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Sun Nov-15-09 08:14 AM
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| -Will you feel bad for the rich? |
TwixVoy |
Nov-15-09 01:06 AM |
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The mac dad will make you, daddy mac will make you, Kriss Kross will make you... |
Naturyl |
Nov-15-09 01:12 AM |
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So what happens when your predictions turn to be wrong? |
nadinbrzezinski |
Nov-15-09 01:19 AM |
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thank god it passed. |
Hannah Bell |
Nov-15-09 01:21 AM |
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You're right, of course. |
Naturyl |
Nov-15-09 01:22 AM |
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Why I am all for a progressive tax rate with those folks getting a 70% rate |
nadinbrzezinski |
Nov-15-09 01:27 AM |
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Generous of you. |
Naturyl |
Nov-15-09 01:37 AM |
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Hell no. They are lucky we aren't getting the guillotine out right now. nt |
anonymous171 |
Nov-15-09 01:25 AM |
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Yes they are lucky we aren't lynching people who are different from us. |
Fire_Medic_Dave |
Nov-15-09 01:29 AM |
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Hugely inappropriate analogy.n/t |
me b zola |
Nov-15-09 11:40 AM |
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How is that? |
Fire_Medic_Dave |
Nov-15-09 05:40 PM |
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You are talking about two different things |
me b zola |
Nov-15-09 08:14 PM |
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The people different from us was a reference to the rich. |
Fire_Medic_Dave |
Nov-15-09 08:16 PM |
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Faux pas noted by Madame Defarge. nt |
phasma ex machina |
Nov-15-09 06:24 PM |
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Pssst |
me b zola |
Nov-15-09 08:21 PM |
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It would be self-defense. nt |
anonymous171 |
Nov-15-09 01:31 PM |
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All rich people pose an imminent threat to your life. |
Fire_Medic_Dave |
Nov-15-09 05:43 PM |
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If the financial situation of the nation continues to decline, then yes. |
anonymous171 |
Nov-15-09 05:46 PM |
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Horseshit nt |
Dreamer Tatum |
Nov-15-09 05:58 PM |
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How exactly do they pose an imminent threat? |
Fire_Medic_Dave |
Nov-15-09 07:20 PM |
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The unrec is mine. If "rich" as you define it is "millionaire", then we're not on the same team. |
cherokeeprogressive |
Nov-15-09 01:30 AM |
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Cheapskate does not equal not rich. |
Naturyl |
Nov-15-09 01:36 AM |
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As a teacher, with a Full Time Designated Subjects teaching credential issued by |
cherokeeprogressive |
Nov-15-09 01:52 AM |
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I agree, |
Libertas1776 |
Nov-15-09 02:03 AM |
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Alright "Mr. Bootstrap," fair enough. |
Naturyl |
Nov-15-09 02:16 AM |
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At this point, I am not. In that you are correct. However, I'm just a high school educated stoner |
cherokeeprogressive |
Nov-15-09 02:30 AM |
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i think the distinction is, he doesn't have income of a million, he owns property valued |
Hannah Bell |
Nov-15-09 03:31 AM |
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It's hardly worth the waste of breath |
lukasahero |
Nov-15-09 01:29 PM |
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Bingo! |
Sherman A1 |
Nov-15-09 01:40 PM |
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Being a "millionaire" does not mean as much as it used to |
csziggy |
Nov-15-09 02:16 PM |
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Wow bitter much. You are the one considering killing them. |
Fire_Medic_Dave |
Nov-15-09 11:36 PM |
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Something doesn't add up |
Taitertots |
Nov-15-09 02:17 AM |
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Wow. I own a house. I have a spouse who brought her own money to the table. |
cherokeeprogressive |
Nov-15-09 02:24 AM |
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So you made more than $46,000 a year? |
Taitertots |
Nov-15-09 03:33 AM |
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i don't see what the mystery is. i have friends who never made over that, |
Hannah Bell |
Nov-15-09 03:37 AM |
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How much do you think a million dollar(today) property in CA cost 10 years ago? nt |
hack89 |
Nov-15-09 11:42 AM |
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My dad never made more than $40,000 a year. He was a millionaire |
mainer |
Nov-15-09 09:13 AM |
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Are you stupid? |
C_Lawyer09 |
Nov-15-09 06:02 PM |
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You don't need to apologize for your net worth. |
EmeraldCityGrl |
Nov-15-09 02:16 PM |
