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TreasonousBastard

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1. Of course they don't but...
Tue Jan 20, 2015, 08:18 AM
Jan 2015

this is in a way the natural order of things as they are.

Once, we had kings who owned it all and the rest of us were chattel. Now, it's a little better but with free enterprise there will always be a few with the will and ability to take over. Why and how does one guy with a hardware store live and die with one or two stores and another guy turn his into Tru-Value? With mail-order catalogs being over a hundred years old and internet shopping around for years, how did Amazon suddenly pop up as if they invented something new?

Aside from that, there are still a few sheiks and sultans who legally own the nation's wealth, and there are plenty of dictators and oligarchs who stole theirs. Europe and Japan are sorta working on letting things not get too out of hand, but the rest of the world just lets the money pile up, whether it's legal money or not.

Anyway, the question now is what do we do about it? If Congress had either balls or decency it would raise taxes, particularly inheritance and investment taxes, and get down to legally redistributing at least some of the wealth. But, aside from that not happening any time soon, are we going to depose the Saudi royal family or invade Mexico to get Carlos Slim's money?


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Of course they don't but... TreasonousBastard Jan 2015 #1
Right now, they don't even have the guts to suggest it..... daleanime Jan 2015 #3
Both the Saudi and Mexican ruling families are under attack. It is only a matter of time for them. jwirr Jan 2015 #64
There should not even be such a concept as rich motherfuckers: DeSwiss Jan 2015 #2
Thanks for posting and the links. Bookmark. JEB Jan 2015 #24
deserve's got nothing to do with it KG Jan 2015 #4
JK Rowling is richer than the Queen of England, and is writing a new book. Nye Bevan Jan 2015 #5
And she gave away so much wealth, she is no longer a billionaire. closeupready Jan 2015 #6
She also refused to become a tax exile nxylas Jan 2015 #10
It is not about how they make their money unless it is illegal. It is more about what they did with jwirr Jan 2015 #65
I bet her Cormoran Strike novels and probable movies Ilsa Jan 2015 #17
Good question. They did a good job making Gary Sinise appear legless in Forrest Gump. Nye Bevan Jan 2015 #28
Atleast JK Rowling earned it.....unlike the Queen of England. SammyWinstonJack Jan 2015 #8
I believe it is something other than greed JEB Jan 2015 #26
The royal family hides a lot of their wealth. Dont call me Shirley Jan 2015 #32
Wealth hoarding is what this is. It's Sick! SammyWinstonJack Jan 2015 #7
Greed is the most powerful, pernicious and dangerous addiction hifiguy Jan 2015 #42
"I can hire one-half of the working class to kill the other half." ~ Jay Gould freshwest Jan 2015 #9
What are you suggesting should be done about it? oberliner Jan 2015 #11
Post removed Post removed Jan 2015 #12
I don't blame a person for becoming rich if they've done it ethically. Vinca Jan 2015 #13
Who Helps Them Get Rich? goodword Jan 2015 #14
That's pretty much what I was just thinking. The_Commonist Jan 2015 #18
I very much agree, but do want to point out that if our truedelphi Jan 2015 #49
Oh good, blame us victims of the hoarders/thieves. Dont call me Shirley Jan 2015 #33
Good advice. People don't realize the power they have. JDPriestly Jan 2015 #57
don;t eat, don;'t live anywhere, don't wear clothes, don;t work. sounds like a great plan. ND-Dem Jan 2015 #61
couldn't agree more marym625 Jan 2015 #15
Awwwww, your troll got dropped! HughBeaumont Jan 2015 #16
What's pathetic is that winger trolls will kiss their asses all day long... MrScorpio Jan 2015 #30
Yeah, brother, solidarity with the Kochs! JackRiddler Jan 2015 #46
we go there often and so does the internet ND-Dem Jan 2015 #62
Yes, hunger is hunger and feels the same no matter where it is. Same with homelessness and jwirr Jan 2015 #66
kick rbrnmw Jan 2015 #19
Have you ever been to a really poor country? NightWatcher Jan 2015 #20
Only when the troops and police that guard them begin to starve will the hoi polloi wake up. HughBeaumont Jan 2015 #21
That's my experience, as well. Pre-Chavez, Venezuela was like that. closeupready Jan 2015 #22
the well off people i've known seem to like looking down their noses at others -- and kissing ND-Dem Jan 2015 #63
In a just, healthy, economy the uber-wealthy would be taxed out of existence. hunter Jan 2015 #23
Relatively, of course nt MrScorpio Jan 2015 #25
Estate Taxes Deny and Shred Jan 2015 #35
And if they *do* want more money, they can get a second job... KansDem Jan 2015 #27
*Sarcasm* Ahead DesertDawg Jan 2015 #29
It's not about deserve The2ndWheel Jan 2015 #31
One can only wonder moondust Jan 2015 #34
i have seen plausible estimates that the global ultra-rich hifiguy Jan 2015 #41
It's ridiculous. moondust Jan 2015 #43
Coming up, one dozen communist revolutions! hifiguy Jan 2015 #44
Ha! moondust Jan 2015 #45
K&R johnnyreb Jan 2015 #36
Just read edhopper Jan 2015 #37
Damn Skippy! nt MrScorpio Jan 2015 #38
You, me, and Huey Long all agree. bvar22 Jan 2015 #39
Not only that, a hefty share of them deserve hifiguy Jan 2015 #40
Fucking A!!! Dirty Socialist Jan 2015 #47
There is no logical reason for any society to allow billionaires to exist. Half-Century Man Jan 2015 #48
You just hate the "job creators." kairos12 Jan 2015 #50
I totally agree FUCK rich people gopiscrap Jan 2015 #51
the turd maggots create jobs for robots olddots Jan 2015 #52
, blkmusclmachine Jan 2015 #53
Don't you know your boss WANTS to give you a raise but "the government" is making him broke? Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2015 #54
Especially if they don't earn it aint_no_life_nowhere Jan 2015 #55
KICK!!!!! whereisjustice Jan 2015 #56
Tax individual wealth above a billion at 90% lovemydog Jan 2015 #58
Share Our Wealth joshcryer Jan 2015 #59
I'll say it too. K&R. and yeah, it's about survival; that becomes clearer every day. maybe if ND-Dem Jan 2015 #60
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