantee every american citizen an annual income of 100K. You get 100K no matter what job you have or whether you even have a job. After all, everyone needs money to survive and the govt should guarantee that we have what we need, right?

But lets go on, 100K for doctors, lawyers, wal mart clerks, garbage men, pilots, teachers, senators, presidents, Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, Jay Z, Streisand, Whoopi, Bill O'Reilly, the unemployed, the sick, the mentally ill, illegal aliens (after all they worked hard to get here)

Sound good? NO? Its exactly the end result that you lefties claim to want-----------income equality, right?

just a big happy country full of people with money, sound good?

 

[Redfish]

Since 1980 98% of all the nations wealth has gone to that same top 10% of earners. Those that don't see this as a problem are fooling themselves.

total LIE.

as usually with leftards.

No, actually it isn't. That you refuse to see the facts is a little disturbing though.

Tax the shit out of the evil bastard 1%, tax them til they scream for mercy---or move to switzerland.

 

[ClosedCaption]

Well, there's income inequality and then there's wealth disparity. When the top 10% of the nation owns more wealth than the bottom 90% combined, there is something wrong. No country can long stand with such a disparity of wealth.

Since 1980 98% of all the nations wealth has gone to that same top 10% of earners. Those that don't see this as a problem are fooling themselves.

Here's an idea. Lets have the govt guarantee every american citizen an annual income of 100K. You get 100K no matter what job you have or whether you even have a job. After all, everyone needs money to survive and the govt should guarantee that we have what we need, right?

But lets go on, 100K for doctors, lawyers, wal mart clerks, garbage men, pilots, teachers, senators, presidents, Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, Jay Z, Streisand, Whoopi, Bill O'Reilly, the unemployed, the sick, the mentally ill, illegal aliens (after all they worked hard to get here)

Sound good? NO? Its exactly the end result that you lefties claim to want-----------income equality, right?

just a big happy country full of people with money, sound good?

http://www.usmessageboard.com/usmb-...tives-republicans-simple-minded-thinking.html

There is the link for simple minded thinking. Its ok if you don't have an answer to the problem. It's a big problem. No excuse for purposefully being stupid tho

 

[Edgetho]

I have been told it causes crime, gun violence, and is unfair. I say that it isn't a problem and that life ain't fair.

Anyone want to tell me why I am wrong?

Well, there's income inequality and then there's wealth disparity. When the top 10% of the nation owns more wealth than the bottom 90% combined, there is something wrong. No country can long stand with such a disparity of wealth.

Since 1980 98% of all the nations wealth has gone to that same top 10% of earners. Those that don't see this as a problem are fooling themselves.

It's because the bottom 90% are stupid.

Just a fact.

If you're poor in this Country, you're either, 1) Stupid, 2) Lazy or, 3) VERY unfortunate.

90% of the people in this Country aren't VERY unfortunate.

A lot of people who are NOT rich are people who don't want to pay the price to be rich.

If you start out as an Average American, with no College or limited College and you WANT to be rich.

You can be.

I've known three men in my life that WANTED to be rich. None of whom went to College and none of whom were/are especially bright.

Just damned hard workers.

I'm talking 60-80 hours a week.... Working. Nights, weekends, holidays... Work.

They payed the price. They both lost their wives, their kids don't want too much to do with them except when they need money and their health isn't all that good anymore.

But they're rich.

You can be rich, too.

You really can. Your problem is just like everybody else's though....

You don't want to work for it.

And that's okay. I understand. That's fine. I don't want to pay that price either. It SUCKS.

But stop fucking crying about it fer chrissakes

 

[Vox]

Since 1980 98% of all the nations wealth has gone to that same top 10% of earners. Those that don't see this as a problem are fooling themselves.

total LIE.

as usually with leftards.

No, actually it isn't. That you refuse to see the facts is a little disturbing though.

sweetheart, if you talk about WEALTH, do not post graphs about INCOME.

is it too much to ask?

a hint - those are two related but not identical things.

wealth distribution has not changed much during the last 40 years and is about the same as in 1922
wealth distribution GAP increases during dimocrap administrations and decreases during republican.
In fact the smallest it has been in 1972-1979 - during Nixon and Ford

 

[Redfish]

Since 1980 98% of all the nations wealth has gone to that same top 10% of earners. Those that don't see this as a problem are fooling themselves.

Here's an idea. Lets have the govt guarantee every american citizen an annual income of 100K. You get 100K no matter what job you have or whether you even have a job. After all, everyone needs money to survive and the govt should guarantee that we have what we need, right?

But lets go on, 100K for doctors, lawyers, wal mart clerks, garbage men, pilots, teachers, senators, presidents, Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, Jay Z, Streisand, Whoopi, Bill O'Reilly, the unemployed, the sick, the mentally ill, illegal aliens (after all they worked hard to get here)

Sound good? NO? Its exactly the end result that you lefties claim to want-----------income equality, right?

just a big happy country full of people with money, sound good?

http://www.usmessageboard.com/usmb-...tives-republicans-simple-minded-thinking.html

There is the link for simple minded thinking. Its ok if you don't have an answer to the problem. It's a big problem. No excuse for purposefully being stupid tho

do you understand sarcasm, closed crapper?

