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17. I'm surprised that its acceptable for the American common people to accuse each other...

Mon Dec 31, 2012, 01:35 PM

Dec 2012

of being lazy / not working hard enough / being a bum when just about most of the money that rich people make they didn't work blood and sweat for (because they got it through investments, many that are only available to the rich, as well as by tricking people to accept less pay than they deserve and reaping the difference as profits) and the heirs and the heiresses of wealthy people didn't earn that money themselves. In addition, many rich people in this country before the civil war made their money through slavery, which is the ultimate mooching. The Koch Brothers reaping the profits of higher gasoline costs to increase their fortune by 800% (on the backs of so many American people) is ok, and the CEO of a company that is earning millions of dollars on the year because he/she's cutting costs that are leading to lower wages and lost jobs in the company is ok, but how dare that common person over there not work hard as if they were being whipped by a slaveowner! Poor people should have to work as if life is a living hell!

The American common people must work so damn hard or not get respect or sympathy! While it's ok for the Rich People to not work hard for the money, because this is a two tiered society you know! Learn your place!

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Retail Workers Bear Brunt Of Sluggish Holiday Sales [View all] marmar Dec 2012 OP

I don't know about others, I buy almost everything online these days. Sunlei Dec 2012 #1

The number of seasonal resort jobs is not even in the same stratosphere of seasonal retail jobs. marmar Dec 2012 #2

I thought about saying something to get myself banned from this thread via jury, then coalition_unwilling Dec 2012 #6

sure retail jobs used to be huge- but we have the internet these days and times change. Sunlei Dec 2012 #11

I was formerly one of those retail store workers and I resent your general attitude towards people DearHeart Dec 2012 #9

I didn't say you were lazy. I commented on the article. Retail sales are in decine. Gone soon. Sunlei Dec 2012 #12

Sorry, I know that you didn't say I was lazy, it's the general attitude of "most" people. I'm DearHeart Dec 2012 #20

Happy New Year Sunlei Jan 2013 #22

Happy New Year to you also! DearHeart Jan 2013 #24

I'm surprised that its acceptable for the American common people to accuse each other... AZ Progressive Dec 2012 #17

I know my place! Been put in my place several times by managers, DMs, and yes, especially DearHeart Dec 2012 #19

I usually shop online for everything I buy other than groceries. RebelOne Jan 2013 #33

The recovery is largely an illusion. What's happened is that banks are flush with Fed funds leveymg Dec 2012 #3

An interesting conversation with the bank exboyfil Dec 2012 #4

Solution: bunnies Dec 2012 #5

But - GASP! - that means the 1% that controls 40% of the wealth in this coalition_unwilling Dec 2012 #7

*clutches pearls* bunnies Dec 2012 #8

Exactly! The only thing I like about Henry Ford was that he did pay his employees a good living wage DearHeart Dec 2012 #10

Right, but a lot of DUers prefer Hyundais, Toyotas, and other "right to work" made vehicles... Romulox Dec 2012 #13

Supply and demand. Whats that... 9th grade economics? bunnies Dec 2012 #14

I learned this stuff in 7th grade! I gues that some people never learned it at all. DearHeart Dec 2012 #21

because too many rich people are stupid and rich through no hard work JI7 Jan 2013 #29

These rich people supposedly get such a "fine" education at wonderful universities like Harvard, DearHeart Jan 2013 #30

these idiots only got in because of name and money , and these wealthy types who did nothing JI7 Jan 2013 #32

You hit the nail on the head! DearHeart Jan 2013 #34

How can we make the State raise the minimum wage? that is the problem. Sunlei Dec 2012 #15

Wish I had the answer. bunnies Dec 2012 #16

The only way that employers give a "rats ass" about their employees is if they make money off of DearHeart Jan 2013 #25

The Rich are not thoughtful enough to realize that people need money in order to buy AZ Progressive Dec 2012 #18

I too think it's treasonous! They've subverted the economy of the US in favor of their own DearHeart Jan 2013 #26

we know this by heart bigtree Jan 2013 #23

I worked fulltime retail some years ago. Manifestor_of_Light Jan 2013 #27

Retailers need to provide good product and service throughout the Year JI7 Jan 2013 #28

I feel sorry for the younger Harmony Blue Jan 2013 #31