Why? Their families exploited many people. (Reply #21)

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WDIM (1,662 posts)

21. Why? Their families exploited many people.

For them to be that rich.

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If you are in the 1% you are nothing but an exploiter [View all]	WDIM	Jul 2015	OP
Do you think only the 1% are exploiters? I see those who take and would like to take more off of	Thinkingabout	Jul 2015	#1
no comparison	WDIM	Jul 2015	#10
No, this isn't a republican talking point, this is facts. To think otherwise would be deluding your	Thinkingabout	Jul 2015	#18
Republican talking points equal facts in the mind of the Bluedog dems.	Ed Suspicious	Jul 2015	#76
Went over yiur head? The point was even the homeless exploit others, it isn't the 1% of income and	Thinkingabout	Jul 2015	#94
ridiculous	grasswire	Jul 2015	#128
You have carried the meaning of "exploit" to a new now level.	ladjf	Jul 2015	#146
Tell the writer of the op exploit has been carried to a new level.	Thinkingabout	Jul 2015	#162
Makes you want to throw up reading that stuff on DU, doesnt it.	randys1	Jul 2015	#103
I really does.	Ed Suspicious	Jul 2015	#105
"The 1% does not need the other 99%"...	Dont call me Shirley	Jul 2015	#91
That comment shows so much doesnt it. Without us the 1% have NOTHING	randys1	Jul 2015	#107
I'd happily watch a .01%er try to snake out and repair his toilet. Or repair a leak on his yacht.	Dont call me Shirley	Jul 2015	#151
They would literally die without us doing their work for them.	randys1	Jul 2015	#152
IKR! A worker strike is in order. Whaa! How would they get their liver pate?!	Dont call me Shirley	Jul 2015	#153
Holy shit! This has got to be some of the most delusional drivel I've ever had the misfortune to	Guy Whitey Corngood	Jul 2015	#177
I did not start the delusion, I did point out several times exploitation is in all income levels.	Thinkingabout	Jul 2015	#185
Was what I quoted above written by you or not? nt	Guy Whitey Corngood	Jul 2015	#186
Ya it is a right wing talking point.	PowerToThePeople	Jul 2015	#124
RW talking point, no, just facts.	Thinkingabout	Jul 2015	#210
No it is right wing bullshit	PowerToThePeople	Jul 2015	#212
Who do you think you are impressing?	Thinkingabout	Jul 2015	#214
I was with you until you said panhandler	JonLP24	Jul 2015	#12
This panhandler happens to be someone I know personally, there was another case where the family was	Thinkingabout	Jul 2015	#22
Homeless people take from homeless people	JonLP24	Jul 2015	#30
Yes, homeless people steal from each other. The $700 a day was a couple working in different places	Thinkingabout	Jul 2015	#44
Police investigated and found a fridge full of food?	JonLP24	Jul 2015	#57
It was three freezers.	Thinkingabout	Jul 2015	#59
Is that a crime?	JonLP24	Jul 2015	#66
The actual crime was cruelty to a child who was pulled crying onto the median to "work"	Thinkingabout	Jul 2015	#68
This message was self-deleted by its author	Ed Suspicious	Jul 2015	#77
this is the case right wingers use against the left so you know	snooper2	Jul 2015	#155
It is the truth regarding me	JonLP24	Jul 2015	#166
I have a family, and a MIL to take care of- if it's street vs shitty job-	snooper2	Jul 2015	#168
I joined the Army to do my best financially to support a family	JonLP24	Jul 2015	#173
I was homeless for a year	tymorial	Jul 2015	#125
This makes my wanna cry "You're invisible. No one wants to see you. They pretend you arent there"	randys1	Jul 2015	#127
