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In reply to the discussion: The heart and mind of a 1%er. It ain't pretty. [View all]KentuckyWoman
(7,401 posts)57. I am a business owner.
Your example is someone generated 40 mil in profits and got to keep 4. Not 40 mil in SALES but profits. So you tell me what do you think is so fair about working your ass off and 90% of the wealth you create goes to someone else.
That's horseshit. I own my business. We gross 4-6 mil a year have an open wage policy. Part of the profits go back into the business but most go back to employees. Even at this low level I can promise you no one who works for me is idiotic enough to sit by and put up with me sitting on my butt taking 90% of the fruits of their labor. Anyone who can generate 40 mil in pure PROFIT is going to tell an employer to put up or go get bent. As well they should and proves my point exactly.
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Has there ever been a successful national work stoppage event? Or national tax strike?
ancianita
Sep 2014
#6
The way too do it is to take away their control of government, then bust up the media and
Dustlawyer
Sep 2014
#7
Exactly correct EXCEPT we have no strategy to " achieving Publicly Funded Federal, State, and Local
rhett o rick
Sep 2014
#41
I am so with you on this. They make money killing us, doctoring us, burying us. We need to get free.
marble falls
Sep 2014
#13
i gleefully live on the outside of consumerism. i found estate sales. resale clothes.
pansypoo53219
Sep 2014
#19
One thing they also believe is if money is rare to the poor it makes their money worth more.
Spitfire of ATJ
Sep 2014
#24
The 1% that runs our Government is absolutely sociopathic. I'm convinced of it.
blkmusclmachine
Sep 2014
#31
Love your post, but I think we must loudly do this. We must boldly do this.
stillwaiting
Sep 2014
#36
A good start would be to have some drastic campaign finance reform .. and also pass an
YOHABLO
Sep 2014
#42
Well said! Most have the callous sociopathic makeup that successfully fuels their greed
RKP5637
Sep 2014
#51
Wonderful post. Thank you very much. We must join together and not fall for divide and conquer.
greatlaurel
Sep 2014
#54
Considering the original 1% were plantation owners who "worked hard for their fortunes"
mountain grammy
Sep 2014
#60