Oh My God!
That is outrageous!!
A guy made money!
How horrifying! The faux outrage of it all. He should be forced to hand over every cent for the greater good.
How pathetic that anyone should care how much money someone made. Get over it and earn your own damned money.
"Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy." Proverbs 31:8-9
Whenever I read comments such as these I wonder what moral universe the person resides in? A school teacher, a janitor, or law enforcement person does more good for America or the world than Beck ever will do and yet some find in a world of finite resources that millions to one person is somehow not only morally sound but just wonderful. Something is skewed in a nation that considers itself generous and Christian when this sentiment fills the head of a large portion of society. I must have growth up in another country as absurd salaries and absurd greed were once considered one of the cardinal sins, but today they are praised, bailed out, and justified by a moral math that defies explanation.
Even if Glenn Beck's ranting had an iota of truth to them or were interesting in some way, he would be not be worth these ridiculous salaries and I feel that way for all millions plus salaries. It is why in a just world they would be taxed at a greater rate than today. They do not, as some assume contribute to jobs or the economy, what they contribute to is the same greed that got us into the current mess as the monies go into the financial industry that chase each others tails making more money for each other till the next bubble collapses. Isn't it a bit curious how prior to the great depression the same greed money craziness led to the same place. Money is the root of all evil - or maybe much.
And what is the appeal of doomsayers for many people? Why do many listen to Beck even, he says nothing positive? Father Coughlin reincarnated. Why does bad news have such an appeal?
"The Nobel Prize-winning economist and social scientist Herbert Simon estimated that “social capital” is responsible for at least 90 percent of what people earn in wealthy societies like those of the United States or northwestern Europe. By social capital Simon meant not only natural resources but, more important, the technology and organizational skills in the community, and the presence of good government. These are the foundation on which the rich can begin their work. “On moral grounds,” Simon added, “we could argue for a flat income tax of 90 percent.” Simon was not, of course, advocating so steep a rate of tax, for he was well aware of disincentive effects. But his estimate does undermine the argument that the rich are entitled to keep their wealth because it is all a result of their hard work. If Simon is right, that is true of at most 10 percent of it." Peter Singer
Inequality on the March by J. Bradford DeLong
Inequality on the March - Project Syndicate
"The modern [American] conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness." John Kenneth Galbraith
lol
I was a singer in a fairly well known seventies band and am a hotrod freak.
