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If All The Wealth In The U.S. Were Divided Up Equally ...

Discussion in 'Political Opinions & Beliefs' started by resisting arrest, Jul 3, 2017.

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  1. Just_a_Citizen

    Just_a_Citizen Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Quite a few.

    Not that it matters.
     
    Just_a_Citizen, Jul 4, 2017
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    yiostheoy Well-Known Member

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    Everyone should each own that much equity stock then.
     
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    Right. They're investing it. What idiots!!! Rich people also buy nice cars. They go to nice restaurants. They go on nice vacations. Buy expensive food. Rich people spend money. They also invest it and some live far above their means. I'm surrounded by them. I know. I see it daily as a mom drops her kids off in a luxury SUV while being months behind on the private school payments=) So there are both sides.
     
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    Which would just result in the prices of everything skyrocketing. Congrats.
     
    ararmer1919, Jul 4, 2017
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    vman12 Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    I've got 20 years left and have almost half a mill just in the 401k.
     
    vman12, Jul 4, 2017
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    Sharpie Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    In fact, the type of socialism being pushed on ignorant minds is really a two class system comprised of very wealthy insiders; and poor, marginalized masses.
     
    Sharpie, Jul 4, 2017
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    We are certainly producing enough wealth to take care of everyone, however we mustn't assume that everything else economically and revenue wise would remain exactly the same if we were to distribute our wealth evenly among each other.
     
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  8. Just_a_Citizen

    Just_a_Citizen Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    I wanna be in the Hood, when thousands of crackheads, heroin junkies, & methheads get their $300k.

    Should make for a great.... Albeit short.... Show.
     
    Just_a_Citizen, Jul 4, 2017
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    Why does the left think they can redistribute value by redistributing money?

    If we redistribute all the inches in the country can everyone be the same height?
     
    Fangbeer, Jul 4, 2017
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  10. Just_a_Citizen

    Just_a_Citizen Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    IDK, can you earn your way to a few added inches?
     
    Just_a_Citizen, Jul 4, 2017
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    It doesn't matter who's feet you lay at. If everyone had $300,000.00, it wouldn't be worth much.

    For example, if everyone had that much money to buy a finite number of houses, the price of those houses would rise. It is the law of supply and demand.

    If an infinite amount of money chases a limited number of products, the price of the products will go up

    Capisce?
     
    osbornterry, Jul 4, 2017
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    The OP video is just some guy talking for 1 hour.

    Imagine if everyone worked the same number of hours in their lifetime? Imagine if there was not 100+ million adults not working at all?

    If we divided the wealth equally among everyone there would be no incentive for anyone to work. Then again, tens of millions of people have opted for a total life on welfare, just like the generation before... going back to LBJ's "Great Society."
     
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    If so, at least that would boost the economy.
     
    Diamond, Jul 4, 2017
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    If you truly believe that then lets put it to the test.
     
    Diamond, Jul 4, 2017
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  15. Just_a_Citizen

    Just_a_Citizen Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Short term gain.

    Libbies would be screaming for another round of redistribution.
     
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    "unearned?" who do you think is doing all the real work?
     
    Diamond, Jul 4, 2017
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    And they should if it proves to boost the economy.
     
    Diamond, Jul 4, 2017
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  18. Just_a_Citizen

    Just_a_Citizen Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Not the welfare folks.... They're sucking, not contributing.
     
    Just_a_Citizen, Jul 4, 2017
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  19. Just_a_Citizen

    Just_a_Citizen Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    The amount " redistributed" will be less & less.

    LOL, yeah, that should work out great!
     
    Just_a_Citizen, Jul 4, 2017
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    No, not exactly. Most rich people would commit suicide if they lost the wealth that was handed to them.
     
    Diamond, Jul 4, 2017
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  21. Just_a_Citizen

    Just_a_Citizen Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    "handed to them"?

    Do you huff gas?
     
    Just_a_Citizen, Jul 4, 2017
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    Those people that you are calling the "welfare folks" are the biggest consumers in the US that drive our economy.
     
    Diamond, Jul 4, 2017
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    It'd workout better than fascism.
     
    Diamond, Jul 4, 2017
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  24. Just_a_Citizen

    Just_a_Citizen Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Bullshit.

    You obviously haven't a clue what actual fascism is.
     
    Just_a_Citizen, Jul 4, 2017
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    No but I have met someone that did.
     
    Diamond, Jul 4, 2017
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