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snooper2

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3. LOL- This again

Reply to WinstonSmith00 (Original post)

Fri Oct 20, 2017, 10:33 AM

Oct 2017

245,000,000 adults in the US-

So what, lets start at 30K a year per person...

That is- 7,350,000,000,000

For those not good with math, the first number seven, you follow that with the word TRILLION. That number is a little less than half our entire annual GDP.

How you paying for this again? Oh, and do adults with kids get more? Go ahead give us your plan LOL. Oh, and nobody is paying any taxes on their "living wage" correct?

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A Basic Standard of Living. [View all] WinstonSmith00 Oct 2017 OP

This thing we call "economic productivity..." hunter Oct 2017 #1

We need to be talking of ways to end WinstonSmith00 Oct 2017 #5

Yes. There are more than enough resources on this planet to take care of all. Irish_Dem Oct 2017 #2

Exactly WinstonSmith00 Oct 2017 #6

Yes they are rich because of us. And they learned to rig the game Irish_Dem Oct 2017 #11

LOL- This again snooper2 Oct 2017 #3

But you wont need 30k a year WinstonSmith00 Oct 2017 #4

interesting, so what is enough income where people won't need the basic assistance? snooper2 Oct 2017 #7

Well there would be no house payments WinstonSmith00 Oct 2017 #8

I'm curious... how do you think our ancestors survived without money? hunter Oct 2017 #9

Our TV is a movie player. That's all it does. No broadcast, cable, or satellite. hunter Oct 2017 #15

"Obviously people that are making enough income wont need the basic assistance." WillowTree Oct 2017 #12

Are you saying current assistance programs WinstonSmith00 Oct 2017 #16

Everything is free! MichMan Oct 2017 #10

"Work ethics" are destroying the earth's natural environment. hunter Oct 2017 #13

That is how the wealthy live now. WinstonSmith00 Oct 2017 #14

I'm going to go out on a limb here and guess that you weren't an Econ major. WillowTree Oct 2017 #17

Economics is a farse WinstonSmith00 Oct 2017 #18