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America's Idiot Rich [View all] Scuba May 2012 OP
Spokesman for the one percent Ebeneezer Scrooge was unfairly picked on by Christmas Spirits. gordianot May 2012 #1
Pretty sure they've already done that one nxylas May 2012 #8
Scrooge is known for turning back on his evil ways. Not expecting these psychos to repent... freshwest May 2012 #37
It took radical intervention ultimately fear of death and horror to convince Scrooge. gordianot May 2012 #44
Sure, he's got a script writer. freshwest May 2012 #46
Different Koch muriel_volestrangler May 2012 #61
Thanks for the information. I'll edit. I can't stand the Koch brothers... freshwest May 2012 #62
du rec. nt xchrom May 2012 #2
It sure would seem this is the case sometimes. nt siligut May 2012 #3
The Koch are actually a minority view, even among the 1%. leveymg May 2012 #4
...and THAT is WHY he has been granted a 2nd Term. bvar22 May 2012 #25
They believe ProSense May 2012 #5
An article titled "America's Idiot Rich" calls the idea that there is prejudice against wealthy KurtNYC May 2012 #6
Well, mittens, Obama didn't say that n2doc May 2012 #9
What? KurtNYC May 2012 #17
translation hfojvt May 2012 #22
I was going to guess something like that KurtNYC May 2012 #24
"Welfare recipients" might be a better term than "idiots" DaveJ May 2012 #26
I would like to say that n2doc came off as very rude, imo, to your reasonable observation. AlbertCat May 2012 #34
corporations = the rich. if they paid more their stockholders would get less. HiPointDem May 2012 #39
I was calling you nothing in post #9 hfojvt May 2012 #36
The article's title does not specify "all". You're adding that. Logical inference would allow us to patrice May 2012 #42
The title doesn't necessarily imply all rich Americans are idiots. A sub-class of idiots exists tclambert May 2012 #52
AND that the Rich are jobs creators... FailureToCommunicate May 2012 #7
and this is a land of opportunity which to them means lunasun May 2012 #16
The 1% may be saying these things, but they don't mean it one bit. obxhead May 2012 #10
+1. Though I think some do believe it, just like the local bigshot businessman believes it. HiPointDem May 2012 #40
It's not even about Romney.... obxhead May 2012 #47
agreed. it's not a new pattern, either. and they're doing the same thing in europe -- "left" HiPointDem May 2012 #50
"poor people, and not the finance industry, are responsible for the financial crisis..." lastlib May 2012 #11
The corporate greedy have, over the last > 40 yrs., infiltrated our democracy... hue May 2012 #12
And every one of those things you've mentioned has ALWAYS......... socialist_n_TN May 2012 #19
+1. But, I think you meant denigrated. n/t Egalitarian Thug May 2012 #30
Nope. I said what I meant.......... socialist_n_TN May 2012 #55
+1 Blue_Tires May 2012 #54
+10..n/t whathehell May 2012 #33
You would think that it really Seedersandleechers May 2012 #13
Some one I know wrote this re Freedom: hue May 2012 #14
"Freedom comes from equality of power, not absence of government" +1. HiPointDem May 2012 #41
I received an e-mail dotymed May 2012 #15
Victimize me! Victimize me! Courtesy Flush May 2012 #18
Wow, I was just thinking of posting something very similar. fasttense May 2012 #20
Even the best of those people think of ordinary people in the same way the ordinary American HiPointDem May 2012 #43
They do not see the big picture, only one thing DaveJ May 2012 #21
Luckily it's easy to make them happy. raouldukelives May 2012 #23
Rich Christians: the #1 most persecuted group of humans in history Blue Owl May 2012 #27
I agree strongly! Attempting to reason with these insane people will... jimlup May 2012 #28
The local spokesrat says that any counterarguments will be met with this: Lamm May 2012 #29
Bring back "Idol Rich", "Leisure Class" and "Investor class" ErikJ May 2012 #31
"There can be no reasoning with people this irrational " So true! hue May 2012 #32
So obtuse it hurts... AynRandCollectedSS May 2012 #35
"Welfare queens" of another order: being tax-dodging trust-fund babies degenerates the stock. patrice May 2012 #38
That's the myth. "Rags to rags in three generations." That's what we're supposed to believe. HiPointDem May 2012 #45
And when so many in that culture, and supporting it, assume at so many levels that patrice May 2012 #56
own or rent? The Wizard May 2012 #48
The time for talk is over. It's time to storm the Bastille. Zalatix May 2012 #49
I believe this is what the Occupy protests are about NoMoreWarNow May 2012 #51
That poor people, and not the finance industry, are responsible for the financial crisis TatonkaJames May 2012 #53
and they own our government lock, stock, and barrel--Obama really was doing them a favor yurbud May 2012 #57
If it were just them, it'd be easier. Sparkly May 2012 #58
HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT May 2012 #59
K & R Scurrilous May 2012 #60
they can fix their tarnished reputation: demand prosecutions, tougher regs, and no more yurbud May 2012 #63
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