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The Left always sites the inequality of income and wealth in America. Guess what?Inequality in wealth and income exists in Asia, Europe, The Middle East, Africa, Latin America, and Canada. Do the Countries that comprise these Continents NOT have an Elite and a Poor? Why would the US want to move more towards a Society where so few enjoy the finer things? In these societies, the Masses are lead to believe 'everything is fair' yet somehow, a Poor still exists and so does an Elite? Wouldn't a society that enables and encourages upward mobility be more appealing (which is what US Founders had in mind)?
What does the Left have to say about the existence or justification of an Elite anywhere in the World? Why focus in US??
The Left always sites the inequality of income and wealth in America. Guess what?Inequality in wealth and income exists in Asia, Europe, The Middle East, Africa, Latin America, and Canada. Do the Countries that comprise these Continents NOT have an Elite and a Poor? Why would the US want to move more towards a Society where so few enjoy the finer things? In these societies, the Masses are lead to believe 'everything is fair' yet somehow, a Poor still exists and so does an Elite? Wouldn't a society that enables and encourages upward mobility be more appealing (which is what US Founders had in mind)?
What does the Left have to say about the existence or justification of an Elite anywhere in the World? Why focus in US??
A country can only generate a finite amount of wealth over any given period of time, say, a year.
How that finite amount of wealth is distributed determines what the gap between rich and poor will be.
Conservatives want to widen that gap at every opportunity.
The Left always sites the inequality of income and wealth in America. Guess what?Inequality in wealth and income exists in Asia, Europe, The Middle East, Africa, Latin America, and Canada. Do the Countries that comprise these Continents NOT have an Elite and a Poor? Why would the US want to move more towards a Society where so few enjoy the finer things? In these societies, the Masses are lead to believe 'everything is fair' yet somehow, a Poor still exists and so does an Elite? Wouldn't a society that enables and encourages upward mobility be more appealing (which is what US Founders had in mind)?
What does the Left have to say about the existence or justification of an Elite anywhere in the World? Why focus in US??
In most of those areas you mention, the poor are actually poor. They don't have air conditioners, at least one auto, two color televisions, Wii's or Xbox's, MP3 player, three squares a day, or a place called a home.
just sayin...
What we call poor is easily middle-class/upper middle class in the majority of Nations around the world.
The Left always sites the inequality of income and wealth in America. Guess what?Inequality in wealth and income exists in Asia, Europe, The Middle East, Africa, Latin America, and Canada. Do the Countries that comprise these Continents NOT have an Elite and a Poor? Why would the US want to move more towards a Society where so few enjoy the finer things? In these societies, the Masses are lead to believe 'everything is fair' yet somehow, a Poor still exists and so does an Elite? Wouldn't a society that enables and encourages upward mobility be more appealing (which is what US Founders had in mind)?
What does the Left have to say about the existence or justification of an Elite anywhere in the World? Why focus in US??
You are missing the entire point of the argument. The left does not want to restrict anyone's earnings and those of us in the center or to the left do not suggest that earnings should be equal for everyone. What is being questioned is the disparity in the growth of income between the lower income and middle class in comparison to the very wealthy. While the very wealthy have seen their incomes soar to unprecedented heights, the rest of Americans have seen their incomes stagnate or even decrease. This is no longer an America of prosperity for all, but rather it has become an America of prosperity only for the very few while everyone else takes a back seat.
And there is a problem with this. As Henry Ford once said, it is important to pay workers enough so that they can afford the products that we sell. Otherwise, we will have nobody to buy our products. In a sense, this is exactly what is happening in the US. The masses can no longer afford to buy the things we produce. Eventually it will even catch up to the elite and the entire house of cards will come tumbling down.
The only reason that the wealthy are seeing an increase in income is because they invest differently to the rest. That old adage "The first million is the hardest" is very true. It has jack shit to do with 'equality' and everything to do with wise investing.
The Left always sites the inequality of income and wealth in America. Guess what?Inequality in wealth and income exists in Asia, Europe, The Middle East, Africa, Latin America, and Canada. Do the Countries that comprise these Continents NOT have an Elite and a Poor? Why would the US want to move more towards a Society where so few enjoy the finer things? In these societies, the Masses are lead to believe 'everything is fair' yet somehow, a Poor still exists and so does an Elite? Wouldn't a society that enables and encourages upward mobility be more appealing (which is what US Founders had in mind)?
