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MaggieD

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102. You're so kind

Mon Sep 8, 2014, 10:03 PM

Sep 2014

Thank you. I do understand why so many are so pissed off. So I'm not taking it personally. If these folks knew me they'd understand I really am on the side of workers, the middle class, the poor, etc. I loathe republicans and greed heads too.

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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