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Income Inequality

What should be done to battle income inequality in the USA?

  • Do not intervene

    Votes: 39 53.4%

  • Yes, do intervene

    Votes: 34 46.6%
  • Total voters
    73
b_dubz said:
A very few get to the upper class of society from hard work. The rest don't, although thy still work very hard. Most rich start out wayyyyyyy ahead.
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Hard work isn't the key. What is important is what you do, not how much work you put into it. You can work your ass to the bone and never do anything with your life because you are doing the wrong thing.
 
TurtleDude, I think ole boy is sampling to much of his own product. It seems like he got a hold of a bad batch.
 
Lakeside said:
TurtleDude, I think ole boy is sampling to much of his own product. It seems like he got a hold of a bad batch.
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Dude I get piss tested three times a week and cant smoke... Already said I ain't smoke in six months...

Your thinking of acid dum dum theirs no such thing as a bad batch with weed... Just bad weed and good weed... Bad weed gets you less stoned and tastes like poo...

Go away now liar. Or tell me why you were never homeless. Really you would have been homeless multiple times if your mom made that much with no assistance.
 
b_dubz said:
They were starving and continue to starve. You refusing to understand what starving means has nothing to do with FACT.

Go up to any drug dealer in the country and ask for dope. See what you get.... This would be one of the many reasons the dirty pigs are so god awful at their job.

And no Nixon made drugs illegal come on dude u must b a terrible lawyer. 50mill? Easy peasy but I would never want that much as it makes you a horrible person.

yes I no you think the drug war is stupid its one of the only places I agree with libertarians. In fact I am a social libertarian myself. The rest of y'all are nutso tho... And usually very greedy or two ignorant to even understand what the word means (no really 23% of ppl that affiliate as libertarian have no clue what it means) and even less have any idea as to what version of libertarian they subscribe too...

Libertarians Don't Seem To Understand What 'Libertarian' Means - Mic
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why do conservatives/libertarians give more money away then socialists. YOu continue to talk out of your six as to me. You are just making stuff up hoping you are right. what sort of felony did you get popped for

and tell me-where did the federal government get the power to start the war on drugs?
 
b_dubz said:
It was very hard 20 years ago too... And most don't... Plus I was talking about getting to the richest class not just moving up a rung...
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Which is expected. It takes greatness to climb from the bottom to the top and most people are anything but great.
 
brothern said:
I not detailing solutions, I'm acknowledging that there is a problem that needs to be addressed.

I think you'd be hard-pressed to find a libertarian who supports feudalism.
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or one who sits around whining about people being wealthy. of course you don't detail solutions-you have none
 
There are some very basic ways to get ahead in life and reach Income Equality

1) Wake up
2) Get up out of bed
3) Dress for work
4) Show up for work on time and be ready to do a good days work
5)Don't screw up
6) And NEVER give up

People notice what you do at work...Good or Bad. You have choices in life to make.

Some are felons and others take responsibility for themselves and don't blame others for their own mistakes in life.
 
TurtleDude said:
nope, they need to be better educated and able to trade in hi-tech fields

why should a company pay an american worker 15 an hour for unskilled labor when a Mexican will do it for 3 dollars an hour?
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Because long term economic understanding behooves one to ensure that his most likely customer retains the ability to purchase his products. Duh.
 
Lakeside said:
There are some very basic ways to get ahead in life and reach Income Equality

1) Wake up
2) Get up out of bed
3) Dress for work
4) Show up for work on time and be ready to do a good days work
5)Don't screw up
6) And NEVER give up

People notice what you do at work...Good or Bad. You have choices in life to make.

Some are felons and others take responsibility for themselves and don't blame others for their own mistakes in life.
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Not really. A man of good work ethic can work hard and never move that far ahead in his life. All jobs have caps and if you want to move past the cap you need to leave and go elsewhere.
 
TurtleDude said:
or one who sits around whining about people being wealthy. of course you don't detail solutions-you have none
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I am wealthy, but like every other wealthy person, I am not going to give it away. Why in the heck would I do that?

However that doesn't negate the fact that in order to have a stable and growing economy, we need the average American consumer to have enough disposable income in order to buy cars and houses, get an education and be economic engines.

That can't happen when all the availible capital in an economy is pooled into the hands of just a few minority of people.
 
Henrin said:
Not really. A man of good work ethic can work hard and never move that far ahead in his life. All jobs have caps and if you want to move past the cap you need to leave and go elsewhere.
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Hence "the choices in life". Belonging to a union will not let you advance either while in the union.
 
KevinKohler said:
Because long term economic understanding behooves one to ensure that his most likely customer retains the ability to purchase his products. Duh.
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they will go out of business first
 
brothern said:
I am wealthy, but like every other wealthy person, I am not going to give it away. Why in the heck would I do that?

However that doesn't negate the fact that in order to have a stable and growing economy, we need the average American consumer to have enough disposable income in order to buy cars and houses, get an education and be economic engines.

That can't happen when all the availible capital in an economy is pooled into the hands of just a few minority of people.
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so what is your solution?
 
Lakeside said:
Hence "the choices in life". Belonging to a union will not let you advance either while in the union.
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Unions are wrongheaded because they pit employers and employees against each other, which causes the underlining problem to get worse, not better.
 
Jack Hays said:
1. Economics and human nature.
2. Natural economic activity.
3. Nothing. Tax reform would make the system more efficient.
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Define what you mean by "natural economic activity."

I would submit to you that throughout human history, several economic models have been applied to various civilizations and, in fact, even our American brand of capitalism continues to evolve with each generation.

Rather than be passively prescribed to my fate, I choose to understand the system we live in and to seek ways to continually improve it.
 
TurtleDude said:
they will go out of business first
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Because of a lack of an even playing field, due to currency manipulation, and general destitution and desperation of foreign workers. Hence tarrifs.


Other countries do it to us. It seems only fair that our government back up our businesses on the global market.
 
TurtleDude said:
so what is your solution?
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He already told you he doesn't have one, he's just pointing out that we DO, in fact, have a problem.



Something you seem wholly incapable of understanding or admitting.
 
KevinKohler said:
Because of a lack of an even playing field, due to currency manipulation, and general destitution and desperation of foreign workers. Hence tarrifs.


Other countries do it to us. It seems only fair that our government back up our businesses on the global market.
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our government-especially when the Dems run it-tends to parasitize our corporations
 
Henrin said:
Unions are wrongheaded because they pit employers and employees against each other, which causes the underlining problem to get worse, not better.
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The concept of unions are fine. It's the state meddling and backing of said union that's the problem.
 
TurtleDude said:
I am wealthy, but like every other wealthy person, I am not going to give it away. Why in the heck would I do that?

However that doesn't negate the fact that in order to have a stable and growing economy, we need the average American consumer to have enough disposable income in order to buy cars and houses, get an education and be economic engines.

That can't happen when all the availible capital in an economy is pooled into the hands of just a few minority of people.
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so what is your solution?
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I don't know. Maybe invent a group of people who are tasked with making group decisions that are in the best interest of society and larger economy? So I can focus on my own self economic interest?

I'd call it "Toverment" after you.
 
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