What does the Left have to say about the existence or justification of an Elite anywhere in the World? Why focus in US??
A country can only generate a finite amount of wealth over any given period of time, say, a year.
How that finite amount of wealth is distributed determines what the gap between rich and poor will be.
Conservatives want to widen that gap at every opportunity.
They do? Care to back that up with a law they passed?
In most of those areas you mention, the poor are actually poor. They don't have air conditioners, at least one auto, two color televisions, Wii's or Xbox's, MP3 player, three squares a day, or a place called a home.
just sayin...
Is that why conservatives believe we ought to be taking more and more benefits away from low-income Americans?
How much poorer would, say, the lower third of Americans income-wise have to get before conservatives would begin to feel that maybe that was becoming a problem?
Ever?
In most of those areas you mention, the poor are actually poor. They don't have air conditioners, at least one auto, two color televisions, Wii's or Xbox's, MP3 player, three squares a day, or a place called a home.
just sayin...
Is that why conservatives believe we ought to be taking more and more benefits away from low-income Americans?
How much poorer would, say, the lower third of Americans income-wise have to get before conservatives would begin to feel that maybe that was becoming a problem?
Ever?
The Left always sites the inequality of income and wealth in America. Guess what?Inequality in wealth and income exists in Asia, Europe, The Middle East, Africa, Latin America, and Canada. Do the Countries that comprise these Continents NOT have an Elite and a Poor? Why would the US want to move more towards a Society where so few enjoy the finer things? In these societies, the Masses are lead to believe 'everything is fair' yet somehow, a Poor still exists and so does an Elite? Wouldn't a society that enables and encourages upward mobility be more appealing (which is what US Founders had in mind)?
What does the Left have to say about the existence or justification of an Elite anywhere in the World? Why focus in US??
A country can only generate a finite amount of wealth over any given period of time, say, a year.
How that finite amount of wealth is distributed determines what the gap between rich and poor will be.
Conservatives want to widen that gap at every opportunity.
They do? Care to back that up with a law they passed?
A country can only generate a finite amount of wealth over any given period of time, say, a year.
How that finite amount of wealth is distributed determines what the gap between rich and poor will be.
Conservatives want to widen that gap at every opportunity.
They do? Care to back that up with a law they passed?
One law? Will that prove it?
Do you deny that the conservative agenda is to cut social spending that goes to lower income Americans, thus making those Americans poorer? Do you really want to deny that?
The Left always sites the inequality of income and wealth in America. Guess what?Inequality in wealth and income exists in Asia, Europe, The Middle East, Africa, Latin America, and Canada. Do the Countries that comprise these Continents NOT have an Elite and a Poor? Why would the US want to move more towards a Society where so few enjoy the finer things? In these societies, the Masses are lead to believe 'everything is fair' yet somehow, a Poor still exists and so does an Elite? Wouldn't a society that enables and encourages upward mobility be more appealing (which is what US Founders had in mind)?
What does the Left have to say about the existence or justification of an Elite anywhere in the World? Why focus in US??
In most of those areas you mention, the poor are actually poor. They don't have air conditioners, at least one auto, two color televisions, Wii's or Xbox's, MP3 player, three squares a day, or a place called a home.
just sayin...
A country can only generate a finite amount of wealth over any given period of time, say, a year.
How that finite amount of wealth is distributed determines what the gap between rich and poor will be.
Conservatives want to widen that gap at every opportunity.
They do? Care to back that up with a law they passed?
One law? Will that prove it?
Do you deny that the conservative agenda is to cut social spending that goes to lower income Americans, thus making those Americans poorer? Do you really want to deny that?
A country can only generate a finite amount of wealth over any given period of time, say, a year.
How that finite amount of wealth is distributed determines what the gap between rich and poor will be.
Conservatives want to widen that gap at every opportunity.
They do? Care to back that up with a law they passed?
One law? Will that prove it?
Do you deny that the conservative agenda is to cut social spending that goes to lower income Americans, thus making those Americans poorer? Do you really want to deny that?
They do? Care to back that up with a law they passed?
One law? Will that prove it?
Do you deny that the conservative agenda is to cut social spending that goes to lower income Americans, thus making those Americans poorer? Do you really want to deny that?
Here's where you start suggesting that taking what I have earned and giving to someone who hasn't earned it is "fair".
