Quantum Windbag
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One of the most ridiculous things that I keep hearing is that people 'earn' their money.
Nonsense. Nobody ever got wealthy working for a living.
In our economy, most of the money goes to 'ownership' in the form of profits. It doesn't go to the people that do the work.
All worker, right up to management level, live in an environment where they live beyond their means. So where does the wealth go? It gets funneled up to the wealthiest who only 'own' but do not produce.
Did the black Americans of the early 19th century and before 'earn' nothing thru their labors? They earned plenty, but all the money went to the 'owners'. The same is true, to a lesser extent, today. The people that do the productive work recieve a pittance while ownership recieves the lions share.
No one ever got wealthy working for a living?
Madam C. J. Walker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
How about that. A woman, born to an ex slave, worked hard, and died the first self made woman millionaire. I am starting to believe you do not just play an idiot on the internet.