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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 07:54 AM Original message |
Exactly How Stupid Are the Obscenely Wealthy? |
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eallen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 07:59 AM Response to Original message |
1. You mean, like John Kerry, Ted Kennedy, George Soros, and Warren Buffett? |
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Atman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 08:05 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Does party really matter? |
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acmejack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 08:20 AM Response to Reply #1 |
7. I see you require education in the worst possible way! |
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eallen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 08:46 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Yes, and other OW folks, such as Buffett & Gates, are on the other side. |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 09:21 AM Response to Reply #7 |
16. These Are the Folks I'm Talking About |
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Double T (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 08:29 AM Response to Reply #1 |
8. You mean like Warren Buffet and Ted Turner........ |
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w4rma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 08:51 AM Response to Reply #1 |
11. Where do those four stand on illegal immigration? Did they support the |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 09:23 AM Response to Reply #1 |
17. If You Can Show That These Families Promoted Bush, Add Them to the List |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 09:44 AM Response to Reply #1 |
24. Down with the plutocracy, regardless of their slight political differences |
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stepnw1f (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 06:39 PM Response to Reply #1 |
48. No... Just Republican Pricks |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 08:01 AM Response to Original message |
2. I'm sure they have unmapped islands in the sea and space to |
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leveymg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 08:12 AM Response to Original message |
4. They're liquidating America and fleeing offshore with the assets |
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acmejack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 08:15 AM Response to Original message |
5. None of those four make the list! |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 08:15 AM Response to Original message |
6. Since I've met a few socially |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 08:49 AM Response to Reply #6 |
10. I've met a few , too. In EVERY instance the self-made were |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 10:08 AM Response to Reply #10 |
27. That has been my experience as well. |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 10:21 AM Response to Reply #10 |
29. i've met a couple of self-made jackasses, but overall I agree with |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 03:19 PM Response to Reply #10 |
35. Funny, I've found the opposite to be true |
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tbyg52 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-08-06 09:17 AM Response to Reply #10 |
51. Just the situation |
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oscar111 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 08:56 AM Response to Reply #6 |
13. FALSE FRONTS: mull this over as a possibility |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 03:00 PM Response to Reply #13 |
34. The people I met weren't psychopaths |
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Protagoras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 09:32 AM Response to Reply #6 |
20. That sounds a lot like the Aristocracy throughout history |
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gratuitous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 08:53 AM Response to Original message |
12. Real stupid -- here's proof! |
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oscar111 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 08:59 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. genes move to the average over generations, and fast too |
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oscar111 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 09:24 AM Response to Reply #14 |
18. dont celebrate too fast. Kobolds, the "fathers of eruope" are still here |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 09:53 AM Response to Reply #12 |
25. A most telling analysis -- LOL. nt |
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tomp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 10:08 AM Response to Reply #12 |
28. proof indeed! hard to argue with. nt |
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peacetalksforall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 09:20 AM Response to Original message |
15. By calling it Obscenely Wealthy you are drawing a line. Barons. |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 09:31 AM Response to Original message |
19. Pretty stupid, because you have to be smart to get along without much $$$. |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 09:35 AM Response to Reply #19 |
21. If You Ever Had Any Knowledge of Monaghan, of Domino's Pizza |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 11:04 AM Response to Reply #21 |
31. He was raised in an orphaage. Blame the nuns. |
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fasttense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 09:39 AM Response to Original message |
22. Well, isn't Paris Hilton their spokes person? n/t |
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mtnsnake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 09:42 AM Response to Original message |
23. Many of them are way more greedy & self serving than they are stupid |
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Sinti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 10:02 AM Response to Original message |
26. They think they have the guns and tech to keep you commoners |
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Fovea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 10:26 AM Response to Original message |
30. Back to the Fifties! |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 03:25 PM Response to Reply #30 |
37. That's the problem |
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Fovea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 06:31 PM Response to Reply #37 |
47. How about a 60% tax on earnings regardless of type |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-10-06 10:21 AM Response to Reply #47 |
65. So if a person's house goes up $ 40,000 in value |
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converted_democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 11:13 AM Response to Original message |
32. I don't think that's a fair assessment.. |
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misanthrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-08-06 09:58 AM Response to Reply #32 |
55. I'm sure he didn't... |
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converted_democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-08-06 10:25 AM Response to Reply #55 |
56. And? Did you give millions to charity last year, or pay millions in taxes? |
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misanthrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-08-06 12:17 PM Response to Reply #56 |
60. Rest assured... |
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misanthrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-08-06 01:32 PM Response to Reply #60 |
61. Further info along similar lines (link)... |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 11:22 AM Response to Original message |
33. They are in the time dual. |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 03:24 PM Response to Original message |
36. I'm disgusted by such stereotyping and over-generalization on this board. |
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stepnw1f (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 06:46 PM Response to Reply #36 |
49. Lumping? How Many Obsenely Wealthy People Are There? |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
38. Allyn-Soderberg Family (Welch Allyn Inc.) |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 03:53 PM Response to Original message |
39. Blethen Family (Seattle Times Co.) |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
40. Old money tends to be liberal. New money tends to be republican. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 04:01 PM Response to Original message |
41. Cox Family (Cox Enterprises, Inc.) |
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undergroundpanther (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 04:15 PM Response to Original message |
42. I hope |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 04:19 PM Response to Original message |
43. DeVos and Van Andel Families (Alticor/Amway) |
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Winston702 (106 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 06:28 PM Response to Reply #43 |
46. Check your facts - Black water not controlled by Van Andels |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 06:58 PM Response to Reply #46 |
50. You're right. Betsy (nee PRINCE) DeVos is Erik Prince's sister. |
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mainer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 04:27 PM Response to Original message |
44. oh, great. Another topic encouraging class warfare. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-08-06 09:35 AM Response to Reply #44 |
52. How about just fixing an inequitable economic system? |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-08-06 08:34 PM Response to Reply #44 |
62. We Don't Have To Encourage Class Warfare--It Exists |
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Ciggies and coffee (174 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-07-06 04:35 PM Response to Original message |
45. My guess is that they have stakes in each of the two "teams" |
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npincus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-08-06 09:40 AM Response to Original message |
53. you mean dumbos like Bill Gates? |
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Dark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-08-06 09:42 AM Response to Original message |
54. I'd be more worried about what the industry moguls are doing to the |
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Guy Fawkes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-08-06 10:38 AM Response to Original message |
57. I thought the "American Dream" was to make it big in a capitalist world... |
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converted_democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-08-06 10:43 AM Response to Reply #57 |
58. Thank you for adding some common sense to this debate.. |
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porphyrian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-08-06 11:21 AM Response to Original message |
59. They're not stupid. They have all the things we don't, and they... |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-10-06 09:50 AM Response to Reply #59 |
63. The Stupid Thief Is the One Who Keeps Robbing The Same Victim |
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Xenotime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-10-06 09:52 AM Response to Original message |
64. Tax the OW. |
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