Reply #33: Ok, it's a given you either 'work on Wall Street' or someone in your family does...

[AnArmyVeteran]

I would go through line by line as you did, but I have to go back to work, to produce a product others need. But from the jest of your post you believe that if someone just is somewhere in the middle where lots of money flows they are entitled to grab (or steal creatively) as much as they want. And my reference to 9/11 wasn't blaming Wall Street, I was comparing the damage done to the economy in both situations. It was very clear how I stated it. And if don't see how white collared workers are taking from people every day while doing nothing to earn it I suggest you look closely at your 401k or other investments. It's been estimated that because of countless fees on your accounts a person would accumulate at least 50% more if their money was handled honestly. Any damned white collared dope can add a fee to millions of accounts and get rich. It doesn't mean they are geniuses or godlike. They are opportunistic thieves (imo).

Do you really believe someone who makes 5 billion in a year produces more than a migrant farm worker who actually produces something for society? A person shorting something they know will go down (because they perhaps even caused it to go down) isn't 'productive'. It's just another way to steal. And do you believe that a handful of people should be able to cripple our economy and country just because they work around lots of money? Wall Street is no scapegoat. They are the problem. Conservatives are fiercely trying to stop all regulation so Wall Street can continue its attacks on people's wallets. I guess we just have different value systems. I believe people should have to work for a living and produce something for society in some way. Just being in a big barrel of money and grabbing as much as you can, while producing nothing, is not being a productive member of society.