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aint_no_life_nowhere

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55. Especially if they don't earn it

Tue Jan 20, 2015, 09:44 PM

Jan 2015

If they are taxed at 90% and still can end up owning half the world, and if it's for having done something uniquely valuable, then I won't object too much. If they can invest their billions in developing a new rocket drive that takes mankind to Mars or to the asteroid mining belt, or if they can develop new compounds to slow or reverse aging in humans then maybe they're brilliant enough to deserve being mega wealthy. But don't let them earn their money through hedge funds or credit default swaps or mortgage scams or something else that produces nothing and hurts people and involves nothing more than sitting on their CEO ass all day manipulating their buddies on the Board of Directors into paying them ever high bonuses for things that contribute nothing.

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OK, I will say it� Rich motherfuckers don't deserve any more god damned money [View all] MrScorpio Jan 2015 OP

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