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In reply to the discussion: Annual income of richest 100 people enough to end global poverty four times over [View all]kristopher
(29,798 posts)26. Not even close.
It's about socially unhealthy wealth inequality.
It makes the point with the visualization aid of comparing the assets of the most wealthy to the most poor.
Nowhere does it call for anything except a more just society.
In large letters so that hopefully you'll notice it this time-
QUOTE: "It is calling on world leaders to curb todays income extremes and commit to reducing inequality to at least 1990 levels "
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HiPointDem
May 2013
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tax the hell out of them and pay workers better, for starters. do you think that would help, oh
HiPointDem
May 2013
#2
The poorest don't pay any tax at all. And nothing taken out of a person not working
graham4anything
May 2013
#7
Golly, here I thought hiring bridgeworkers and meat inspectors would benefit all of us.
aquart
May 2013
#6
the small mom & pops already pay sales tax. Time to stop robbing them by shopping online
graham4anything
May 2013
#48
Hey, it works gangbusters for corporations, war profiteers and pharmaceutical conglomerates.
HughBeaumont
May 2013
#39
yes, i think taxing & otherwise limiting the percent of global income the rich take & redistributing
HiPointDem
May 2013
#13
You cannot solve a problem you never seriously set out to solve, either. Your math sucks, btw.
jtuck004
May 2013
#35
You fail to comment on where that $9 - 14 trillion went. Handing cash to "jobs creators" ...
Scuba
May 2013
#37
where is the argument i am supposed to rebut? you copy and paste 1950s anti-communist
HiPointDem
May 2013
#19
The french confiscated the assets of the 100 wealthiest citizens and redistributed it globally?
Democracyinkind
May 2013
#24
You're saying the French tried what the article lines out. I'm saying that's simply not true.
Democracyinkind
May 2013
#30
World Bank figures shows that there are still 1.2 billion people living in extreme poverty.
dipsydoodle
May 2013
#36