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probably because he was against half of the population for being poor ...
Where did you pull that out of?
probably because he was against half of the population for being poor ...
Have you taken 30 seconds to consider all the highly paid jobs that revolve around technology?
Where did you pull that out of?
Of course i have.
Is there one of those jobs for everybody?
Can everybody do those jobs, even if they try as hard as they can?
Are there enough to replace labor with a growing population?
Bit more than 30 seconds there.
no you are, go away programmed one
condescending sanctimony really doesn't work unless you can prove you are more intelligent and more educated than the target of the snarkiness. I suspect you would fail dramatically if you tried and once again, foreigners' opinions on America don't rate much merit with me.
The fact is, the hand wringing ninnies who whine that there is a widening gap almost always demand the government do something about it without contemplating that government solutions may well be the sloth inducing problem that has led to the gap increasing
I can understand that. You obviously have too much invested in the mythology to want to let it go.
Or perhaps he has to much invested in his own ability to control his own person and property. The hand wringing ninnies, as he calls them, inevitably want control over our person (making us do things) and our property (taking things from us).
I can understand that. You obviously have too much invested in the mythology to want to let it go.
this is a fantasy.
the US has lower minimum wage conditions than any place I have been in the western world, greater disparity in income and lower mobility than other similar countries.
the bottom half of the US population has less chance to earn enough to control his own person and property than people in a comparable position in other countries.
to think otherwise is adherence to the lie that the US is somehow a land of opportunity.
the only people outside the US who see it that way are from the third world. because you are a bit better than most emerging economies.
why should we worry about those who are in poverty because they get stoned, get knocked up or drop out of school
Because negative social pathologies and harmful behaviors can arise from such factors which hurt people and cost us dearly.
true-which is why such deleterious behaviours should be made even more unpleasant rather than being enabled by he public umbilical cord
And how would you accomplish that?
easy, stop subsidizing such people as much as we do.
BBL
apparently a lack of investment is one of your issues
as responses go, that is a complete fail. ITs not my faul lots of people are unable to control their own destinies.
if you don't get pregnant before marriage, if you don't abuse drugs or have felonies and if you get a diploma from HS your chances of being in poverty are less than 5%
why should we worry about those who are in poverty because they get stoned, get knocked up or drop out of school
the hand wringing ninnies ultimately want to take what we have to buy power through votes
or how they want us to think that
1) this is a problem
2) and a government solution is going to be useful
I'd argue that was an inevitable outcome of any attempt at communism. Human nature doesn't change.
We were communists long before capitalism.
communism works great in small groups of like minded individuals.
Capitalism is how we deal with all the Ghengis' and Alexanders without all the bloodshed and destruction.
A lot of the money in big global cities is now global with the mega wealthy often attracted to cities such as New York and London. :shock:
In recent years the divide between the richest and poorest has became ever more apparent, for instance recently an apartment at One Hyde Park in London was sold for $216 million USD (£140 million), whilst there is currently a house on the market in London on Carlton Terrace up for sale for $383 million (£250 million). Then again London has always had it's mega rich streets (there are too many to even attempt to list), and many are now lived in by the mega rich from across the globe. Whilst Monaco an independent tax haven in the South of France also attracts the extremely wealthy from across the globe, indeed it's not who has the most expensive car in Monaco it's who has the largest yacht. Recession, what Recession :roll:
The £140m flat: World-record price for Central London penthouse | Mail Online
The £250MILLION home: London house set to become UK's most expensive property ever sold as it is put up for sale | Mail Online
Azzam: The £400m, 590ft super-yacht that's going to put Roman Abramovich's nose out of joint | Mail Online
Then again does such money really make people happy, just look at the recent story of Hans and Eva Rausing, and there are lots of other similar tragic stories regarding the super rich.
Eva Rausing death': Billionaire Tetra Pak heir tells inquest he hid wife's body under 12 layers of clothes | Mail Online
Monaco -home to the seriously wealthy. :shock:
so why are americans, with lousy wages and the most appalling welfare system in the developed world, so lacking in motivation to better themselves.
are you saying that half of your fellow americans are inherently lazier and less motivated than people in other western nations?
why do you think this is?
Or perhaps he has to much invested in his own ability to control his own person and property. The hand wringing ninnies, as he calls them, inevitably want control over our person (making us do things) and our property (taking things from us).
this is a fantasy.