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originally posted by: xuenchen
The biggest corporate communism is the Cartels paying into Democrat campaign funds bwaaaaaaahahahhahaha
originally posted by: Vector99
originally posted by: dfnj2015
Maybe the problems of our country are NOT the people on the bottom.
Why can't they get a job?
Why can't they put an effort into getting an education?
Why can't they set aside their lifestyle for a few years in order to gain a career?
originally posted by: Lumenari
a reply to: okrian
Why is the right always so predictable in it's inability to actually look at the complexity and desperation of the situation. If you aren't even on the ladder, you can't climb rungs.
I was homeless once.
Now I own a business and am doing just fine.
If I could do it anyone could.
America provides the ladder.
Some of us just have more rungs to climb.
So much for trickle down economics eh? Trickle em down a few peanuts the peasants should be happy with that.
originally posted by: dfnj2015
originally posted by: Lumenari
a reply to: okrian
Why is the right always so predictable in it's inability to actually look at the complexity and desperation of the situation. If you aren't even on the ladder, you can't climb rungs.
I was homeless once.
Now I own a business and am doing just fine.
If I could do it anyone could.
America provides the ladder.
Some of us just have more rungs to climb.
What you are saying is perfectly true and at the same time wealth inequality in this country obscenely unfair. Why is it only one way with you. Yes, I get it, there are some people who don't try enough. But that's not the only facet to the economic experience of people living in this country.
originally posted by: Lumenari
originally posted by: dfnj2015
originally posted by: Lumenari
a reply to: okrian
Why is the right always so predictable in it's inability to actually look at the complexity and desperation of the situation. If you aren't even on the ladder, you can't climb rungs.
I was homeless once.
Now I own a business and am doing just fine.
If I could do it anyone could.
America provides the ladder.
Some of us just have more rungs to climb.
What you are saying is perfectly true and at the same time wealth inequality in this country obscenely unfair. Why is it only one way with you. Yes, I get it, there are some people who don't try enough. But that's not the only facet to the economic experience of people living in this country.
Wealth inequality is a marketing tool used to sell socialism to the feeble-minded and naive.
originally posted by: underwerks
a reply to: Lumenari
And you probably, really believe that.
Wow. I really don’t know what else to say.
originally posted by: dfnj2015
originally posted by: Blueracer
originally posted by: dfnj2015
I agree with you all government is the problem.
originally posted by: dfnj2015
Government is the ONLY ANSWER.
You contradict yourself and make absolutely no sense. Why are you trying to tell us what to believe?
Why would you presume there is only one kind of government. Government is the problem. Government is the answer. Both can be true.
originally posted by: dfnj2015
Maybe the problems of our country are NOT the people on the bottom. Maybe the problem is the people at the top rigging the system in their favor.
You know the billionaires giving money to lobbyists.
What we have is the kind of communism that only helps the CEO, billionaires, and corporations. What we have is CORPORATE COMMUNISM.
What I disagree with all you right wingers about is how we solve the corporate communism problem we have in this country. Smaller government only strengthens the corporate communists and their single party system. The way I see it, based on what FDR did after the Great Depression, the answer to fighting the corporate communists is MORE government not less. Government is the ONLY ANSWER.
Just as I predicted in 2016 after Trump got elected I said NOTHING WILL CHANGE. So how is the, "Drain the swamp" project coming along? Just as I suspected, NOTHING HAS CHANGED!
I knew Obama would fail.
I knew Trump would fail. This is because I'm not a moron.
originally posted by: Joecanada11
a reply to: okrian
The right believes only lazy drug addicts become homeless. Not people who lost their house when the market tanked. Or the people who couldn't afford rent because prices have doubled. Or the people laid off by corporations whose CEOs took millions and millions in bonuses while firing thousands of employees.
originally posted by: dfnj2015
originally posted by: Lumenari
originally posted by: dfnj2015
originally posted by: Lumenari
a reply to: okrian
Why is the right always so predictable in it's inability to actually look at the complexity and desperation of the situation. If you aren't even on the ladder, you can't climb rungs.
I was homeless once.
Now I own a business and am doing just fine.
If I could do it anyone could.
America provides the ladder.
Some of us just have more rungs to climb.
What you are saying is perfectly true and at the same time wealth inequality in this country obscenely unfair. Why is it only one way with you. Yes, I get it, there are some people who don't try enough. But that's not the only facet to the economic experience of people living in this country.
Wealth inequality is a marketing tool used to sell socialism to the feeble-minded and naive.
I disagree with your opinion. I think the following needs to be addressed:
"According to the Federal Reserve over the last 30 years the top 1% have seen a 21 trillion increase in their wealth. And the bottom 50% have seen a 900 billion decrease in their wealth."
How much wealth concentrated into the fewest number of hands is enough in your mind?
The 3 Richest Americans Hold More Wealth Than Bottom 50% Of The Country
Disney heir on CEO's $66m pay: 'No one on the freaking planet is worth that'
"Iger made $65.6m in 2018 – 1,424 times the median salary of a Disney employee."
If we do nothing it will only get worse. How much wealth inequality is enough for you?
originally posted by: Blueracer
originally posted by: dfnj2015
originally posted by: Blueracer
originally posted by: dfnj2015
I agree with you all government is the problem.
originally posted by: dfnj2015
Government is the ONLY ANSWER.
You contradict yourself and make absolutely no sense. Why are you trying to tell us what to believe?
Why would you presume there is only one kind of government. Government is the problem. Government is the answer. Both can be true.
False. If government=problem then government cannot=solution.
originally posted by: dfnj2015
originally posted by: Blueracer
originally posted by: dfnj2015
originally posted by: Blueracer
originally posted by: dfnj2015
I agree with you all government is the problem.
originally posted by: dfnj2015
Government is the ONLY ANSWER.
You contradict yourself and make absolutely no sense. Why are you trying to tell us what to believe?
Why would you presume there is only one kind of government. Government is the problem. Government is the answer. Both can be true.
False. If government=problem then government cannot=solution.
There are laws that enslave men. There are laws that set them free. Government is the only answer because the problems with our country come from having legislation that is in favor of capital accumulation by a small few. It's doesn't have to to be this way. We could certainly have public policies in place that prevent people from gaming the system in their favor. We could certainly have public policies in place for ensuring free-markets with competition to wring out the inefficiencies of exorbitant CEO pay. We could certainly enforce monopoly laws. The problem we have now is government is run by organized crime and the laws are purposely rigged so the American people get shaken down.