But you do like my idea don't you? 100K for every citizen----it will be a fricken utopia

 

[Edgetho]

Since 1980 98% of all the nations wealth has gone to that same top 10% of earners. Those that don't see this as a problem are fooling themselves.

total LIE.

as usually with leftards.

No, actually it isn't. That you refuse to see the facts is a little disturbing though.

From motherfuckingjones?

Gimme a fucking break. They're a communist website fer shits sake

 

[Rebelitarian]

I have been told it causes crime, gun violence, and is unfair. I say that it isn't a problem and that life ain't fair.

Anyone want to tell me why I am wrong?

If people want better jobs they need to vote for polticians that know a thing or 2 about building a middle class, who is anti-FED and who doesn't take orders from Bilderberg.

Americans want to vote ignorantly all the time then wonder why they are jobless, homeless, or underemployed.

It's called the Constitution Party people.... Constitution Party > Home

Quit voting for the 2 parties that are ruining America.

 

[Rebelitarian]

Especially you Unionists out there....

If you voted for Obama and he hires Jeff Immelt as a jobs czar and he creates all the jobs overseas then Obama is not representing you if you are still out of work or under-employed, and you need to stop voting Democrat... and start looking into the Constitution Party.

Constitution Party > Home

Pro-Worker, Pro-middle-class.

 

[ClosedCaption]

total LIE.

as usually with leftards.

No, actually it isn't. That you refuse to see the facts is a little disturbing though.

sweetheart, if you talk about WEALTH, do not post graphs about INCOME.

is it too much to ask?

a hint - those are two related but not identical things.

wealth distribution has not changed much during the last 40 years and is about the same as in 1922
wealth distribution GAP increases during dimocrap administrations and decreases during republican.
In fact the smallest it has been in 1972-1979 - during Nixon and Ford

Why do you keep changing the subject? We're talking about income and you keep on about wealth levels or something

 

[Vox]

Well, there's income inequality and then there's wealth disparity. When the top 10% of the nation owns more wealth than the bottom 90% combined, there is something wrong. No country can long stand with such a disparity of wealth.

Since 1980 98% of all the nations wealth has gone to that same top 10% of earners. Those that don't see this as a problem are fooling themselves.

Here's an idea. Lets have the govt guarantee every american citizen an annual income of 100K. You get 100K no matter what job you have or whether you even have a job. After all, everyone needs money to survive and the govt should guarantee that we have what we need, right?

But lets go on, 100K for doctors, lawyers, wal mart clerks, garbage men, pilots, teachers, senators, presidents, Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, Jay Z, Streisand, Whoopi, Bill O'Reilly, the unemployed, the sick, the mentally ill, illegal aliens (after all they worked hard to get here)

Sound good? NO? Its exactly the end result that you lefties claim to want-----------income equality, right?

just a big happy country full of people with money, sound good?

they tried that. In socialist countries ( really socialist, not social-democratic market economies). it wasn't the same for all but pretty much equalized

Did not work

 

[deltex1]

I have been told it causes crime, gun violence, and is unfair. I say that it isn't a problem and that life ain't fair.

Anyone want to tell me why I am wrong?

Its not a problem because there are always rich and poor. But when the gap is too large those societies crumble. By crumble I don't mean like a delicious cookie either

The poor in America are too busy watching football on their big screen while ordering out chicken wings on their EBT card...not a problem here, comrade.

 

[Vox]

No, actually it isn't. That you refuse to see the facts is a little disturbing though.

Since 1980 98% of all the nations wealth has gone to that same top 10% of earners. Those that don't see this as a problem are fooling themselves.

sweetheart, if you talk about WEALTH, do not post graphs about INCOME.

is it too much to ask?

a hint - those are two related but not identical things.

wealth distribution has not changed much during the last 40 years and is about the same as in 1922
wealth distribution GAP increases during dimocrap administrations and decreases during republican.
In fact the smallest it has been in 1972-1979 - during Nixon and Ford

Why do you keep changing the subject? We're talking about income and you keep on about wealth levels or something

no, it is Seawytch who is changing the subject.
she posted a LIE about wealth accumulation 98% in the top 10% of population and then posted graphs about INCOME.

or you do not comprehend the difference as well?

well, I am not surprised

 

[Redfish]

Since 1980 98% of all the nations wealth has gone to that same top 10% of earners. Those that don't see this as a problem are fooling themselves.

Here's an idea. Lets have the govt guarantee every american citizen an annual income of 100K. You get 100K no matter what job you have or whether you even have a job. After all, everyone needs money to survive and the govt should guarantee that we have what we need, right?

But lets go on, 100K for doctors, lawyers, wal mart clerks, garbage men, pilots, teachers, senators, presidents, Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, Jay Z, Streisand, Whoopi, Bill O'Reilly, the unemployed, the sick, the mentally ill, illegal aliens (after all they worked hard to get here)

Sound good? NO? Its exactly the end result that you lefties claim to want-----------income equality, right?

just a big happy country full of people with money, sound good?

they tried that. In socialist countries ( really socialist, not social-democratic market economies). it wasn't the same for all but pretty much equalized

Did not work

of course it did not work, it takes away all incentive to work hard and get ahead, or invent things, or innovate, or create.

But that is exactly what the left keeps begging for either by direct govt action or by punative taxation and tax rebates for the poor. make everyone equally miserable---socialism.