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Originally posted by jiggerj
Why is it theft when we say, "Hey rich people, spend the money!"
Six years ago I had a certain amount of pay with a few raises here and there. Health insurance went up, rent with up, fuel went up, food went up. I am now making less than I was 6 years ago. This isn't theft? This isn't the rich and powerful stealing money from me by manipulating the economy, driving prices up and wages down?edit on 4/29/2012 by jiggerj because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Sphota
reply to post by votan
Yeah, but that's just the thing...there's no way around that. When you have such circumstances (people with ridiculous amounts of wealth and power) you have created the scenario that allows for that type of corruption and maintenance of status quo.
You won't find a scenario play out where you have limitless wealth and power, yet an even playing field that allows for the shuffling around of just who those people are who hold that wealth and power.
Originally posted by neo96
I have to agree it is total unfair that i went to bed woke up and missed a good thread so how about some star redistribution for me?
Yep some people will totally miss that point.
Hoorah for the pushers of something for nothing!!!
Hoooooooorah!!!!
Originally posted by beezzer
reply to post by InfoKartel
Life isn't fair.
In trying to make life "fair" you end up making it unfair to a large part that were succeeding elsewhere.
Again, progs are great at evening the playing field to the lowest common denominator.
If not by force, then by coersion, or by guilt.
Artificial "fairness" is as phoney as any system devised, because people aren't all the same. Some have drive, talent, looks, height, abilities that makes them excel.
Let's punish those that can. For those who can't or won't.
edit on 28-4-2012 by beezzer because: sp
Originally posted by beezzer
reply to post by InfoKartel
Life isn't fair.
In trying to make life "fair" you end up making it unfair to a large part that were succeeding elsewhere.
Again, progs are great at evening the playing field to the lowest common denominator.
If not by force, then by coersion, or by guilt.
Artificial "fairness" is as phoney as any system devised, because people aren't all the same. Some have drive, talent, looks, height, abilities that makes them excel.
Let's punish those that can. For those who can't or won't.
edit on 28-4-2012 by beezzer because: sp
co-host Ann Curry decried people being able to pay more money to get through airport security faster: "...there's an inherent unfairness to it....it's about those with money having an easier life than those who don't. And there's something fundamentally unfair about that."
Originally posted by John_Rodger_Cornman
Originally posted by beezzer
reply to post by InfoKartel
Life isn't fair.
In trying to make life "fair" you end up making it unfair to a large part that were succeeding elsewhere.
Again, progs are great at evening the playing field to the lowest common denominator.
If not by force, then by coersion, or by guilt.
Artificial "fairness" is as phoney as any system devised, because people aren't all the same. Some have drive, talent, looks, height, abilities that makes them excel.
Let's punish those that can. For those who can't or won't.
edit on 28-4-2012 by beezzer because: sp
So progressive means marxist socialist?
Please clarify.
Originally posted by beezzer
reply to post by John_Rodger_Cornman
Progressive, marxist, socialist. . .
All have one thing in common. Centralizing power, basically solidifying government control, authority.
Originally posted by babybunnies
That's just insane.
Why is it fundamentally unfair? Some people just like to work hard.
You work hard, you make more money. Bottom line.
You don't like it, I'm sure there's a Communist party somewhere that you can join.
Originally posted by cams
This dude probably thought everything was unfair too....
www.dailymail.co.uk...
Homeless men squatting in Ann Curry's $2.9m New York house 14 August 2011
A $2.9m New York house belonging to Ann Curry has been taken over by squatters....
The homeless man was removed from the property yesterday at around 9am.
Not that I don't believe he shouldn't have been evicted but you know Pot, Kettle, Black and all that.