Next time you hear someone criticizing socialism...

[Toddsterpatriot]

I'm not "downplaying" anything. I'm stating right out that OBVIOUSLY most of any population isn't going to be rich, and so the fuck what? Maybe YOU spend your life eating your liver out because someone else is wealthy and you aren't. I don't.

No reason to project your anger at me, twisted sister.
Rough month on your 401k was it ?

How is your 401k doing?

 

[Cecilie1200]

I'm not "downplaying" anything. I'm stating right out that OBVIOUSLY most of any population isn't going to be rich, and so the fuck what? Maybe YOU spend your life eating your liver out because someone else is wealthy and you aren't. I don't.

No reason to project your anger at me, twisted sister.
Rough month on your 401k was it ?

I'm not the one pissing and moaning about, "My God, there are RICH PEOPLE!" Rough life as a loser, was it?

Talk to me about "projecting anger" when you're not foaming at the mouth over other people having more money than you do.

 

[the other mike]

... how you think the system is "rigged".

You want to go all the way back to Jekyll Island, the JFK murder or start more recently when Reagan dismantled the antitrust laws and restructured the tax codes ?

 

[the other mike]

I'm not "downplaying" anything. I'm stating right out that OBVIOUSLY most of any population isn't going to be rich, and so the fuck what? Maybe YOU spend your life eating your liver out because someone else is wealthy and you aren't. I don't.

No reason to project your anger at me, twisted sister.
Rough month on your 401k was it ?

How is your 401k doing?

I blew off Wall Street before 2008.

 

[Cecilie1200]

... how you think the system is "rigged".

You want to go all the way back to Jekyll Island, the JFK murder or start more recently when Reagan dismantled the antitrust laws and restructured the tax codes ?

I'm waiting on an answer. I can see that I was wise not to hold my breath waiting for you to stop BSing and start saying something real.

 

[the other mike]

I'm waiting on an answer. I can see that I was wise not to hold my breath waiting for you to stop BSing and start saying something real.

I'm not the one pissing and moaning about, "My God, there are RICH PEOPLE!" Rough life as a loser, was it?

Talk to me about "projecting anger" when you're not foaming at the mouth over other people having more money than you do.

Excuse me but, I'm not the one who keeps quoting me and reviving this thread repeatedly.
I started this thread under the (obviously wrong) assumption that there would be a grown up debate about the subject, but all it did was trigger a bunch of holier-than-thou snobs like you.

What a bunch of snowflaky babies.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

I'm not "downplaying" anything. I'm stating right out that OBVIOUSLY most of any population isn't going to be rich, and so the fuck what? Maybe YOU spend your life eating your liver out because someone else is wealthy and you aren't. I don't.

No reason to project your anger at me, twisted sister.
Rough month on your 401k was it ?

How is your 401k doing?

I blew off Wall Street before 2008.

And that's why you whine so much about it...…..

 

[Cecilie1200]

I'm waiting on an answer. I can see that I was wise not to hold my breath waiting for you to stop BSing and start saying something real.

I'm not the one pissing and moaning about, "My God, there are RICH PEOPLE!" Rough life as a loser, was it?

Talk to me about "projecting anger" when you're not foaming at the mouth over other people having more money than you do.

Excuse me but, I'm not the one who keeps quoting me and reviving this thread repeatedly.
I started this thread under the (obviously wrong) assumption that there would be a grown up debate about the subject, but all it did was trigger a bunch of holier-than-thou snobs like you.

What a bunch of snowflaky babies.

I just heard, "I started this thread expecting to be applauded, and now people are insisting on disagreeing with me! You're stupid if you don't say what I want to hear!"

Any time listening to "snowflaky babies" who are daring to oppose you is a problem, Nancy-boy, feel free to walk away.

 

[the other mike]

And that's why you whine so much about it...…..

I do ?
You seem to know me better than I do.
That's weird.

 

[Cecilie1200]

And that's why you whine so much about it...…..

