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In the discussion thread: Poll: The Rich Deserve Their Wealth [View all]

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Fri Jul 13, 2012, 02:45 PM

DocMac (1,271 posts)

32. "Deserves got nuthin to do with it." Clint Eastwood

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148 replies	Author	Time	Post
Poll: The Rich Deserve Their Wealth [View all]	wordpix	Jul 2012	OP
Of course, they work harder than 99% of the population...	rfranklin	Jul 2012	#1
problem is...THESE are their boots:	Ken Burch	Jul 2012	#81
I think that was sarcasm. (nt)	Nine	Jul 2012	#96
This message was self-deleted by its author	bupkus	Jul 2012	#126
The bootstrap metaphor is perfect for them for one specific reason.	gtar100	Jul 2012	#125
They may deserve it, but	Lifelong Protester	Jul 2012	#2
Yea	liberalmike27	Jul 2012	#12
Agreed	primavera	Jul 2012	#80
There is not an economist, left or right, who would agree with you.	former9thward	Jul 2012	#82
Correction	primavera	Jul 2012	#88
We live much better than people did 50 years ago.	former9thward	Jul 2012	#89
It is the power not the money	Sterling	Jul 2012	#83
I don't even believe in "too rich".	qwlauren35	Jul 2012	#121
If you can spend hundreds of millions buying elections	DBoon	Jul 2012	#127
Deserving what they earn and paying their share of tax is two different things.	appleannie1	Jul 2012	#3
Good Point	Martin Eden	Jul 2012	#10
+1	mac56	Jul 2012	#54
Brilliantly put!	randome	Jul 2012	#76
Warren also made the point that successful companies need roads and other infrastructure	wordpix	Jul 2012	#79
I have no problem with rich people	permatex	Jul 2012	#69
Or them not realizing/admitting they didn't amass all of that wealth in a vacuum.	MustBeTheBooz	Jul 2012	#73
It's not that surprising. We have been trained to worship the rich.	The Velveteen Ocelot	Jul 2012	#4
We are a well-trained, feckless lot.	villager	Jul 2012	#16
Yep. Lots of little Romney's running around.	raouldukelives	Jul 2012	#20
I think they absolutely deserve there wealth as long as they pay there fair share.	teddy51	Jul 2012	#5
Millionaires are a sign of success. Billionaires are a sign of decay.	aquart	Jul 2012	#35
Good point	Incitatus	Jul 2012	#66
The comments are pretty good.	geardaddy	Jul 2012	#6
People don't blame ALL rich people	FrodosPet	Jul 2012	#7
Behind every great fortune there is a great crime.	fasttense	Jul 2012	#8
oh come on now, that is a bit extreme isn't it.	okieinpain	Jul 2012	#139
What people don't get is...	AngryOldDem	Jul 2012	#9
Less economic mobility in the US than in Europe.	earthside	Jul 2012	#14
+1	Liberalynn	Jul 2012	#97
Consider the source is all I'll say. n/t	ProfessionalLeftist	Jul 2012	#11
no way the wealthy deserve their wealth	handmade34	Jul 2012	#13
Americans believe in Worthington's Law n/t	DotGone	Jul 2012	#15
Those that "EARNED IT" probably did so by causing undo financial stress on others	liberal N proud	Jul 2012	#17
That's a pretty broad statement.	zzaapp	Jul 2012	#29
Maybe 1% of the 1% earned their fortune honestly	liberal N proud	Jul 2012	#39
I guess that I'm 1% of 1%	zzaapp	Jul 2012	#47
I imagine most individuals in that bracket would rationalize the very same about themselves..	LanternWaste	Jul 2012	#58