Me a rightwinger?	tymorial	Jul 2015	#130
Where did I say that? I dont even recognize your board name	randys1	Jul 2015	#131
lol no worries.	tymorial	Jul 2015	#137
Thank you for this tymorial. I was homeless for almost 2 years..	SummerSnow	Jul 2015	#165
I or you	JonLP24	Jul 2015	#179
I thought that I included where this came from.	tymorial	Jul 2015	#180
I saw the name and year at the bottom	JonLP24	Jul 2015	#181
Most panhandlers don't make that much. Maybe 2% make even close to that.	haele	Jul 2015	#41
The point was those who are homeless exploits, people in all incomes and net worth exploits, it is	Thinkingabout	Jul 2015	#46
If you are discussing the human drive to expoit resources to "get ahead" - that covers everyone.	haele	Jul 2015	#47
My point was exploitation isn't just in the 1%, it is everywhere, OP did not go to the other 99%	Thinkingabout	Jul 2015	#52
Yes crime is everywhere among all classes.	WDIM	Jul 2015	#198
You got the facts wrong. You can be as angry at the 1% as you want, it will not serve you well,	Thinkingabout	Jul 2015	#207
Not angry, just trying to wake people up to the crimes	WDIM	Jul 2015	#208
Please point out the crimes.	Thinkingabout	Jul 2015	#209
The leading cause of homeless is the lack of affordable housing	JonLP24	Jul 2015	#73
And San Diego is particularly bad for outrageous cost of living.	haele	Jul 2015	#90
I never said per day	JonLP24	Jul 2015	#176
Oh yes because panhandling as you call it is sooooo very easy.	tymorial	Jul 2015	#102
You missed the point, exploitation happens in every income level. The OP pointed out the 1% income	Thinkingabout	Jul 2015	#109
I make about $40 to $60 a day working 14 hours a day	FrodosPet	Jul 2015	#201
Are you talking world 1%ers or USA 1%ers? nt	geek tragedy	Jul 2015	#2
Household income of $388,000 puts one in the top 1%	hack89	Jul 2015	#3
Top 1% of wealth not income.	WDIM	Jul 2015	#19
So your system...	booksandpencils	Jul 2015	#56
That's what you got out of that? Tell us what you would prefer. nm	rhett o rick	Jul 2015	#96
Yes, it is.	booksandpencils	Jul 2015	#104
Raising taxes on income will only hurt those with "reportable" income. That system sees GE getting	rhett o rick	Jul 2015	#118
Good plan	booksandpencils	Jul 2015	#122
You know full well that no one is advocating taking the wealth from the middle and lower classes	rhett o rick	Jul 2015	#133
I don't support seizure of assets	booksandpencils	Jul 2015	#150
Define middle class in terms of take home income per year	snooper2	Jul 2015	#163
Interesting that you are reluctant to express your opinions, just ask questions.	rhett o rick	Jul 2015	#187
But if you make $400K a year and have no debts?	DFW	Jul 2015	#161
Top 1% in income = ~$400K regardless of wealth	Major Nikon	Jul 2015	#171
Just the 1%?	el_bryanto	Jul 2015	#4
Top 1% of wealth not income.	WDIM	Jul 2015	#23
Ah - so this is just envy for the wealthy	el_bryanto	Jul 2015	#33
No, not true at all.	booksandpencils	Jul 2015	#51
This message was self-deleted by its author	rhett o rick	Jul 2015	#97
That's a rather creative, unsupported and arbitrary line you've set for moral justice.	LanternWaste	Jul 2015	#61
I googled and the top 1% have wealth of at least $9 million.	gollygee	Jul 2015	#64
$9,000,000.00 and they need to keep taking more?	WDIM	Jul 2015	#196
How about if I win $10 Mill in the lottery?	1939	Jul 2015	#69
Top 1% of net worth is about $8.4 million	lumberjack_jeff	Jul 2015	#95
