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calimary

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95. Could that be why it seems so hard to get rid of?

Sun Sep 7, 2014, 04:16 PM

Sep 2014

A perennial problem, it seems. One of the many human foibles to which we're all vulnerable? Or an aberration? How long has greed been one of our basic instincts? Or is it? I guess that's one of The Great Questions about the human condition. Christ sounded off about greed, and He was FAR from the first.

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Ayn Rand had it Bass Ackwards. The Rich are NOT the "makers". The rich are the TAKERS! [View all] MohRokTah Sep 2014 OP

Been sayin' it for years. (nt) ret5hd Sep 2014 #1

The greatest fear the uber rich hold is that the masses will learn that they are, in fact, leaches. MohRokTah Sep 2014 #12

Right on! Louisiana1976 Sep 2014 #15

Amen. "Labor is superior to capital" to paraphrase Lincoln n/t arcane1 Sep 2014 #2

Ayn Rand was the Rush Limbaugh of the Sartre Age . orpupilofnature57 Sep 2014 #3

Well of course! sakabatou Sep 2014 #4

Disproving ayn rand ain't really the goal Fred Drum Sep 2014 #5

About taking personal responsibility: how come the Koches never learned to clean up after themselves Voice for Peace Sep 2014 #6

Rand was a sycophant, tauting the cause of the affluent, and living off the state. orpupilofnature57 Sep 2014 #7

I keep hearing this stuff about personal responsibilty from Libertarians and Republicans. Voice for Peace Sep 2014 #9

Just like those born-wealthy people that talk about "hard work" and "taking brave risks" arcane1 Sep 2014 #10

+ 1000 !!! orpupilofnature57 Sep 2014 #13

convenient orpupilofnature57 Sep 2014 #11

Nope. They mean that only for YOU. Not for themselves. YOU'RE the one who needs to calimary Sep 2014 #18

I smiled when that happened. Maynar Sep 2014 #29

I clean up after myself. They don't even do that. Voice for Peace Sep 2014 #93

They are about privatize profits and socialize losses. kairos12 Sep 2014 #32

Btw - I LOVE your sig line quote! calimary Sep 2014 #41

Thanks for the feedback. kairos12 Sep 2014 #96

yup, exactly so. Voice for Peace Sep 2014 #94

k&r for the truth. n/t Laelth Sep 2014 #8

How many wealthy people are way in the black on the tax system? A high paid corporate brewens Sep 2014 #14

True. We're all their serfs. Louisiana1976 Sep 2014 #17

Actually Fred Drum Sep 2014 #19

Welcome to DU, Fred Drum! calimary Sep 2014 #50

From another post today JEB Sep 2014 #100

They don't pay a penny in taxes... ReRe Sep 2014 #36

Not me. I pay a shit ton of taxes MaggieD Sep 2014 #49

Most are. MohRokTah Sep 2014 #54

Most is probably true MaggieD Sep 2014 #78

They're the HOARDERS. All they do is hoard their money. They don't "create jobs," they don't calimary Sep 2014 #16

+1000 smirkymonkey Sep 2014 #26

Some do MaggieD Sep 2014 #40

I agree with you about demand fueling the economy MaggieD Sep 2014 #52

They are ALL takers MohRokTah Sep 2014 #62

Well by that token MaggieD Sep 2014 #79

Hoarders require INTERVENTION grasswire Sep 2014 #70

Gross hoarding is form of mental sickness, difficult to treat. nt ladjf Sep 2014 #91

Could that be why it seems so hard to get rid of? calimary Sep 2014 #95

Greed if a basic survival instinct. But, so is the desire to live. ladjf Sep 2014 #97

The only goal of the very rich procon Sep 2014 #20

Ayn Rand shilled for the 1%, perhaps??? blkmusclmachine Sep 2014 #21

Artificially boosting demand is Trickle Up Economics Deny and Shred Sep 2014 #22

Regressive estate taxes? Jackpine Radical Sep 2014 #23

Sorry. I meant deeply Progressive Estate Taxes Deny and Shred Sep 2014 #24

I must concede I pretty well understood what you meant. Jackpine Radical Sep 2014 #25

