Reply #2: I made a Teabagging relative's head explode

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He kept rambling about how "taxing the rich" was "socialism", and how "if he made as much as Bill Gates, he wouldn't want to pay over half of it in taxes".

That's the problem with these idiots. I am convinced that they believe that if they just work hard and save their money, they will join the ranks of the "uber-rich" and they'll be able to "keep more of their money".

I simply asked him a few basic questions;

- If that is the case, and we all have the same opportunity, then why aren't 30% or 50% of American's millionaires...why is it just 2%? Seems like an rather "exclusive" club.

- What incentive do the top 1-2% of wealth holders in America have to help you enter into their very exclusive club?

and finally...and this was the one that caused his head to explode.."If you saved $10 a day from the day you were born, how long would it take for you to save $1,000,000?

Answer: 275 years!