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Uben

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8. We are willing to sacrifice 100 times+ the number of soldiers for war, so.....

Reply to dotymed (Original post)

Mon Jan 20, 2014, 12:56 PM

Jan 2014

...why don't we sacrifice these 80, take the money, and distribute it to the bottom half?

Sounds logical to me. The added benefit is people wouldn't want want it to make the top 80, so they's spend more or maybe even share more.

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World's 85 richest have same wealth as 3.5 billion poorest [View all] dotymed Jan 2014 OP

Outstanding report! Octafish Jan 2014 #1

"Hip hip hooray. Smirk. Sneer." - RepubliCon Masters of SuckerPuppetry (R - 1%) Berlum Jan 2014 #2

Some call you the 'Have-Mores.' I call you 'My Base.' Octafish Jan 2014 #3

Wow!!! They must have worked really, Really, REALLY hard!!! KansDem Jan 2014 #4

The New World Order wants everyone to be an indentured slave..... democratisphere Jan 2014 #5

We are talking 85 people dotymed Jan 2014 #6

The confiscation of most of the wealth by very few has happened repeatedly throughout history. democratisphere Jan 2014 #7

We are willing to sacrifice 100 times+ the number of soldiers for war, so..... Uben Jan 2014 #8

A great disparity in wealth is often the result of great corruption in government. JDPriestly Jan 2014 #9

"Some recommendations include ronnie624 Jan 2014 #10

^ Wilms Jan 2014 #11

Very good article but I have to lock this thread. Lasher Jan 2014 #12