The poor, poor zillionaires. (Reply #21)

In the discussion thread: Why Have Americans Stopped Resisting Economic Privilege? [View all]

Sat Dec 20, 2014, 03:41 PM

hifiguy (33,688 posts)

21. The poor, poor zillionaires.

They had to sell one of their four vacation homes; Buffy has to drive LAST YEAR's BMW to private school this year. Oh, the pain. It really is time to start handing out some nice close shaves with the French National Razor.

Eat the rich, the poor are tough and stringy.

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34 replies	Author	Time	Post
Why Have Americans Stopped Resisting Economic Privilege? [View all]	marmar	Dec 2014	OP
Because We Don't Know	fredamae	Dec 2014	#1
A kick	Blecht	Dec 2014	#2
One thing that keeps the population pacified is television.	world wide wally	Dec 2014	#3
Good point. We masses had a better chance when religion was our opiate.	annominous	Dec 2014	#5
Infinitely Recommend. nt	Zorra	Dec 2014	#4
People must study the Gilded Age	Brigid	Dec 2014	#6
The people have been trained to only kick downward	Prophet 451	Dec 2014	#7
preach on!	marmar	Dec 2014	#9
The words of the Prophet were written on the subway walls!	BillZBubb	Dec 2014	#10
Always nice to meet a fellow traveler	tkmorris	Dec 2014	#12
You briefly touched on some of the propaganda the media has made people believe.	Rozlee	Dec 2014	#13
Yes, but take it further	Prophet 451	Dec 2014	#17
Well, take it even further to 'Sex and the City.'	Rozlee	Dec 2014	#26
It's "the Life"	Prophet 451	Dec 2014	#28
Don't tell me, let me guess . . .	Brigid	Dec 2014	#29
sigh Nope.	Rozlee	Dec 2014	#31
That is one GREAT post!	hifiguy	Dec 2014	#16
Thanks, man n/t	Prophet 451	Dec 2014	#18
“Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves	Zorra	Dec 2014	#20
To this day that is one of the most insightful things ever said	hifiguy	Dec 2014	#22
You should make this into an OP.	Brigid	Dec 2014	#23
Yeah, ok	Prophet 451	Dec 2014	#25
I don't believe we've stopped resisting.	True Blue Door	Dec 2014	#8
For the same reasons people always do.	Orsino	Dec 2014	#11
They make people believe they WILL be rich one day	tabbycat31	Dec 2014	#14
Two reasons:	hifiguy	Dec 2014	#15
Speaking of 2	Prophet 451	Dec 2014	#19
The poor, poor zillionaires.	hifiguy	Dec 2014	#21
Ben Elton is a great writer and a very funny man	Bluenorthwest	Dec 2014	#33
It's not a bad book, by any means	Prophet 451	Dec 2014	#34
du rec.	xchrom	Dec 2014	#24
American exceptionalism and racism: "Americans vastly underestimate inequality in their own society"	pampango	Dec 2014	#27
History repeats itself indeed.	pa28	Dec 2014	#30
Resisting privilege means admitting that it's unlikely that YOU will ever get rich.	Ken Burch	Dec 2014	#32

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