No biggie. Deny and Shred Sep 2014 #28

By definition quaker bill Sep 2014 #27

The Oligarchs, Corporations And Banks Own And Control The Politicians That Own And Control Us cantbeserious Sep 2014 #30

Solve this problem with the French National Razor. kairos12 Sep 2014 #31

Exactly right!!! Strat54 Sep 2014 #33

Exactly right Diremoon Sep 2014 #34

Welcome to DU, Diremoon and also Strat54! calimary Sep 2014 #44

I usually just lurk around here . . . R. P. McMurphy Sep 2014 #35

Well. laundry_queen Sep 2014 #37

That's kind of broad brush MaggieD Sep 2014 #38

No, it's not. MohRokTah Sep 2014 #39

Not true MaggieD Sep 2014 #42

I don't consider those people part of the rich class. MohRokTah Sep 2014 #43

They aren't that few MaggieD Sep 2014 #45

I dont consider it broad brush MohRokTah Sep 2014 #51

Okay - you're certainly entitled to your opinion MaggieD Sep 2014 #53

And I am part of the 99.999% MohRokTah Sep 2014 #55

I'm part of the 1% MaggieD Sep 2014 #56

Quite frankly, I do not believe you. MohRokTah Sep 2014 #58

That's okay MaggieD Sep 2014 #59

Fine MohRokTah Sep 2014 #60

Okay - you can hate all rich people MaggieD Sep 2014 #64

I don't believe a word you spout MohRokTah Sep 2014 #65

They could... MaggieD Sep 2014 #68

It's bullshit propaganda. MohRokTah Sep 2014 #71

Can you tell me how that holds true for the owners of Costco? MaggieD Sep 2014 #77

P.S. I do love your sig line! MaggieD Sep 2014 #46

being rich isn't a choice, you're born that way Fred Drum Sep 2014 #80

So "the rich class" is not the same thing as "the rich"? Donald Ian Rankin Sep 2014 #86

Welcome to DU, MaggieD! calimary Sep 2014 #47

Thanks! MaggieD Sep 2014 #48

Of all the rich, I estimate less than .0001% to not be takers. MohRokTah Sep 2014 #57

Who knows? MaggieD Sep 2014 #61

I know anybody can claim any bullshit on the internet MohRokTah Sep 2014 #63

Okay, I get it MaggieD Sep 2014 #66

No, not a single rich person is in any fight with me. MohRokTah Sep 2014 #69

I'm not against you MaggieD Sep 2014 #74

If you are rich, you are against me. MohRokTah Sep 2014 #75

And I accept that you feel that way MaggieD Sep 2014 #76

Could you afford to pay another 1% in taxes so granny can eat, or would it break you? grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #83

I could - but I prefer to give it to my employees. MaggieD Sep 2014 #85

You're receiving a lot of undeserved grief LanternWaste Sep 2014 #101

You're so kind MaggieD Sep 2014 #102

Ayn Rand Hymned 'The Industrialist' Wolf Frankula Sep 2014 #67

New here....can you provide some details? Thx SonofMarx Sep 2014 #72

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Im not understanding ???? SonofMarx Sep 2014 #81

vampires. or zombies. pansypoo53219 Sep 2014 #82

The job creators are consumers, you and I. All the capitalists do is B Calm Sep 2014 #84

100% correct. hifiguy Sep 2014 #98

Absolutely jimlup Sep 2014 #87

As with most systems... A balance is required... Oktober Sep 2014 #88

Unless she meant their making us do the work, and their making money off our labor. n/t Orsino Sep 2014 #89

You are correct. But, what is the plan to reverse this ladjf Sep 2014 #90

Crazy On Parade colsohlibgal Sep 2014 #92

Actually, no. econoclast Sep 2014 #99

You make a good point MaggieD Sep 2014 #103