Don't let them get to you. Some here wish to have honest discussions while others	rhett o rick	Jul 2015	#98
The people who defend the 1% have a delusion	WDIM	Jul 2015	#197
Some are deluded that those that are included in the 1% (wealth) are successful and	rhett o rick	Jul 2015	#218
Capitalism is exploitation of labor. Most people posting on this forum are not capitalists, they	randys1	Jul 2015	#110
That's ridiculous. The broad brush approach is BS	redstateblues	Jul 2015	#172
or maybe we just need to adjust our tax system and properly fund services and infrastructure.	aikoaiko	Jul 2015	#5
^^^This^^^	ProfessorGAC	Jul 2015	#6
+1	Hekate	Jul 2015	#35
And the only way to avoid taxation	Warpy	Jul 2015	#58
Not always. The 1% (vs. the .01% or .02%) include professionals like doctors who	tblue37	Jul 2015	#7
1% of total wealth not income.	WDIM	Jul 2015	#14
1% of total wealth not income.	WDIM	Jul 2015	#15
Of course, BUT that is not how most Americans think of the difference between the 1% and the 99%.	tblue37	Jul 2015	#16
May I see your income scale to determine at what cutoff a person falls into the 1%?	randome	Jul 2015	#8
There are some years when I'm in the 1%...	meaculpa2011	Jul 2015	#9
Despite what you say about me, I still like you.	AngryAmish	Jul 2015	#11
Top ten richest members of congress.....	Nye Bevan	Jul 2015	#13
I bet every one of those voted for the bush tax cut and the bank bailouts.	WDIM	Jul 2015	#25
Show us your research on all of them, please. I can tell you enjoy divisive pot-stirring.	Hekate	Jul 2015	#32
Want to know someone who voted AGAINST the Bush Tax Cuts?	brooklynite	Jul 2015	#55
but she voted for the Iraq War	WDIM	Jul 2015	#101
That's not why she did it. She did it for political expediency, and almost all politicians do that	randys1	Jul 2015	#111
War profiteers and their puppets are the most guilty of all.	WDIM	Jul 2015	#199
Really? Franklin Roosevelt and John Kennedy would disagree with you.	Arkana	Jul 2015	#17
Why? Their families exploited many people.	WDIM	Jul 2015	#21
And yet there was never a greater champion of the middle class	Arkana	Jul 2015	#27
And they had rich guilt and wanted to change things	WDIM	Jul 2015	#36
And you know this how? Some humans have a sense of ethics, morality, caritas, compassion...	Hekate	Jul 2015	#50
Let's go lower - the impoverished	JustAnotherGen	Jul 2015	#135
JFKs 1963 income tax cut was huge.	1939	Jul 2015	#71
Our tax system is grossly unfair.	alarimer	Jul 2015	#20
Mortage tax deduction (and all other dedcuctions) do phase out under the current tax code.	1939	Jul 2015	#72
When you come for me, please aim for the head.....	brooklynite	Jul 2015	#24
Steve Jobs and Bill Gates are exploiters	WDIM	Jul 2015	#34
"If I made more money then (sic) I needed I would give it away"	A HERETIC I AM	Jul 2015	#65
The unknown cannot be worse than the known.	WDIM	Jul 2015	#100
You've been here for 7 years, we have never interacted and STILL I get the same tired bullshit.	A HERETIC I AM	Jul 2015	#126
The wealthy are the true criminals in this country.	AlbertCat	Jul 2015	#139
...	A HERETIC I AM	Jul 2015	#143
What utter bullshit.	Recursion	Jul 2015	#154
So generous	1939	Jul 2015	#75
Do you own a computer?	philosslayer	Jul 2015	#87
Some exploiters are better than others, I think	aint_no_life_nowhere	Jul 2015	#26
Does the 1% include ....	clarice	Jul 2015	#28
You mean like the Kennedys? Like Bill Gates? A few others I could mention. Broad brush....	Hekate	Jul 2015	#29
