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Why do we tolerate mega-wealth? [View all] markpkessinger Mar 2014 OP
Social conditioning in regards to capitalism and the American identity. go west young man Mar 2014 #1
Tolerate? yeoman6987 Mar 2014 #27
Good point. go west young man Mar 2014 #38
But we didnt' used to "allow" it. The tax rate was very high on the wealthy mountain grammy Mar 2014 #42
I was going to say because of capitalism deeply embedded into American identity, LWolf Mar 2014 #52
I'm the same way.. go west young man Mar 2014 #64
Yes. LWolf Mar 2014 #68
The simple truth is always amazingly elegant. Fridays Child Mar 2014 #2
I should probably check with him on that, but . . . markpkessinger Mar 2014 #4
If you ask him, let us know. Fridays Child Mar 2014 #5
Because enough of us think we'll have that much wealth "someday" to carry it on Recursion Mar 2014 #3
Because freedom, of course... Wounded Bear Mar 2014 #6
It's a good article newdemocrat999 Mar 2014 #7
i guess we are very good at tolerating other people's poverty srican69 Mar 2014 #10
Because command economies go catastrophically wrong. Donald Ian Rankin Mar 2014 #8
Seriously? markpkessinger Mar 2014 #15
Sure. It's even called "the Third Way" because of that Recursion Mar 2014 #17
That would seem to be the route . . . markpkessinger Mar 2014 #19
Welcome to the Post-Scarcity Economy Recursion Mar 2014 #20
Show us Third Way links Enthusiast Mar 2014 #21
Sure. Yglesias was the clearest writer on it. Recursion Mar 2014 #22
Try as I might, I could find nothing where Yglesias refers to Third Way. Enthusiast Mar 2014 #29
News flash: actual politicians are as disappointing to third way activists as they are to liberal Recursion Mar 2014 #33
Corporate economics are much more complex than that joeglow3 Mar 2014 #36
Oh, really? Bullshit! Enthusiast Mar 2014 #50
I say this as a CPA who works in the tax department of a Fortune 500 company joeglow3 Mar 2014 #55
BFD. The truth remains the truth. Enthusiast Mar 2014 #56
The truth as you make it up. joeglow3 Mar 2014 #57
US corporate taxes are too low! Enthusiast Mar 2014 #62
You did not answer my questions joeglow3 Mar 2014 #63
I do. He doesn't. Donald Ian Rankin Mar 2014 #51
based on Corporate finance 101.. srican69 Mar 2014 #9
Meh. Viable 3D printers are a decade away at most. Recursion Mar 2014 #24
sorry I totally missed your point .. What has 3D printers got to do with anything? unless srican69 Mar 2014 #45
I think we're slowly awakening to how ridiculous it is. reformist2 Mar 2014 #11
k&r n/t RainDog Mar 2014 #12
It's a shell game... ReRe Mar 2014 #13
We have a real large percentage of ass-kissers in our population! dmosh42 Mar 2014 #14
Because we are going to be rich ourselves one day treestar Mar 2014 #16
Part of it is that marions ghost Mar 2014 #18
this. PowerToThePeople Mar 2014 #41
Good observation, marion's ghost. (nt) Kurovski Mar 2014 #60
Answer is partly in the thread immediately above this in the Greatest page n2doc Mar 2014 #23
Yeah, why does JK Rowling have to keep writing books? Nye Bevan Mar 2014 #25
Not really the point now, is it? WinkyDink Mar 2014 #28
The subject of the thread is "tolerating mega-wealth". Nye Bevan Mar 2014 #30
Don't bash the insanely rich because they use their tax cuts wisely... Larry Ogg Mar 2014 #26
greed + fig leaf = incredibly persuasive argument unblock Mar 2014 #31
The Oligarchs, Corporations And Banks Own And Control The Politicians That Own And Control Us cantbeserious Mar 2014 #32
"viewed as shameful to be wallowing" moondust Mar 2014 #34
Why do you have to use terms like "fatso" joeglow3 Mar 2014 #35
I didn't use it . . . markpkessinger Mar 2014 #37
So, why re-post stuff with such disparaging comments? joeglow3 Mar 2014 #39
Because I think we're all adults here . . . markpkessinger Mar 2014 #48
I don't mind that people get mega wealthy LittleBlue Mar 2014 #40
John Calvin steve2470 Mar 2014 #43
This WhaTHellsgoingonhere Mar 2014 #44
Because we're still dumb enough to equate wealth with virtue... Orsino Mar 2014 #46
that was my point exactly, nailed it nt steve2470 Mar 2014 #67
Oh, and as for Bill Gates... WhaTHellsgoingonhere Mar 2014 #47
And, the Bill Gates Foundation is trying to dismantle public education... WhaTHellsgoingonhere Mar 2014 #49
Same question in shorter version... Bigmack Mar 2014 #53
I like that. WhaTHellsgoingonhere Mar 2014 #54
Can't find a better alternative. One_Life_To_Give Mar 2014 #58
Some wealthy are hoarders. It's a sickness. (Not joking here) Kurovski Mar 2014 #59
Absolutely it is an illness--an addictive illness marions ghost Mar 2014 #61
Thank you! Kurovski Mar 2014 #65
There was this at the end of the article: Kurovski Mar 2014 #66
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