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I say it would be cosmic justice if those 80 or so or children survived this century, let them deal with an inhospitable planet. The word Inequality does not even adequately describe this abomination.
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80 persons own as much as 50% of world population
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80 persons own as much as 50% of world population
by onlooker » Sun 10 May 2015, 18:50:04
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Re: 80 persons own as much as 50% of world population
by Ibon » Sun 10 May 2015, 18:55:28
The guillotine would still be sharp after only 80 heads.
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Re: 80 persons own as much as 50% of world population
by Outcast_Searcher » Sun 10 May 2015, 21:07:08
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I say it would be cosmic justice if those 80 or so or children survived this century, let them deal with an inhospitable planet. The word Inequality does not even adequately describe this abomination.
I say it would be cosmic justice if those 80 or so or children survived this century, let them deal with an inhospitable planet. The word Inequality does not even adequately describe this abomination.
So how about your ilk clearly articulate a desire to have higher taxes for the TRULY rich, instead of going after the upper middle class (like the person who earns $250,000 in NYC) as though they are the devil incarnate?
As it is, the far left acts like they hate ANYONE who is relatively successful, even if it involves lots of travel, stess, up to 100 hour weeks, etc. as the real world of modern first world corporations demand from their "successful" technicians and management, especially those near the top.
Hint: just randomly claiming things are an "abomination" doesn't fix anything.
Specifically -- I have far less of a problem with, say, incomes over $1,000,000 with a federal tax level over 50% than an upper middle class income of anything into six figures. Sadly, those expecting $15 for a minimum wage (regardless of what they produce) and those who represent them very seldomly seem to be willing or able to articulate what "rich" even means (except that they want more of what the rich earn transferred to their own pockets in the name of "fairness").
Given the track record of the perma-doomer blogs, I wouldn't bet a fast crash doomer's money on their predictions.
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Re: 80 persons own as much as 50% of world population
by sjn » Mon 11 May 2015, 06:06:36
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I say it would be cosmic justice if those 80 or so or children survived this century, let them deal with an inhospitable planet. The word Inequality does not even adequately describe this abomination.
I say it would be cosmic justice if those 80 or so or children survived this century, let them deal with an inhospitable planet. The word Inequality does not even adequately describe this abomination.
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'S')o how about your ilk clearly articulate a desire to have higher taxes for the TRULY rich, instead of going after the upper middle class (like the person who earns $250,000 in NYC) as though they are the devil incarnate?
That's a little bit ad-hom, and certainly a straw-man. onlooker was talking about the 80 richest in the word, not those who earn $250k in NYC.
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'A')s it is, the far left acts like they hate ANYONE who is relatively successful, even if it involves lots of travel, stess, up to 100 hour weeks, etc. as the real world of modern first world corporations demand from their "successful" technicians and management, especially those near the top.
So do you support the Protestant Work Ethic or not? You seem to saying those who work too hard under the yoke of the corportation, to the detriment of their families and health deserve to be rewarded. Is it sensible to want to reward somebody for doing something you don't want them doing?
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'H')int: just randomly claiming things are an "abomination" doesn't fix anything.
Specifically -- I have far less of a problem with, say, incomes over $1,000,000 with a federal tax level over 50% than an upper middle class income of anything into six figures. Sadly, those expecting $15 for a minimum wage (regardless of what they produce) and those who represent them very seldomly seem to be willing or able to articulate what "rich" even means (except that they want more of what the rich earn transferred to their own pockets in the name of "fairness").
"Fairness" or social justice is about a lot more than distribution of money. It's okay to support a highly hierarchical society, emphasising "fairness" or social justice is in many ways philosophical/moral position. You might be right that the most effective way of running society is to model it on ant colonies, where everybody knows their place and wealth travels to the "queen", although nature certainly shows other social arrangements do work. I guess it comes down to what you want to achieve, or perhaps how close to the top you can insert your in-group (family?) into the hierarchy to allow you to attain what you believe to be fair and deserved?
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