orogenicman
Darwin was a pastafarian
- Jul 24, 2013
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Not sure where you're getting your numbers but the total private U.S. net worth is about $75T (from here) and that's not including the wealth owned by state, local, and federal governments. Like, private real estate alone is worth $21T (from here) and government owned land is around half that (from here). Other publically owned assets are priceless.Ah, let's not confuse net worth (wealth) with income (revenue or earnings). Total private income is about $12T and that's after paying $6T in taxes to the federal, state, and local governments (from here). The richest 1% pays about half those taxes and most Americans pay little or nothing.
The richest 1% can afford to pay a lot more. A whole lot more.
Do I need to remind people of what happened in France 200 years ago when the 1% owned nearly everything?
You are a complete and utter moron.
Comparing someone who owns a few McDonald's restaurants with a corrupt and decadent monarchy is intellectually bankrupt.
SRSLY
Since I made no such comparison, I have to question your conclusion of my intelligence. Perhaps you need to stop looking in your mirror when you post.