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As a Sailor in the United States Navy, my wife and I had enough money on our first anniversary |
cherokeeprogressive |
Nov-15-09 02:18 AM |
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Well, all criticism aside, you have good taste in beer. |
Naturyl |
Nov-15-09 02:30 AM |
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Yeah well, at the time my ONLY objective was to show my wife a good time. |
cherokeeprogressive |
Nov-15-09 02:34 AM |
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If she left you over money, you're better off. |
Naturyl |
Nov-15-09 02:42 AM |
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Yeah well, life is what it is. |
cherokeeprogressive |
Nov-15-09 02:52 AM |
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Your comments are disgusting |
C_Lawyer09 |
Nov-15-09 05:58 PM |
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Try having to go and GET THE WOOD, SPLIT IT and STACK IT. |
earth mom |
Nov-15-09 01:58 AM |
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I live at the edge of the San Bernardino National Forest. I could go and get "my own wood". |
cherokeeprogressive |
Nov-15-09 02:05 AM |
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I really don't think the OP was talking about you. But about the mega rich who think nothing |
earth mom |
Nov-15-09 02:09 AM |
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Actually, the OP specifically excluded the 'mega rich' |
lukasahero |
Nov-15-09 01:32 PM |
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Um, if you're not filthy rich (and you're not) why are you getting so offended |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Nov-16-09 12:37 AM |
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and would you be "wiped out" by a depression? |
dysfunctional press |
Nov-15-09 02:36 AM |
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My dad worked as a cook, 70 hours a week, all his life. |
mainer |
Nov-15-09 09:10 AM |
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Let them rot in their own hell. |
Double T |
Nov-15-09 01:50 AM |
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how is their wealth going to evaporate? |
Hamlette |
Nov-15-09 01:54 AM |
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Not at all. Your nest egg is obviously comprised of things you stole from those less fortunate than |
cherokeeprogressive |
Nov-15-09 01:58 AM |
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but you would feel sorry for me if I'd spend lavisly my whole life |
Hamlette |
Nov-15-09 02:11 AM |
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"Zero sum game" is a RW taking point... |
Naturyl |
Nov-15-09 02:54 AM |
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It's actually a term from game theory. I learned it from sociologist Alfie Kohn, in "No Contest" |
AlienGirl |
Nov-15-09 02:57 AM |
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If pompous self-righteousness and taking pride in oversimplifying economics... |
Silent3 |
Nov-15-09 09:26 AM |
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LOL The rich have turned non-zero-sum game into their own little talking point |
anonymous171 |
Nov-15-09 08:40 PM |
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I reject the zero sum game logic of the Spanish Theory of Value |
ProgressiveProfessor |
Nov-15-09 03:13 AM |
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Ah, actually a lot of very smart people think the market |
pokercat999 |
Nov-15-09 05:08 AM |
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The rich can suck it! And I'm talking mega rich who have exploited others to get their |
earth mom |
Nov-15-09 02:07 AM |
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Observation |
BillDU |
Nov-15-09 02:16 AM |
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Jab |
BillDU |
Nov-15-09 02:20 AM |
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The depression only benefits them |
Taitertots |
Nov-15-09 02:21 AM |
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Some will, some won't. |
proteus_lives |
Nov-15-09 02:32 AM |
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I didn't go in to the kind of personality I witnessed |
TwixVoy |
Nov-15-09 02:49 AM |
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Then her real problem was her shallowness and racism, and not her money. |
AlienGirl |
Nov-15-09 02:54 AM |
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And my thought was |
TwixVoy |
Nov-15-09 02:56 AM |
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She would probably still be just as shallow and racist. |
AlienGirl |
Nov-15-09 03:06 AM |
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+1, and actually worst... the racism gets far worst |
nadinbrzezinski |
Nov-15-09 01:16 PM |
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Survive or die. |
proteus_lives |
Nov-15-09 03:10 AM |
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Then your real problem is with her attitude? |
proteus_lives |
Nov-15-09 03:09 AM |
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It's really hard to shake "Just World" thinking |
AlienGirl |
Nov-15-09 03:15 AM |
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I'm sorry - I'm call BS on "my mexican maid" |
lukasahero |
Nov-15-09 01:34 PM |
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Yeah, that sounded fishy to me too. |
proteus_lives |