Lucky you!	liberal N proud	Jul 2012	#67
Thank you. That was really nice. But there was no luck involved.	zzaapp	Jul 2012	#101
Oh?	caseymoz	Jul 2012	#112
Please refrain from name calling. It's unbecoming.	zzaapp	Jul 2012	#128
Hallucination alert.	caseymoz	Jul 2012	#138
Oh, was this said in a general sense?	zzaapp	Jul 2012	#146
Oops.	caseymoz	Jul 2012	#147
how about the old sayin'	zzaapp	Jul 2012	#148
You may not recognize her, but Lady Luck was right there as part of your success.	liberal N proud	Jul 2012	#122
I prefer to think of it as Karma....	zzaapp	Jul 2012	#130
A little hint about those credit cards you scarped by with...	liberal N proud	Jul 2012	#136
Absolutely correct....	zzaapp	Jul 2012	#137
Is that an admission that you did get where you are on your own?	liberal N proud	Jul 2012	#142
Hi LNP..did you mean "didn't get" ?	zzaapp	Jul 2012	#143
I don't get it. How can some people be so stupid?	Harriety	Jul 2012	#18
I have no problem with the rich keeping their money....	LynneSin	Jul 2012	#19
No one is saying they don't deserve it, BUT.. if it's made on the backs of their neighbors, then no.	progressivebydesign	Jul 2012	#21
Not surprising in the land of optimistic sheeple	cosmicone	Jul 2012	#22
The brainwashing has been very effective.	Odin2005	Jul 2012	#23
This question is too broad.	Dawson Leery	Jul 2012	#24
Noblesse Oblige:	JaneQPublic	Jul 2012	#25
we are dumb	BOG PERSON	Jul 2012	#26
I was lucky.	DaveJ	Jul 2012	#27
Well said.	Octafish	Jul 2012	#116
Many people mistakingly think....	zzaapp	Jul 2012	#28
But CEOs will continue to pay themselves 10,000 times more than their employees	DaveJ	Jul 2012	#31
I AM a CEO....	zzaapp	Jul 2012	#33
I guess that explains your lack of concern for the worker	DaveJ	Jul 2012	#34
No offense Dave, but are you high ???!!!	zzaapp	Jul 2012	#38
How about health, dental and vision? I bet not.	xtraxritical	Jul 2012	#51
You would lose your money.	zzaapp	Jul 2012	#52
Well....I'm waiting......(tapping foot)	zzaapp	Jul 2012	#57
So, can you promise all the same	caseymoz	Jul 2012	#108
10,000 was a ridiculously high estimate	Ter	Jul 2012	#45
Hi Ter	zzaapp	Jul 2012	#46
I think the record was Bill Gates at his peak	Ter	Jul 2012	#49
I can't even IMAGINE that much money !	zzaapp	Jul 2012	#50
Maybe you're not actually wealthy, then?	caseymoz	Jul 2012	#113
Optimism is bad ? I don't understand.	zzaapp	Jul 2012	#132
As a goal or posture? Yes.	caseymoz	Jul 2012	#140
point taken...I'm a bit of a contrian myself...at times	zzaapp	Jul 2012	#145
You have no way to prove this and are only one person	treestar	Jul 2012	#62
OK	zzaapp	Jul 2012	#93
Why are you posting here . . .	caseymoz	Jul 2012	#110
I'm sorry, have I missed something?	zzaapp	Jul 2012	#134
Compromise.	caseymoz	Jul 2012	#141
LOL......ok by me.	zzaapp	Jul 2012	#144
I you have nothing to hide, please tell us...	Hotler	Jul 2012	#85
You tell first.....Why are you so grumpy?	zzaapp	Jul 2012	#95
Why shouldn't someone get irritated?	caseymoz	Jul 2012	#111
Actually, I'm very interested in what you have to say,	zzaapp	Jul 2012	#133
that's true, but at any given time	BOG PERSON	Jul 2012	#36
Yes, you are 100% correct.	zzaapp	Jul 2012	#41
Pies can grow?	liberal N proud	Jul 2012	#37