I do ?
You seem to know me better than I do.
That's weird.

It would be if I wasn't used to people with the self-awareness of a chunk of granite.

 

[the other mike]

It would be if I wasn't used to people with the self-awareness of a chunk of granite.

Self-awareness ?
Please school me, oh wise anonymous trolling one.

 

[Andylusion]

Oh, noes! There are rich people in the US, and they're a small percentage of the population! The horrors!

And then?

Yeah.
Try to downplay the fact that the 3 richest Americans own more wealth than the bottom 50% ( 175 million people) 3 vs 175,000,000

If they are earning it... why is that a problem?

Right now, with my $30K income, have a higher net worth, than most of the people who have double my income. This is because I don't borrow money. I own my car free and clear. I own my condo free and clear. I have no credit cards, no debts whatsoever. My students loans were paid off over a decade ago. I fund my 401K for 20 years. And I have an IRA that I fund monthly.

Because of all of this, I have a pretty nice net worth.

Why should other people who have not saved and invested, not lived below their means, not made the choice to cut their life style so they have wealth..... why should they get some of my wealth?

And if not my wealth, then why should they get the wealth my parents who were school teachers earned?

If not their wealth, then why should they get the wealth of my relatives who worked as pipe fitters, and electricians?

If not their wealth, then why should they get the wealth of my uncles who were Engineers and Doctors?

And if not their wealth, then why should they get Warren Buffets wealth?

Warren Buffet, who at age 10 was buying stock in companies, saving from paper routes, and investing the money?

Do you see the problem? Every single group of people in the above example, all made sacrifices and choices, that resulted in them being wealthy. Whether it's a Janitor, or someone like me, with a low income, to a school teacher, to a pipe fitter, to an engineer, to a super wealthy investors.

There is no more moral reason to steal people's wealth, at the top, nor at the bottom.

Like the author of the OP said.
It is far better not to distribute wealth unequally in the first place than to re-distribute it after to undo the inequality .
Which is why we need to 'unrig' the system so there's a level playing field.

I don't believe the system is rigged at all. And if you had read my post, you would know that.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

And that's why you whine so much about it...…..

I do ?
You seem to know me better than I do.
That's weird.

You don't whine about the stock market?
Are you sure?

 

[the other mike]

I don't believe the system is rigged at all. And if you had read my post, you would know that.

The fact that there are billionaires is indisputable proof it's rigged.

 

[the other mike]

The perfect example.
In 1987, super-rich meant $50 - $100 million.

That's 30 years ago when there were no billionaires and there was still a thriving
middle class.

 

[Andylusion]

I'm not "downplaying" anything. I'm stating right out that OBVIOUSLY most of any population isn't going to be rich, and so the fuck what? Maybe YOU spend your life eating your liver out because someone else is wealthy and you aren't. I don't.

No reason to project your anger at me, twisted sister.
Rough month on your 401k was it ?

No it was not.

This is the goofy aspect of people like you, and exactly fundamental to why the rich are rich, and should be... and the poor are poor, because they choose to be.

My 401K is fine. I have multiple accounts, but to illustrate, I'll focus on one single account.

In December I had 88 Share. I had a capital gain, that increased me to 94 shares. I then had a dividend payment that increased me to 96 shares. In Jan I had 97 shares. In February I had 98 shares.

Want to know how many shares I have right now? 98 Shares.

How many shares have I lost? Zero.

This is why poor people stay poor. You lose nothing when the market takes a dive. In fact, when the market takes a dive, is the best time to buy. For example, I mentioned my dividend payment. You realize that even though the market fell, that I'm still going to get a dividend payment right? Apple computer is still selling computers and iPhones world wide. So I'll still get a dividend payment.

If I get a $1000 in dividends, and the cost of Apple stock is $200, how many can I buy? 5 shares obviously. But if the market falls, and Apple stock costs $100, how many shares can I buy? 10 shares.