Nov-15-09 02:57 PM |
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I'm calling TRIPLE BULLSHIT |
Dreamer Tatum |
Nov-15-09 06:00 PM |
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LOL |
lukasahero |
Nov-15-09 06:06 PM |
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There but for fortune: If a man with a big trust fund marries me...and we lose everthing... |
AlienGirl |
Nov-15-09 02:48 AM |
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How did you fall in love with a rich man? |
Naturyl |
Nov-15-09 02:57 AM |
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slf-deleted, too much connecting info |
AlienGirl |
Nov-15-09 02:58 AM |
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Hehe, nice response. |
Naturyl |
Nov-15-09 03:07 AM |
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Life is incredibly random. |
AlienGirl |
Nov-15-09 03:08 AM |
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So you wouldn't love a rich woman? |
proteus_lives |
Nov-15-09 03:34 AM |
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It depends on who the rich person is |
Raine |
Nov-15-09 03:14 AM |
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Oh ffs, the sky is not falling. |
LeftyMom |
Nov-15-09 04:15 AM |
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I never understood the logic of the DUomsday Cultists here. |
HughBeaumont |
Nov-15-09 11:13 AM |
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and... |
Swamp Rat |
Nov-15-09 01:30 PM |
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Search the OP's posts. This person is preparing for doomday. |
Dreamer Tatum |
Nov-15-09 05:45 PM |
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The "regular rich" (the upper upper-middle class) are leveraged and indebted too |
Nikki Stone1 |
Nov-15-09 04:22 AM |
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I know a few well-off people |
DFW |
Nov-15-09 04:37 AM |
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I don't think they deserve to die or are intrinsically evil as some DUers do |
stray cat |
Nov-15-09 08:03 AM |
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Do you feel bad for those struggling to keep their home - they are rich relative to renters |
stray cat |
Nov-15-09 08:05 AM |
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In a word... |
StarfarerBill |
Nov-15-09 08:14 AM |
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I'm not really sure what accounts for rich anymore |
Geek_Girl |
Nov-15-09 08:35 AM |
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Sure. For $25/hour, two hour minimum. Rates higher for Bernie Madoff and his ilk. |
Buns_of_Fire |
Nov-15-09 08:38 AM |
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no i won't feel bad for them |
barbtries |
Nov-15-09 08:55 AM |
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I will show them the same consideration they showed me. |
alfredo |
Nov-15-09 09:27 AM |
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Let THEM eat try the dollar menu at McD's! |
DailyGrind51 |
Nov-15-09 09:29 AM |
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It's not a rich thing, it's an internet thing, I could imagine the tales of woe posts if a few here |
Stevenmarc |
Nov-15-09 09:31 AM |
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The truly wealthy will never see their wealth wiped out |
slackmaster |
Nov-15-09 09:34 AM |
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Back in the Reagan years |
juno jones |
Nov-15-09 10:45 AM |
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Would it bother you if you were not paid on time? Maybe 2 days to a week late? |
ecstatic |
Nov-15-09 10:53 AM |
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I don't think they've learned much about how to do without yet, so yeah, |
lonestarnot |
Nov-15-09 10:55 AM |
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Short answer: No |
tonysam |
Nov-15-09 11:00 AM |
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I'll feel real bad for them. Especially their kids. |
Iggo |
Nov-15-09 11:10 AM |
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There seems to be a great deal of confusion over the word "rich". |
Greyhound |
Nov-15-09 11:12 AM |
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I'm torn on how I feel about that group. |
DireStrike |
Nov-15-09 11:14 AM |
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Nope. |
Odin2005 |
Nov-15-09 11:45 AM |
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How are you defining 'rich' if not 'filthy rich'? |
lukasahero |
Nov-15-09 01:24 PM |
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Hell, no! |
tilsammans |
Nov-15-09 01:37 PM |
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You are tirelessly advocating for the collapse of the economy. |
Dreamer Tatum |
Nov-15-09 05:43 PM |
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+1 I know |
nadinbrzezinski |
Nov-15-09 05:47 PM |
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if it is true, that as someone informed that I am rich. then Yes, I feel bad for me. |
Tuesday Afternoon |
Nov-15-09 05:46 PM |
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The guy with half a million in the bank, no. The guy with 400 million, absolutely |
Kievan Rus |
Nov-15-09 08:16 PM |
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There are many who will weather the storm |
hyphenate |
Nov-15-09 08:52 PM |
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