A Question regarding Economic Classes

[Wake]

A gap between the rich and the poor is continuing to widen.

The poor get poorer while the rich get richer, it seems.

Why is this, guys?

 

[The Rabbi]

A gap between the rich and the poor is continuing to widen.

The poor get poorer while the rich get richer, it seems.

Why is this, guys?

Because it isn't? You can't extrapolate from statistics to real people. Because you're not looking at the same people.
Let's say the average height in a family of 2 adults and 2 children is 5' 4". Now they have a baby and the average height declines to 4' 10". Do you really want to say everyone in the family got shorter? Or did the addition change the whole situation?

 

[CrusaderFrank]

A gap between the rich and the poor is continuing to widen.

The poor get poorer while the rich get richer, it seems.

Why is this, guys?

Because you spend too much time looking into the other guys pocket when you should be tending to your business

 

[bendog]

Lower prices and lack of political will to tax passive income to pay for social programs.

 

[Meister]

Citizens in 90% of the countries on Earth would love to be dirt poor in America.

 

[bedowin62]

we need more social programs since failed progressives came to power and made people POORER

i think the brainwashed change-bots should pay for them out of their pockets

 

[ScreamingEagle]

A gap between the rich and the poor is continuing to widen.

The poor get poorer while the rich get richer, it seems.

Why is this, guys?

because Obama/the left is targeting the middle class for annihilation...

 

[Truthmatters]

A gap between the rich and the poor is continuing to widen.

The poor get poorer while the rich get richer, it seems.

Why is this, guys?

its the world the wealthy sociopaths wish to see

 

[bedowin62]

A gap between the rich and the poor is continuing to widen.

The poor get poorer while the rich get richer, it seems.

Why is this, guys?

its the world the wealthy sociopaths wish to see

good one stupid; ready to admit obama is a failure then?

 

[Truthmatters]

dear idiots,


You are the party of the wealthy.

that is what deregulation is about

 

[Truthmatters]

you idiots deregulate and the people suffer.,


why do you do that?

 

[Wake]

I suspect both the Right and Left political parties are tearing the middle class apart. Costs keep rising while wages remain stagnant, and should you succeed in your job you get taxed very heavily.

 

[bedowin62]

dear moron

the rich are getting richer under obama; the poor are getting poorer

ok continue drooling

 

[bedowin62]

there were more people working when Republicans ran things

true story

ok continue drooling leftard

 

[Truthmatters]

and then you crashed the economy for the second time in one lifetimes with your deregulation.


why the hell do that again fool?

 

[NYcarbineer]

Citizens in 90% of the countries on Earth would love to be dirt poor in America.

Is that part of the reason conservatives want to make America's poor poorer? Because that is the conservative economic plan.

 

[bedowin62]

Citizens in 90% of the countries on Earth would love to be dirt poor in America.

Is that part of the reason conservatives want to make America's poor poorer? Because that is the conservative economic plan.

THE POOR HAD IT BETTER WHEN REPUBS RAN THINGS

true story

the very richest are getting richer FASTER under Progressive rule

ok continue making a fool of yourself pretending you arent in charge

 

[R.D.]

A gap between the rich and the poor is continuing to widen.

The poor get poorer while the rich get richer, it seems.

Why is this, guys?

its the world the wealthy sociopaths wish to see

SceamingEagle just said that

because Obama/the left is targeting the middle class for annihilation...

 

[Toro]

A gap between the rich and the poor is continuing to widen.

The poor get poorer while the rich get richer, it seems.

Why is this, guys?

First, the poor aren't getting poorer. That's a myth. However, they aren't improving much either.

The reasons are because of the application of technology and the opening of China. Those who are able to manipulate technology in the knowledge-based economy have done well. Those who can't, haven't. This trend isn't changing. China lowered the global labor cost curve. Capital followed, and have been generating outsized returns relative to history. This trend probably is changing as labor in China is getting more expensive.

Wage inequality has been growing since the late 1960s. It's not a new phenomenon.

 

[Truthmatters]

your never ending search for deregulation of everything fucks us all