If we had everyone	zzaapp	Jul 2012	#42
Sorry man, but that is bs	Ashgrey77	Jul 2012	#63
we must abolish pie-making	BOG PERSON	Jul 2012	#70
Yes but...	zzaapp	Jul 2012	#94
Human effort is finite.	caseymoz	Jul 2012	#107
something like that.......I guess.	zzaapp	Jul 2012	#135
Let them eat pie?	liberal N proud	Jul 2012	#68
Load of simplistic horseshit.	enki23	Jul 2012	#103
Lighten up Frances.....see post #63.	zzaapp	Jul 2012	#104
Sorry Frances...I meant post #94	zzaapp	Jul 2012	#105
No, we don't. Wrong assumption.	caseymoz	Jul 2012	#106
Did the poll ask if people are OK with the wealthy tax breaks though	lunatica	Jul 2012	#30
+1	Incitatus	Jul 2012	#53
"Deserves got nuthin to do with it." Clint Eastwood	DocMac	Jul 2012	#32
Ahh the "Lottery" mentality.	Phlem	Jul 2012	#40
92% Of Americans Are Socialists They Just Don’t Know It. Mass delusion at fault.	ErikJ	Jul 2012	#43
+1000	smirkymonkey	Jul 2012	#92
I strongly believe that one	JonLP24	Jul 2012	#124
I think OWS hurt more than it helped	Ter	Jul 2012	#44
I think that you make a good point.	zzaapp	Jul 2012	#48
My own anecdotal experience was the opposite...	LanternWaste	Jul 2012	#59
Don't be jealous! Just be ready to fight for those less fortunate!	Kteachums	Jul 2012	#55
I've always had the utmost repect for	zzaapp	Jul 2012	#56
Depends on how you define rich	LACarMan	Jul 2012	#60
Lots of people	Steerpike	Jul 2012	#99
I wonder how it would come out if the question were	treestar	Jul 2012	#61
Do the poor deserve their lot in life?	may3rd	Jul 2012	#64
This is likely	carla	Jul 2012	#65
And everyone else deserves the same percentage of their wealth to live on, too, no matter how littl	judesedit	Jul 2012	#71
I think the question is so vague that it acts as a Rorschach Ink Blot test	slackmaster	Jul 2012	#72
I'd say they deserve whatever they have.	randome	Jul 2012	#77
Behind every fortune is a crime?	Sterling	Jul 2012	#91
LOLLOLLOLLOLLOLLOL Now THAT'S classic.	zzaapp	Jul 2012	#102
But at the same time . . .	caseymoz	Jul 2012	#115
Thanks Casey....	zzaapp	Jul 2012	#131
Grossly Overpaid	otohara	Jul 2012	#74
For me it's case by case	aint_no_life_nowhere	Jul 2012	#75
Let's educate the working people. Once we introduce labor education into the classrooms, it will be	midnight	Jul 2012	#78
Who gets to determine what a "fair share" is?	madville	Jul 2012	#84
bad framing	booley	Jul 2012	#86
I'm with you, wordpix.	luv_mykatz	Jul 2012	#87
Its CNBC for fucks sake...	and-justice-for-all	Jul 2012	#90
CNBC. In other words, "Crap, Nothing But Republicans".	HughBeaumont	Jul 2012	#98
I don't hate the wealthy	Marooned	Jul 2012	#100
They do deserve it, they dont however deserve the right to get out of paying taxes as some of them	cstanleytech	Jul 2012	#109
They DO deserve their wealth, but they SHOULD PAY THEIR FAIR SHARE!	secondwind	Jul 2012	#114
Yes, THIS.	Lex	Jul 2012	#118
Most of them..	sendero	Jul 2012	#117
When you work hard, others get ahead.	Trillo	Jul 2012	#119
The question is misleading.	caseymoz	Jul 2012	#120
I don't necessarily disagree	JonLP24	Jul 2012	#123
"A large proportion, about 50 to 60 percent of adult Americans play legal lotteries"	Comrade_McKenzie	Jul 2012	#129

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