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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJust sayin.
http://www.ibtimes.com/richest-20-americans-own-more-wealth-entire-bottom-half-country-report-2206865Richest 20 Americans Own More Wealth Than The Entire Bottom Half Of The Country: Report
Together, the 20 wealthiest Americans -- a group that includes Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg, the Koch brothers and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos -- own about $732 billion, according to the latest Forbes 400 rankings. That sum is greater than the total wealth owned by the bottom half of the U.S. population -- 152 million people -- according to an analysis of data from the most recent Federal Reserve Survey of Consumer Finances.
So this talk about whether or not to lift the cap on Social Security, or to tax Wall STreet to pay for education, is absurd.
There should be NO talking at this point, of COURSE you lift the cap, of COURSE you tax Wall Street.
Look at the above information and ask yourself what the hell is wrong with people that we still put up with this bullshit!
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randys1
Feb 2016
OP
Worldwide, 62 billionaires own as much as the poorer half of the world (3 1/2 billion people.)
Gregorian
Feb 2016
#5
I had that link as well and didnt post it. I am amazed the rank and file havent risen up yet.
randys1
Feb 2016
#6
And laws are designed to keep you down, police exist to protect the rich from YOU
randys1
Feb 2016
#10
daleanime
(17,796 posts)1. K&R.....
madokie
(51,076 posts)2. Raise the Cap and Tax these bastids
till hell won't have it. We've been taking it up the yenyan for far too long now. Its time these rich assholes start paying their fair share.
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)3. You said quite a bit. Alll of it good. Recommended.
old guy
(3,283 posts)4. I agree 100%,
unfortunately, not enough people that can make a difference are listening.
Gregorian
(23,867 posts)5. Worldwide, 62 billionaires own as much as the poorer half of the world (3 1/2 billion people.)
http://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/jan/18/richest-62-billionaires-wealthy-half-world-population-combined
And when you realize that a bunch of those people are starving, it makes a pretty good argument for change.
And when you realize that a bunch of those people are starving, it makes a pretty good argument for change.
randys1
(16,286 posts)6. I had that link as well and didnt post it. I am amazed the rank and file havent risen up yet.
laundry_queen
(8,646 posts)8. I think too many people are just busy trying to survive
who has time to organize and rise up?
which, of course, is by design.
randys1
(16,286 posts)10. And laws are designed to keep you down, police exist to protect the rich from YOU
99th_Monkey
(19,326 posts)7. K&R nt
CharlotteVale
(2,717 posts)9. K&R