http://billionaires.forbes.com/article/00uX0e12MZ5cI?q=Bill+Gates
The richest 400 people in America have more money than the bottom 100,000,000 people combined.
This is a product of the trickle down theory I think, which the inventor of won a Nobel Prize for. But looking at the state of our economy, I can't see how this model has worked except to make the rich richer. I don't think it's the cause of our current economic status but it definitely laid the foundation. I'm far from an expert on the subject but there seems something out of place about the inequality of wealth in the US and how the tax payers bailed out Wall Street. I'm urked at this, and I'm really urked when I hear people make the argument that this kind system works and we should stay the course. I'm also urked because I'm poor.
Anyone have insight or thoughts on this?
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Posted 05 August 2011 - 06:51 PM
If the laws of physics no longer apply in the future, God help you.
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Posted 06 February 2013 - 05:07 AM
Rich people suck!
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Posted 12 February 2013 - 06:07 AM
So do poor people... At getting rich.
Shut your face. If I wanted to hear from an asshole, I'd fart.
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Posted 13 February 2013 - 12:52 AM
Take that poor people!
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Posted 13 February 2013 - 05:26 AM
Take that poor people!
Then self-deport!
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Posted 15 February 2013 - 06:39 AM
Chad, when you say self-deport, do you mean "Pack your shit and get the fuck out"?
Or something more subtle, like; "Pack your shit and get the fuck out"?
Shut your face. If I wanted to hear from an asshole, I'd fart.
