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SoFlaDem

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29. According to the New York Times

Wed Feb 6, 2019, 12:26 PM

Feb 2019

the richest 1 percent in the United States now own more wealth than the bottom 90 percent.

That is obscene to me when so many people suffer from poverty.

If I had a billion Dollars, there would be no reason for me to not give $900,000,000 (90%) to charity and be left with $100,000,000.

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People who hoard money have a disease, an addiction. [View all] Claritie Pixie Jan 2019 OP

"The king was in the counting room counting up his money" Rorey Jan 2019 #1

Why should they help? HipChick Jan 2019 #2

Because they care? Wow, what a concept! Paying taxes IS helping. Claritie Pixie Jan 2019 #3

Care about what? HipChick Jan 2019 #11

Seriously? Claritie Pixie Jan 2019 #12

". . . it's not normal." Codeine Jan 2019 #4

If you had $5 million, would you still feel like you need more? lagomorph777 Feb 2019 #41

It's an Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) much like gambling IMO, sometimes RKP5637 Jan 2019 #5

It really is. ck4829 Feb 2019 #24

Wealthoholics. democratisphere Jan 2019 #6

Could be a reality tv show "Hoarders - Money Division" Sneederbunk Jan 2019 #7

Wealth is corrupting. NRaleighLiberal Jan 2019 #8

It is. ck4829 Feb 2019 #23

Greed seems to take hold from a sense of lack Kitchari Jan 2019 #9

Money at that level is about power and status not comfort or possessions marylandblue Jan 2019 #10

Yeah, Kanye and the Ks. cwydro Jan 2019 #13

Yup you nailed it. Let's help them out by taxing them to oblivion! Joe941 Jan 2019 #14

+1. It's time for some public medicine. ck4829 Feb 2019 #22

"Taxing them to oblivion"? Really? nt. Mariana Feb 2019 #38

Its immoral that there are millionaires and especially billionaires. Joe941 Feb 2019 #39

Besides, are they going to take it with them? grumpyduck Jan 2019 #15

+1 ck4829 Feb 2019 #25

You could take 99% of Jeff Bezos net worth ($137B) TexasBushwhacker Jan 2019 #16

Walmart owners are the same way...very wealthy and yet quite a few of their own workers... SWBTATTReg Feb 2019 #31

I agree. The thing that gets me about Walmart TexasBushwhacker Feb 2019 #35

Really. My sister worked there and finally retired. I'm curious as to how her retirement is ... SWBTATTReg Feb 2019 #37

This message was self-deleted by its author Tech Jan 2019 #17

A single working class mom who throws a buck into a Salvaton Army bucket is 1000x more generous... Tom Rinaldo Jan 2019 #18

Yep ck4829 Feb 2019 #21

Retaining savings does not equate to "hoarding" brooklynite Jan 2019 #19

Imagine a world with a fair enough distribution SoFlaDem Feb 2019 #27

What is your threshold number? brooklynite Feb 2019 #28

According to the New York Times SoFlaDem Feb 2019 #29

She doesn't complain and lives in a country with treestar Feb 2019 #33

Actually, some years she gives so much away that she loses her billionaire status TexasBushwhacker Feb 2019 #36

Yes, I remember her saying she got help once treestar Feb 2019 #40

From your posts in this thread, I think it's likely you have a lot of money. Claritie Pixie Feb 2019 #42

K&R ck4829 Feb 2019 #20

It's because capitalism instills insecurity. "What if I lose it all?" mainer Feb 2019 #26

and the INTERVENTION for this ADDICTION is TAXATION!! Grasswire2 Feb 2019 #30

Human dragons Bettie Feb 2019 #32

The people are fed up Johnny2X2X Feb 2019 #34

I told my daughter yesterday that the capitalism backlash is coming. Claritie Pixie Feb 2019 #43

Meh..I've been hearing that for 40 years BannonsLiver Feb 2019 #44

It wasn't always like this here Johnny2X2X Feb 2019 #45