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VMA131Marine

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5. You're not really talking about the top 1%

Reply to Txbluedog (Original post)

Mon Jan 23, 2017, 11:22 AM

Jan 2017

That group includes paupers making under $1M per year. You're really talking about the top 0.001%. And most of them don't run companies that make anything. Trump's real estate ventures are targeted at the super wealthy so he doesn't care if the masses can't afford his condos, hotels, and golf courses.

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Someone help me understand the thought process of the 1% [View all] Txbluedog Jan 2017 OP

They want austerity come hell or high water SHRED Jan 2017 #1

What's wrong with you? Turbineguy Jan 2017 #2

They know what most Americans don't: trickle-down economics will destroy the American economy BlueCaliDem Jan 2017 #3

Greed is a disease and greed is all the one percent know. sarcasmo Jan 2017 #4

You're not really talking about the top 1% VMA131Marine Jan 2017 #5

Quite right about that. Girard442 Jan 2017 #9

Americans are geocentric about this concept. world wide wally Jan 2017 #6

Oligarchs exist world wide. They don't see themselves as belonging to any nation-state. KittyWampus Jan 2017 #8

They have a spiritual void inside themselves they try to fill with material things. KittyWampus Jan 2017 #7

Their goal is to extract wealth from you to the point that you are indebted to them for life. Yavin4 Jan 2017 #10

there are suckers in other countries to get profits from. unblock Jan 2017 #11

Henry Ford knew that. moondust Jan 2017 #12

You'd think they'd get the simple concept of "disposable income" and follow Henry Ford's, ... brush Jan 2017 #13

Have some sympathy! TransitJohn Jan 2017 #14