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In reply to the discussion: The 1% is Hogging So Much of Our Income That It’s Holding the Economy Back [View all]snot
(10,516 posts)4. You go, Hissy!
How do the 1% expect to keep getting richer, if they keep us too poor to buy anything?
Since the 70's, excessive man-hours, plus tech advances, have created vast wealth, virtually all of which has been scraped off by the 1%. (I.e., we've been looted.)
It can't continue; and the stupid thing is, it's not even in the best interests of the 1% for it to continue.
If all the unemployed were working, and we were all making decent wages, we'd all be being productive, and we'd ALL be able to buy more stuff, and EVERYONE's standard of living could rise -- even the 1%!
We could go from a looting economy to an unlimited growth economy.
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The 1% is Hogging So Much of Our Income That It’s Holding the Economy Back [View all]
Hissyspit
Dec 2013
OP
yep. all the walth in coffers of largest corporations and wealthiest families--dead weight loss
Pretzel_Warrior
Dec 2013
#2
Unfortunately, as they acquire more wealth, their greed tends to increase exponentially.nt
ladjf
Dec 2013
#22
After the first $100 million or so, the money itself doesn't matter, it's your status in "the game."
tclambert
Dec 2013
#13
It's holding OUR economy back. The 1% has demonstrated that they don't CARE about that....
Spitfire of ATJ
Dec 2013
#6
There is also a tremendous amount of money to be made without producing any actual value.
TheKentuckian
Dec 2013
#35
The Oligarchs, Corporations And Banks Own And Control The Politicians That Own And Control Us
cantbeserious
Dec 2013
#15
The problem is people think rich people spend...but they don't they save
VanillaRhapsody
Dec 2013
#27
The price of land in some popular hunting areas is now beyond the reach of farmers
Coyotl
Dec 2013
#33
All of you describe pieces of the economic puzzle, but you fail to see the big picture.
AdHocSolver
Dec 2013
#44