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56. Yep, 15% for you and me, major loopholes for the truly wealthy.

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You don't get rich by working hard, not in America anyway [View all] kpete Jul 2012 OP

As Someone Said, Ma'am, If Hard Work Makes You Rich, Every Woman In Africa Would Be a Millionaire The Magistrate Jul 2012 #1

The real enemy.... dtom67 Jul 2012 #2

+1 SammyWinstonJack Jul 2012 #5

Nope. You get rich watching OTHER people work really hard Tsiyu Jul 2012 #3

"Hard work is good for you." Usually said by rich people who don't work. Tierra_y_Libertad Jul 2012 #4

Capital gains tax rate has been cut in half since Reagan took TBF Jul 2012 #6

Only the scheduled rate. The effective rate has been cut even more. Scuba Jul 2012 #30

Thanks - I'm no economist but I have read about a rate TBF Jul 2012 #35

Yep, 15% for you and me, major loopholes for the truly wealthy. Scuba Jul 2012 #56

Read this on another message board Wounded Bear Jul 2012 #7

Apparently, the people on that board have Norrin Radd Jul 2012 #43

That's been true for a few millenia FarCenter Jul 2012 #8

Hell yeah Orrex Jul 2012 #9

The great educator Paulo Freire would say that they have internalized the oppressor, because that patrice Jul 2012 #16

Excellent - exactly right. Freire was a very smart man. nt TBF Jul 2012 #37

Labor is the weakest form of wealth generation FarCenter Jul 2012 #18

I understand your philospophy, but owning real estate truedelphi Jul 2012 #63

I am so sick of the worn out cliche PatSeg Jul 2012 #10

Lucy's oldest boy treestar Jul 2012 #77

Very powerful song PatSeg Jul 2012 #78

Feel free to stand by your fire and stir your thin gruel. zoechen Jul 2012 #11

What is a good way to explain the inertia of that wealth? It's like a magnet, a black-hole, a . . . patrice Jul 2012 #12

Definitely, an object with it's own measurable gravity mojowork_n Jul 2012 #22

We also need to figure out how to attach job happiness & satisfaction to a just wage. patrice Jul 2012 #13

It's difficult, but not impossible. Steve Jobs didn't come from money, pnwmom Jul 2012 #14

Read the comments to this article to get a feeling Norrin Radd Jul 2012 #45

Thanks for the link. My husband works at a company that uses pnwmom Jul 2012 #48

You get rich by stealing billions from American taxpayers Rex Jul 2012 #15

The way to get rich (whatever that is) is by dedicating your life to that pursuit. lumpy Jul 2012 #17

unfortunately you did not prove your thesis hfojvt Jul 2012 #19

With all due respect, livingonearth Jul 2012 #20

not really hfojvt Jul 2012 #70

Neither have you. mojowork_n Jul 2012 #24

Just out of curiosity... zoechen Jul 2012 #26

Stop believing the Republican lies about the economy, for one. mojowork_n Jul 2012 #32

The claim is being understood differently. Igel Jul 2012 #40

I beg to differ. Laelth Jul 2012 #65

burden of proof does not fall on me hfojvt Jul 2012 #71

I work my ass off in the most dangerous trade in construction, and we can barely pay bills pasto76 Jul 2012 #21

Who's fault is that anyway? eom zoechen Jul 2012 #23

I guess we're not all as gifted, creative and industrious as you are. eom mojowork_n Jul 2012 #25

Who's fault is that anyway? eom zoechen Jul 2012 #27

Polly want a cracker? mojowork_n Jul 2012 #28

Yes please zoechen Jul 2012 #31

You could always add an anchovy, or six. mojowork_n Jul 2012 #33

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The 5 Guys mojowork_n Jul 2012 #39

Ya I see zoechen Jul 2012 #41

Those Wendy's employees aren't paid enough to care. Norrin Radd Jul 2012 #47

Aren't paid enough to care? zoechen Jul 2012 #50

Straw man argument. No one should have to meet your opinion Norrin Radd Jul 2012 #66

"they don't even try,"--broad brush, or are you just trolling? nt raccoon Jul 2012 #60

rofl Tsiyu Jul 2012 #34

Know what I thought when I saw the thread title? cherokeeprogressive Jul 2012 #42

Yous d00ds seem fairly smart zoechen Jul 2012 #44

Not sure what the question is but if it's along the lines of cherokeeprogressive Jul 2012 #52

Don't sweat it... zoechen Jul 2012 #54

And how's that working for you? Tsiyu Jul 2012 #57

It's working pretty good. I'm not rich but I'm happy. cherokeeprogressive Jul 2012 #58

Ah...but the point was getting rich, wasn't it? Tsiyu Jul 2012 #59

I'm sorry that you have not been able to move up the ladder zoechen Jul 2012 #62

You are so adorable Tsiyu Jul 2012 #64

I bet your kids worked hard for those qualifications. Nye Bevan Jul 2012 #68

I'm so amused Tsiyu Jul 2012 #72

It's the fault of a system that awards investors more SomethingFishy Jul 2012 #69

Awww...buh bye progressoid Jul 2012 #74

No you just have to be like Gates and steal Job's ideas. Little Star Jul 2012 #29

I think that this is a problem Nikia Jul 2012 #38

Every day.. the 1% get up.. and figure out a way to rip off the 99%..... lib2DaBone Jul 2012 #46

Some people bust their asses building a business and become multimillionaires. Nye Bevan Jul 2012 #49

duh. k/r. nt limpyhobbler Jul 2012 #51

more like from insider trading notadmblnd Jul 2012 #53

Why Put all of us in the same box? crimson77 Jul 2012 #55

We could start by throwing a few of the top "earners" in jail for their crimes. Initech Jul 2012 #61

At the tail end of yet another over 60 hour workweek (for 40 hrs pay) i can only say - "no, really?" peacebird Jul 2012 #67

I worked really hard... a la izquierda Jul 2012 #73

Those were the old days. raouldukelives Jul 2012 #75

My experience has been that working hard pays better dividends than not working hard. Throd Jul 2012 #76