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In reply to the discussion: If you are in the 1% you are nothing but an exploiter [View all]A HERETIC I AM
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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, this isn't a republican talking point, this is facts. To think otherwise would be deluding your
Thinkingabout
Jul 2015
#18
Went over yiur head? The point was even the homeless exploit others, it isn't the 1% of income and
Thinkingabout
Jul 2015
#94
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
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
This panhandler happens to be someone I know personally, there was another case where the family was
Thinkingabout
Jul 2015
#22
Yes, homeless people steal from each other. The $700 a day was a couple working in different places
Thinkingabout
Jul 2015
#44
The actual crime was cruelty to a child who was pulled crying onto the median to "work"
Thinkingabout
Jul 2015
#68
This makes my wanna cry "You're invisible. No one wants to see you. They pretend you arent there"
randys1
Jul 2015
#127
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
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
You missed the point, exploitation happens in every income level. The OP pointed out the 1% income
Thinkingabout
Jul 2015
#109
Raising taxes on income will only hurt those with "reportable" income. That system sees GE getting
rhett o rick
Jul 2015
#118
You know full well that no one is advocating taking the wealth from the middle and lower classes
rhett o rick
Jul 2015
#133
Interesting that you are reluctant to express your opinions, just ask questions.
rhett o rick
Jul 2015
#187
That's a rather creative, unsupported and arbitrary line you've set for moral justice.
LanternWaste
Jul 2015
#61
Don't let them get to you. Some here wish to have honest discussions while others
rhett o rick
Jul 2015
#98
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
or maybe we just need to adjust our tax system and properly fund services and infrastructure.
aikoaiko
Jul 2015
#5
Not always. The 1% (vs. the .01% or .02%) include professionals like doctors who
tblue37
Jul 2015
#7
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
Show us your research on all of them, please. I can tell you enjoy divisive pot-stirring.
Hekate
Jul 2015
#32
That's not why she did it. She did it for political expediency, and almost all politicians do that
randys1
Jul 2015
#111
And you know this how? Some humans have a sense of ethics, morality, caritas, compassion...
Hekate
Jul 2015
#50
Mortage tax deduction (and all other dedcuctions) do phase out under the current tax code.
1939
Jul 2015
#72
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
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
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
Yep, if you have a microwave then the Koch Bros say you should stop whining about
randys1
Jul 2015
#113
This is the reasoning the Koch types keep using, sad to see it here though at DU
randys1
Jul 2015
#142
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
Waste of time, the few 'progressives' here defending the actual Owners have no clue
Rex
Jul 2015
#83
Problem is most of what the capitalists have, while surely stolen, is legal, because they
randys1
Jul 2015
#129
We tried communism? No, as Dr. Richard Wolff tells it, the early 20th century communism
Ed Suspicious
Jul 2015
#88
Technically I guess the 1% could have two tv's while the 99% have one, but as to the kind
randys1
Jul 2015
#157
And if they would have they probably could have played the game largely unencumbered
Ed Suspicious
Jul 2015
#84
What if Bernie Sanders and his wife, by dint of hard work and careful investment over decades,
pnwmom
Jul 2015
#112
Your last one would devastate the country and lead to total economic stagnation.
Calista241
Jul 2015
#183
And the owner owns business B, which can be liquidated by the creditors (nt)
Recursion
Jul 2015
#220