Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

General Discussion

abelenkpe

(9,933 posts)

1. K&R nt

Reply to Scuba (Original post)

Sun Feb 24, 2013, 07:51 PM

Feb 2013

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

48 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

While producing exactly nothing .... [View all] Scuba Feb 2013 OP

K&R nt abelenkpe Feb 2013 #1

Nice one Nevernose Feb 2013 #2

Even if he crashes the economy... CJCRANE Feb 2013 #3

Yep. A too big to fail job creator. progressoid Feb 2013 #4

And THAT'S the crux of most of our issues, isn't it? Squinch Feb 2013 #5

He most certainly does produce something. Beartracks Feb 2013 #6

He also "produces" decreases in the real economy by "harvesting" companies Vincardog Feb 2013 #48

KnR nt tblue37 Feb 2013 #7

k r and pinned SmileyRose Feb 2013 #8

Exactly. timdog44 Feb 2013 #9

I bet Rmoney could answer your query kairos12 Feb 2013 #22

The difference between earned and unearned income is the entitlement to get it. freshwest Feb 2013 #25

In one word, its capitalism. iemitsu Feb 2013 #38

It sounds like money you didnt earn, egro, WORK FOR. Volaris Feb 2013 #27

I'm not sure that all of the math adds up. tuvor Feb 2013 #10

Could have been this guy. He made $4.9 Billion in 2010 ... Scuba Feb 2013 #11

Thank you, Scuba. n/t tuvor Feb 2013 #12

Where did you get that $47,100 number?? Angry Dragon Feb 2013 #17

From the article I linked to: tuvor Feb 2013 #18

I see a $30,970 number Angry Dragon Feb 2013 #20

Teacher wages have GONE DOWN here in Wisconsin. AllyCat Feb 2013 #40

You cut that quote a little too short... whopis01 Feb 2013 #47

Not all teachers make $47,100. iemitsu Feb 2013 #39

In Tx they start at $25,000 to $30,000. Most are in the $35,000 - $40,000 range. Dustlawyer Feb 2013 #41

Can't be. Rozlee Feb 2013 #42

This is compliments of a grateful right-wing corporatist government which promotes the interests indepat Feb 2013 #13

So he paid a 15% tax rate timdog44 Feb 2013 #28

well Obama and the Democrats could have let that rate go back up to 39.6% hfojvt Feb 2013 #43

By jove, think we've got it indepat Feb 2013 #46

k/r limpyhobbler Feb 2013 #14

...and a large share of the American populace would vote for this guy if he ran for office. BlueJazz Feb 2013 #15

Ha!!! Yep, right about 47% would.... just like they voted for his cousin the Vulture Capitalist groundloop Feb 2013 #23

The true definition of obscenity. LuckyLib Feb 2013 #16

Part of the price of decades of our in-attention, strategic distraction, & divide-and-conquer. nt patrice Feb 2013 #19

Whether the numbers are exactly correct or not, defacto7 Feb 2013 #21

So what? Are you anti-American or something. America where the wealthy rhett o rick Feb 2013 #24

Quit bashing success OnyxCollie Feb 2013 #26

hedge fund manager compensation and tax rates are completely insane, but ... "nothing"? unblock Feb 2013 #29

it's a lotta value for them, not so much for the rest of us. actually negative value. HiPointDem Feb 2013 #32

Hedge fund managers = professional corporate criminals who pay no taxes. Initech Feb 2013 #30

But look at the bright side... Blanks Feb 2013 #45

kr HiPointDem Feb 2013 #31

Related interview and book. moondust Feb 2013 #33

It's called being a savvy businessman. blkmusclmachine Feb 2013 #34

He works very hard moving around large amounts of money. tclambert Feb 2013 #35

Oh, no, he produced something n2doc Feb 2013 #36

What frustrates me is there are some people who admire these guys DaveJ Feb 2013 #37

He produced so much. He's like a milliion investors rolled into one. raouldukelives Feb 2013 #44