So given that drop in the market, with my dividend payment coming up, I'll be able to afford more shares than I ever could when the market was high.

Why is how rich people get rich.

And ignorance like yours, trying to mockingly say "how's your 401K" is why poor people stay poor.

 

[the other mike]

My 401K is fine. I have multiple accounts, but to illustrate, I'll focus on one single account.

So you're a narcissistic snob.
Thanks for the clear illustration for all to know.

Strange attribute for someone who's completely anonymous though.

 

[Andylusion]

I don't believe the system is rigged at all. And if you had read my post, you would know that.

The fact that there are billionaires is indisputable proof it's rigged.

How is that proof? The more you save and invest, the more wealthy you become. How is that "rigged"?

All the people I know, which are very wealthy, are very wealthy because they saved and invested. How is that rigged?

That Janitor who ended up with over $8 Million dollars at retirement. He did that because he saved and invested.

If that Janitor had saved even more money, he would have been even more wealthy.

The reason Warren Buffet is a billionaire, is because he was saving and investing at age 10. If you save and invest your entire life, you end up a billionaire.

There was nothing "rigged" about Buffet's billions. When most high school students were blowing money on arcades, or beer, or parties... Buffet was investing. This isn't a mystery. When I was in high school, the popular thing to do, was to go to some guys house, and buy a keg of beer, and play beer pong all night.

Well if you are one of those kids, playing beer pong, and you don't end up a billionaire, and Warren Buffet who is buying stocks in companies with the money from his paper route... that isn't evidence the system is rigged. That's evidence that your actions have consequences.

 

[Andylusion]

I'm not "downplaying" anything. I'm stating right out that OBVIOUSLY most of any population isn't going to be rich, and so the fuck what? Maybe YOU spend your life eating your liver out because someone else is wealthy and you aren't. I don't.

No reason to project your anger at me, twisted sister.
Rough month on your 401k was it ?

No it was not.

This is the goofy aspect of people like you, and exactly fundamental to why the rich are rich, and should be... and the poor are poor, because they choose to be.

My 401K is fine. I have multiple accounts, but to illustrate, I'll focus on one single account.

In December I had 88 Share. I had a capital gain, that increased me to 94 shares. I then had a dividend payment that increased me to 96 shares. In Jan I had 97 shares. In February I had 98 shares.

Want to know how many shares I have right now? 98 Shares.

How many shares have I lost? Zero.

This is why poor people stay poor. You lose nothing when the market takes a dive. In fact, when the market takes a dive, is the best time to buy. For example, I mentioned my dividend payment. You realize that even though the market fell, that I'm still going to get a dividend payment right? Apple computer is still selling computers and iPhones world wide. So I'll still get a dividend payment.

If I get a $1000 in dividends, and the cost of Apple stock is $200, how many can I buy? 5 shares obviously. But if the market falls, and Apple stock costs $100, how many shares can I buy? 10 shares.

So given that drop in the market, with my dividend payment coming up, I'll be able to afford more shares than I ever could when the market was high.

Why is how rich people get rich.

And ignorance like yours, trying to mockingly say "how's your 401K" is why poor people stay poor.

So you're a narcissistic snob.
Thanks for the clear illustration for all to know.

And again... another example of why poor people are poor. Instead of learning from people who are wealthy, you attack and mock them.

It's ok with me, if you want to remain ignorant and poor until you die. That's your choice.

But don't expect others to feel badly, because they are acting wisely. That's just retarded for you to do.

 

[the other mike]

And again... another example of why poor people are poor. Instead of learning from people who are wealthy, you attack and mock them.

It's ok with me, if you want to remain ignorant and poor until you die. That's your choice.

But don't expect others to feel badly, because they are acting wisely. That's just retarded for you to do.

You're just another anonymous troll to me.
And btw, as I've told you before, I'm not poor.....or jealous, or angry or any of the other
descriptions you try to pin on me.