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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]ananda
(28,858 posts)21. It appears to be the Scarcity Principle at work.
There's a huge fear operating under all that greed and sociopathy.
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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