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orpupilofnature57

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1. Like a mindless misanthrope amoeba

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Thu Sep 27, 2012, 06:31 AM

Sep 2012

digesting only what's good and protecting what's bad so it can be consumed by the rest of us, putting them further ahead, and leaving us to need them for survival.

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Forbes 400 List Reveals Why the Greedy Rich Fully Deserve Your Contempt -- And Jesus�s [View all] xchrom Sep 2012 OP

Like a mindless misanthrope amoeba orpupilofnature57 Sep 2012 #1

Anyone interested in... 99Forever Sep 2012 #2

that is what I check the news for every morning........... kooljerk666 Sep 2012 #4

They live in a bubble... 99Forever Sep 2012 #5

Oh, come on now! When in all of human history have those that had nothing to lose rise up Ikonoklast Sep 2012 #13

Precisely! 99Forever Sep 2012 #14

ABC news surprised a Kochroach at Park Ave....... kooljerk666 Sep 2012 #18

And they have, in fact, overplayed or overreached tavalon Sep 2012 #21

Me! OffWithTheirHeads Sep 2012 #6

Who would have guessed? 99Forever Sep 2012 #8

We need to rebuild the New Deal Coalition or a suitable replacement before another major crash. Selatius Sep 2012 #3

There are a few decent people on the list davidpdx Sep 2012 #7

Decent? I beg to differ. cleanhippie Sep 2012 #16

IOW, there are few people on the list that are concerned with their perception by others. Egalitarian Thug Sep 2012 #19

the last nine on the list hfojvt Sep 2012 #20

JK Rowling didn't make $900M writing the Harry Potter series, she got $900M Egalitarian Thug Sep 2012 #22

I think she probably got quite a bit from book royalties hfojvt Sep 2012 #23

Yes she did, but we're talking about the super-rich and what she made from the books Egalitarian Thug Sep 2012 #24

maybe not in the world hfojvt Sep 2012 #25

You just refuse to get it. Upton Sinclair totally had your number. Egalitarian Thug Sep 2012 #27

it might also be difficult to get a man to understand something hfojvt Sep 2012 #31

You only "proved" that you are utterly lacking in understanding. First, you chose a person that Egalitarian Thug Sep 2012 #32

yes, I chose a person that I know how her wealth came about hfojvt Sep 2012 #33

kick to the front page DonRedwood Sep 2012 #9

because they got richer means they deserve contempt? hfojvt Sep 2012 #10

the census seems to define "rich" as the top 5% hfojvt Sep 2012 #11

Thanks for the added info. Nt xchrom Sep 2012 #12

I probably should add a link hfojvt Sep 2012 #17

The census doesn't even attempt to survey the super-rich. Census data is not a good source for HiPointDem Sep 2012 #30

I'm suddenly reminded of that scene from the Avengers where Loki is getting a large crowd to kneel before him. Initech Sep 2012 #15

They might as well face it, they're addicted to case. Tigress DEM Sep 2012 #26

TAX the rich at 50%. End of story! nt Auntie Bush Sep 2012 #28

And not a single person on the list is a union boss krispos42 Sep 2012 #29