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randys1

(16,286 posts)
Fri Feb 5, 2016, 06:39 PM Feb 2016

Just sayin.

http://www.ibtimes.com/richest-20-americans-own-more-wealth-entire-bottom-half-country-report-2206865


Richest 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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madokie

(51,076 posts)
2. Raise the Cap and Tax these bastids
Fri Feb 5, 2016, 06:44 PM
Feb 2016

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.

Gregorian

(23,867 posts)
5. Worldwide, 62 billionaires own as much as the poorer half of the world (3 1/2 billion people.)
Fri Feb 5, 2016, 07:08 PM
Feb 2016
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.

laundry_queen

(8,646 posts)
8. I think too many people are just busy trying to survive
Fri Feb 5, 2016, 11:09 PM
Feb 2016

who has time to organize and rise up?

which, of course, is by design.

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