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Herman Munster
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Thu Sep-13-07 05:51 PM Original message |
Why $5 million is the new $1 million, rich say $1 million just isn't what it used to be |
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Newsjock
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Thu Sep-13-07 05:55 PM Response to Original message |
1. Class warfare |
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Raine
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Thu Sep-13-07 06:00 PM Response to Original message |
2. That's true |
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hfojvt
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Thu Sep-13-07 06:11 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Yeah, but if you sell one of those houses |
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lumberjack_jeff
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Thu Sep-13-07 06:40 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Okay... |
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sandnsea
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Thu Sep-13-07 07:04 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. Suitcases are $5.00 at a yardsale |
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lumberjack_jeff
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Thu Sep-13-07 08:03 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. When you have $1m, you shouldn't be seen with a $5 suitcase. |
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sandnsea
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Thu Sep-13-07 08:49 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. lolol |
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lumberjack_jeff
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Thu Sep-13-07 11:42 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Unlike "rich" there are a couple of ways to become "affluent"... |
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snappyturtle
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Thu Sep-13-07 06:01 PM Response to Original message |
3. My answer to this income disparity is to charge the rich more than |
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Trillo
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Thu Sep-13-07 06:54 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. With the computer and sufficiently distributed information that becomes possible, |
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snappyturtle
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Fri Sep-14-07 09:38 AM Response to Reply #7 |
16. This sort of stategy seems equitable to me. nt |
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Trillo
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Fri Sep-14-07 10:06 AM Response to Reply #16 |
18. I don't know if I would call it equitable, |
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snappyturtle
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Fri Sep-14-07 12:11 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. Yes......remember the tax cuts for the wealthy.....nt |
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Trillo
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Thu Sep-13-07 06:49 PM Response to Original message |
6. So in what period of time did this occur? |
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sandnsea
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Thu Sep-13-07 07:01 PM Response to Original message |
8. top 1% fight to be top .01% |
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Selatius
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Thu Sep-13-07 07:07 PM Response to Original message |
10. One million used to be a lot, but that's because of perpetual inflation. |
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hatrack
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Thu Sep-13-07 11:45 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. Hell, I went shopping last week, and a loaf of bread was $3.00 |
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KillCapitalism
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Fri Sep-14-07 09:43 AM Response to Reply #10 |
17. You hit the nail on the head there. |
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enid602
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Thu Sep-13-07 07:25 PM Response to Original message |
11. inflation |
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