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Csainvestor

(388 posts)
Fri May 13, 2016, 12:53 PM May 2016

14 billionaires made 150 billion over the last two years- - this is abhorrent

They made an additional 140 billion on top of what they already owned. As i am sure you all have read by now, the middle class has morphed into the working poor.

Obamacare will go up 30% next year, wages are stagnant, and the rent isn't going to pay itself.

Obama has enabled the billionaire class, and ushered in the Uber economy. Are you ok with this?

Bernie isn't running against Hillary, Bernie is running against the machine.

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14 billionaires made 150 billion over the last two years- - this is abhorrent (Original Post) Csainvestor May 2016 OP
At least you are in the open about the underlying reason for much of the Bernierbros' Hillary hate.. LexVegas May 2016 #1
Just out of curiosity, can you breakdown StarTrombone May 2016 #2
Haven't you read the pew report on how 90% of the nation is one paycheck away from poverty? Csainvestor May 2016 #3
That fails to answer my question StarTrombone May 2016 #5
I hope you boycott Uber and AirBnb and Amazon and all their ilk, then. LisaM May 2016 #4

LexVegas

(6,020 posts)
1. At least you are in the open about the underlying reason for much of the Bernierbros' Hillary hate..
Fri May 13, 2016, 12:57 PM
May 2016

Barack Obama.

 

StarTrombone

(188 posts)
2. Just out of curiosity, can you breakdown
Fri May 13, 2016, 01:04 PM
May 2016

How much more would I have in my pocket if those greedy bastards hadn't made that money?

Maybe I'll be really pissed off if I knew what would my share have been

Csainvestor

(388 posts)
3. Haven't you read the pew report on how 90% of the nation is one paycheck away from poverty?
Fri May 13, 2016, 01:14 PM
May 2016

Households in all economic tiers experienced near-universal decreases in median incomes across U.S. metropolitan areas. Middle-income households lost ground financially in 222 of 229 metropolitan areas from 1999 to 2014.

The hollowing out of the middle class is rooted in a mix of technological change and globalization.

Do you think it's a coincidence that while the working class has suffered over the past 10 years, the billionaire class has made an additional 1 trillion dollars over the same time period?

 

StarTrombone

(188 posts)
5. That fails to answer my question
Fri May 13, 2016, 01:42 PM
May 2016

I want to know how much of that money would be in my pocket if they hadn't made it

How would someone else's property keep me from poverty

Warren Buffett is a billionaire, how much of that should be mine?

Al Gore is worth north of 100 million dollars, how much of that did he take from me?

LisaM

(27,789 posts)
4. I hope you boycott Uber and AirBnb and Amazon and all their ilk, then.
Fri May 13, 2016, 01:16 PM
May 2016

I do, not that it seems to have any effect whatsoever, but I do.

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