If you seized all those assets and distributed to everyone, it wouldn't be a lot per person. PLUS,	Hoyt	Jul 2015	#31
Globally the 1% starts at about $28k / yr; by wealth it's about $350K	Recursion	Jul 2015	#37
In our little section of the globe, 28k isn't exactly a lot of money. But we do have refrigerators	Ed Suspicious	Jul 2015	#78
That was his "Foxnews" point.	Rex	Jul 2015	#82
Wealthy people always hate being reminded of it (nt)	Recursion	Jul 2015	#136
Yep, if you have a microwave then the Koch Bros say you should stop whining about	randys1	Jul 2015	#113
Global microwave ownership is about 20%	Recursion	Jul 2015	#141
This is the reasoning the Koch types keep using, sad to see it here though at DU	randys1	Jul 2015	#142
"The Kochs say it" is not an argument	Recursion	Jul 2015	#144
Nonsense...Koch talking points wont work here....try again	randys1	Jul 2015	#145
Snort	Recursion	Jul 2015	#147
Yes, we do. Americans don't like hearing how rich we are	Recursion	Jul 2015	#134
.	Rex	Jul 2015	#80
Guys in Beverly Hills talk about how $500k isn't "really" rich there	Recursion	Jul 2015	#138
Who do you envision	dumbcat	Jul 2015	#38
The people. nt.	WDIM	Jul 2015	#49
LOL!	dumbcat	Jul 2015	#115
I reject the idea of forced redistribution utterly and completely	Godhumor	Jul 2015	#39
Why? We are forced to redistribute all the time. Every time Halliburton wins a no-bid	Ed Suspicious	Jul 2015	#81
Forfeiting assets and forced seizure, as the OP suggests, is what I'm talking about	Godhumor	Jul 2015	#89
In the last 40 years the wealth of the middle and lower classes was redistributed to the	rhett o rick	Jul 2015	#99
The OP is not talking about tax structure	Godhumor	Jul 2015	#106
Seems we have little choice but fantasy. nm	rhett o rick	Jul 2015	#116
So you reject taxes and welfare? are you sure you're on the right board.	WDIM	Jul 2015	#200
Don't pretend you're talking about taxes or government spending	Godhumor	Jul 2015	#203
For the criminals they should have their assets seized.	WDIM	Jul 2015	#205
Bernie Sanders is worth $330,507 as of 2013.	Dr Hobbitstein	Jul 2015	#40
Yes, politicians live off other people.	WDIM	Jul 2015	#48
You heard it here first, folks!	Dr Hobbitstein	Jul 2015	#60
That doesn't put him in the top 1% by a long shot	gollygee	Jul 2015	#63
Waste of time, the few 'progressives' here defending the actual Owners have no clue	Rex	Jul 2015	#83
I'm not the one who picked "the 1%" as a meme	Recursion	Jul 2015	#148
Gonna have a hard time passing constitutional muster	taught_me_patience	Jul 2015	#42
No, no, no...this is when the MASSES rise up and overthrow the system...	brooklynite	Jul 2015	#53
Civil Asset Forfeiture	WDIM	Jul 2015	#54
Problem is most of what the capitalists have, while surely stolen, is legal, because they	randys1	Jul 2015	#129
what they do is against the law or use to be. now just not enforced.	WDIM	Jul 2015	#170
I'm all those things!?! Cool!	BKH70041	Jul 2015	#43
Occupy was right, you are wrong.	stevenleser	Jul 2015	#45
I agree this cant be an us vs them thing at this point, it is too far gone.	randys1	Jul 2015	#132
In some cases, but then there's Hollywood and Silicon Valley money. . .	ucrdem	Jul 2015	#62
Asset seizures? OK comrade	LittleBlue	Jul 2015	#67
We tried communism? No, as Dr. Richard Wolff tells it, the early 20th century communism	Ed Suspicious	Jul 2015	#88
DU rec...	SidDithers	Jul 2015	#70
So once we eliminate the current 1%, what do we do with the next 1%?	Throd	Jul 2015	#74
