The 99% Is a Myth--Here's How It Really Breaks Down

[JHB]

[redstateblues]

1. Thanks for posting. I get so tired of the 1% BS.

9.9 is closer though in my booming city it’s probably closer to 20% using the rationale of this article.

[drmeow]

2. The one reason the 1%

or, rather, the 0.1% is relevant for me is because the 9.9% are not the people who are buying our government - not the way the 0.1% are. I'm definitely part of the 9.9% as are all of my extended family (some are closer to the 0.1% than others) but none of us have the kind of ready money to act like the Koch brother or others like them.

[redstateblues]

3. When the 9.9% band together like they usually do in my state

they pretty much run things in their favor. In TN the ruling class doesn't need the Kochs to dominate the political process. Even though Senate candidate Phil Bredesen is one of the 1%, he proved he was for lifting up people into the middle class. I am very hopeful he can win.

[smirkymonkey]

4. K&R