You are missing the entire point of the argument. The left does not want to restrict anyone's earnings and those of us in the center or to the left do not suggest that earnings should be equal for everyone. What is being questioned is the disparity in the growth of income between the lower income and middle class in comparison to the very wealthy. While the very wealthy have seen their incomes soar to unprecedented heights, the rest of Americans have seen their incomes stagnate or even decrease. This is no longer an America of prosperity for all, but rather it has become an America of prosperity only for the very few while everyone else takes a back seat.
And there is a problem with this. As Henry Ford once said, it is important to pay workers enough so that they can afford the products that we sell. Otherwise, we will have nobody to buy our products. In a sense, this is exactly what is happening in the US. The masses can no longer afford to buy the things we produce. Eventually it will even catch up to the elite and the entire house of cards will come tumbling down.
The only reason that the wealthy are seeing an increase in income is because they invest differently to the rest. That old adage "The first million is the hardest" is very true. It has jack shit to do with 'equality' and everything to do with wise investing.
Here are some facts, and it really doesn't matter how or why things got this way, it's just not good for American, and it is going to be the downfall of the middle class. The top 1% controls 42% of all the wealth. The top 5% controls 69% of all the wealth. And finally, the top 20% controls 93% of all the wealth. That leaves the bottom 80% controlling 7% of the wealth. If you really believe this is good for American, then hey, keep up the good work.
A country can only generate a finite amount of wealth over any given period of time, say, a year.
How that finite amount of wealth is distributed determines what the gap between rich and poor will be.
Conservatives want to widen that gap at every opportunity.
They do? Care to back that up with a law they passed?
One law? Will that prove it?
Do you deny that the conservative agenda is to cut social spending that goes to lower income Americans, thus making those Americans poorer? Do you really want to deny that?
They do? Care to back that up with a law they passed?
One law? Will that prove it?
Do you deny that the conservative agenda is to cut social spending that goes to lower income Americans, thus making those Americans poorer? Do you really want to deny that?
Here's where you start suggesting that taking what I have earned and giving to someone who hasn't earned it is "fair".
They do? Care to back that up with a law they passed?
One law? Will that prove it?
Do you deny that the conservative agenda is to cut social spending that goes to lower income Americans, thus making those Americans poorer? Do you really want to deny that?
Yes. The conservative agenda is to shrink government overall to help it get out of the way of creating wealthy people and middle class workers in a way that is sustainable, IE not doing it by growing government and borrowing foreign money.
By doing so the standard of living of all americans from rich to poor has gone up in the past and will do so again.....roaring 20's anyone.
And please show me a law passed by republicans that is aimed at making the poor more poor.
They do? Care to back that up with a law they passed?
One law? Will that prove it?
Do you deny that the conservative agenda is to cut social spending that goes to lower income Americans, thus making those Americans poorer? Do you really want to deny that?
Yes we do want lower social spending, and a timeframe, what's wrong with that. People have been on public assistance for GENERATIONS. You cant find a job in 10-20 years? REALLY?
I'd make it one year and in that year you better get some marketable skills and dancing at the club and watching judges shows does not qualify.
One law? Will that prove it?
Do you deny that the conservative agenda is to cut social spending that goes to lower income Americans, thus making those Americans poorer? Do you really want to deny that?
Yes. The conservative agenda is to shrink government overall to help it get out of the way of creating wealthy people and middle class workers in a way that is sustainable, IE not doing it by growing government and borrowing foreign money.
By doing so the standard of living of all americans from rich to poor has gone up in the past and will do so again.....roaring 20's anyone.
And please show me a law passed by republicans that is aimed at making the poor more poor.
Government has narrowed the gap between rich and poor. Government created Medicaid, for example, which provides healthcare to low income Americans,
thus making them, on balance, less poor.
You're denying the irrefutable facts. One cannot have an intelligent conversation with someone who denies irrefutable facts.
Here are some facts, and it really doesn't matter how or why things got this way, it's just not good for American, and it is going to be the downfall of the middle class. The top 1% controls 42% of all the wealth. The top 5% controls 69% of all the wealth. And finally, the top 20% controls 93% of all the wealth. That leaves the bottom 80% controlling 7% of the wealth. If you really believe this is good for American, then hey, keep up the good work.
What do those numbers look like in North Korea, Cuba, Venezuela,the UK, or Canada? I am just curious as to what other Country should America be like.....based on the numbers you site?
Norway works. Thanks for asking.