Think of the rich people!	Ed Suspicious	Jul 2015	#92
At what point does the mob stop seizing assets?	Throd	Jul 2015	#93
Get rid of capitalism and you wont have a 1%...	randys1	Jul 2015	#120
That isn't how math works.	Throd	Jul 2015	#121
Huh? Without capitalism that is exactly how math works.	randys1	Jul 2015	#123
Ummm... you'll always have a richest 1%	Recursion	Jul 2015	#156
Technically I guess the 1% could have two tv's while the 99% have one, but as to the kind	randys1	Jul 2015	#157
The USSR managed some pretty hefty inequality without capitalism	Recursion	Jul 2015	#158
Corruption	randys1	Jul 2015	#159
Yes the parasitic class (they hate that btw) has gone from that annoying flea bite	Rex	Jul 2015	#79
And if they would have they probably could have played the game largely unencumbered	Ed Suspicious	Jul 2015	#84
Truer words have never been spoken.	Rex	Jul 2015	#86
Their level of crime has become so blatant	WDIM	Jul 2015	#202
"have their assets seized and redistributed to all the people" < ROFL	jtuck004	Jul 2015	#85
It is rigged not voluntary.	WDIM	Jul 2015	#204
So if you spend a lot	BainsBane	Jul 2015	#108
Yep	booksandpencils	Jul 2015	#117
What if Bernie Sanders and his wife, by dint of hard work and careful investment over decades,	pnwmom	Jul 2015	#112
As long as we have any form of mixed system including an	Douglas Carpenter	Jul 2015	#114
$400,000 even with no debt, is not the 1%.	Sunlei	Jul 2015	#119
Where's Mao when you need him?	AlbertCat	Jul 2015	#140
Stir up some shit.	cherokeeprogressive	Jul 2015	#149
When I was 14 I started working odd jobs.	Glassunion	Jul 2015	#160
What if you and Ms Union moved out?	brooklynite	Jul 2015	#169
Our retirement plans are simple.	Glassunion	Jul 2015	#174
Monetary or intelligence?	seveneyes	Jul 2015	#164
Not at all. Someone can have a lot of wealth from good works.	raouldukelives	Jul 2015	#167
They are a Rentier Class (see the French Revolution)	daredtowork	Jul 2015	#175
You're setting the bar to low. The 1/1,000,000'ers	Taitertots	Jul 2015	#178
Your last one would devastate the country and lead to total economic stagnation.	Calista241	Jul 2015	#183
Nothing supports your assertion/opinion	Taitertots	Jul 2015	#188
Yeah, well, I'm just glad you're not in charge.	Calista241	Jul 2015	#194
None of those jobs would disappear if liability followed ownership	Taitertots	Jul 2015	#195
The last one is a HORRIBLE idea	Recursion	Jul 2015	#184
So society should underwrite corporate failure?	GeorgeGist	Jul 2015	#189
Absolutely. That's what bankruptcy is.	Recursion	Jul 2015	#190
Nothing is stopping them from failing again and again	Taitertots	Jul 2015	#191
Your idea would let debt from Business A follow to Business B	Recursion	Jul 2015	#192
Untrue. Debts from Business A go to the owner, not business B	Taitertots	Jul 2015	#193
And the owner owns business B, which can be liquidated by the creditors (nt)	Recursion	Jul 2015	#220
Why not auctioned off	PowerToThePeople	Jul 2015	#221
My guess is	get the red out	Jul 2015	#182
Lets begin with the War Profiteers!	WDIM	Jul 2015	#206
Come and get it,	R.A. Ganoush	Jul 2015	#211
Enjoy your stay	PowerToThePeople	Jul 2015	#213
how do you live with the guilt?	WDIM	Jul 2015	#215
moles do not have any guilt. n/t	PowerToThePeople	Jul 2015	#216
I'm really hoping for an answer.	WDIM	Jul 2015	#217
I should have said	R.A. Ganoush	Jul 2015	#219

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