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16. They prove the old adage "Money can't buy happiness". Maybe there should be a new one like: "Excessive wealth turns you

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into a selfish, power hungry, psychopathic fascist".

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I don't know about you but I am getting sick of the wealthy in this country [View all] Stargazer99 Yesterday OP

"When the people shall have nothing more to eat, they will eat the rich." - Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) sop Yesterday #1

Eat the Rich. Dave Bowman Yesterday #3

Did you see some of the comments on YouTube. :O C Moon 14 hrs ago #50

Absolutely. And greed is a nasty addiction which is making people suffer . 🙁 Dave Bowman 13 hrs ago #51

and when we've had our fill of the rich, we'll turn our appetites to the peasants - robespierre, paraphrased TheProle Yesterday #25

just remember... ret5hd Yesterday #2

unfortunately justsomeguy01 Yesterday #24

the rich get hungry fast. (nt) ret5hd Yesterday #26

It's God's swill! usonian Yesterday #4

The stock market is an elemental spirit, a hungry ghost captured and enslaved by capitalism's witch doctors Ponietz Yesterday #12

But why must the rich pay any taxes? OGBuzz Yesterday #5

sarcasm ? dave99 Yesterday #7

Oh yes, I'm dripping with it but I couldn't find the emoji to attach to the post. OGBuzz Yesterday #9

"GETTING"?! (Caps mine) I'm WAAAY PAST Mme Defarge Time! ColoringFool Yesterday #6

With the ballroom and redecorating Figarosmom Yesterday #19

With the proper cuts... sop Yesterday #28

And recently the House Republicans proposed a Capital Gains tax cut to stimulate the economy because the extremely ChicagoTeamster Yesterday #8

'Getting'?? OldBaldy1701E Yesterday #10

My thoughts exactly. Bluetus Yesterday #23

A lot of MAGA, like prosperity gospel, is founded on the idea that you can join their ranks. Ilikepurple 12 hrs ago #54

70-some million people voted for him in 2026. Many millions are changing their minds. Bluetus 6 hrs ago #60

It looks like a few have it figured it out and used their critical thinking skills-congratulations Stargazer99 Yesterday #11

Billionaires should not exist VanceFan Yesterday #13

A vigilante like Luigi should assassinate someone like Pritzker? MichMan Yesterday #32

Mangione is a deranged, gun humping POS MURDERER Skittles 18 hrs ago #47

Good, decent people share the wealth Grim Chieftain Yesterday #14

At my husband's office, he would talk to the custodians when they were in the office. cksmithy Yesterday #30

Good people Grim Chieftain Yesterday #31

Obscenely wealthy people become emotionally stunted, at high risk for committing "Social Murder" jmbar2 Yesterday #15

With 330 million people living in this country PCB66 9 hrs ago #55

No one elected Elon Musk jmbar2 6 hrs ago #59

They prove the old adage "Money can't buy happiness". Maybe there should be a new one like: "Excessive wealth turns you Fil1957 Yesterday #16

it must kill them that they have to eventually die Skittles 21 hrs ago #40

This message was self-deleted by its author kimbutgar Yesterday #17

The main problem in this country is the rich don't have enough money. tetedur Yesterday #18

I think that every time I see an A-list celebrity in a fucking commercial Skittles 21 hrs ago #41

Shakespeare amended: lastlib Yesterday #20

huh? Skittles 21 hrs ago #42

It can be applied figuratively. lastlib 19 hrs ago #45

They are a lot sicker of all of us, I imagine... displacedvermoter Yesterday #21

I've been seeing rich people get their taxes cut for almost 50 years..... lastlib Yesterday #22

There are hundreds of millions of us and a few thousand of them. BlueTsunami2018 Yesterday #27

Friend, I have been sick of them for over a half-century misanthrope Yesterday #29

Being anticapitalist is being antihuman. gulliver Yesterday #33

I agree. Haggard Celine 13 hrs ago #52

At some degree of unregulation when does capitalism become something else? harumph 8 hrs ago #56

I hesitate to call these extreme capitalists anarchists. Haggard Celine 7 hrs ago #57

It seems like a situation of regulatory capture to enable monopolies and thereby increase rent seeking profits. harumph 6 hrs ago #58

I want a government that will take all their money. GoodRaisin Yesterday #34

I have never had a problem PCB66 Yesterday #35

You don't have to hate them while still wanting a fairer system. AZ8theist 23 hrs ago #37

Post # 13 wants them all murdered MichMan 22 hrs ago #38

The uber wealthy in this country Quanto Magnus Yesterday #36

Who are the rich? The 1%? That would include a lot of Democrats, somsai 21 hrs ago #39

I'm Just Surprised How Fast Normal Folks Roll Over modrepub 20 hrs ago #43

What standard is used to define who is wealthy? LogDog75 20 hrs ago #44

USA: Land of Predators moondust 19 hrs ago #46

"I think it's a mercy we haven't hung them all." Ford_Prefect 18 hrs ago #48

I just rewatched "Capitalism a love story" proud patriot 18 hrs ago #49

There are a few notable decent ones. This one, for example: Buns_of_Fire 13 hrs ago #53