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Hey...all I'm doing is giving you guys supporting information. YOU SAID TO GOOGLE IT MUTHERFUCKER!!!! Last time I try and be helpful.... |
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I didn't challenge whether or not that figure is rich. That is what the OP calls rich, so that is what we are using in this thread. You want to come in and talk about offshore accounts, net worth calcs, etc.
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However I do see some trends in the original article that are curious and evident, even if they don't have an easily acceptable cause. I think all things are cyclical and the gap between social and economic strata yo-yos back and forth...I mean look at the Hershey's, Biltmore's, and other tycoons of the industrial evolution...Come forward to the Gates and the buffets of modern times... The transformation of the US workforce, outsourcing of jobs, decline of labor unions, taking of short term corporate profits to spite long term domestic economic gains, all make me wonder...
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Value added...Some of the most worthless people in the world take profits out of the US economy...How about a fashion tax? Or a plastic surgery tax?
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But, if one were to attempt such a classification, then yes I would call the top 1% of any group of people the "top"..........If you get what I'm saying. For example, nobody calls an 80-year old "middle-aged" anymore........They call him old/elderly/senior. Similarly, I wouldn't call someone making $380K middle-class. Sure, that person could be a young punk in his 20's, with few assets, but I already dicussed that in my earlier post. Someone is going to need to create a new definition of "rich/poor" that goes beyond just income, and takes into account net worth as well as what part of the country they live in, cost of living, occupational expenses, etc. And so far I haven't seen anyone do that. Quote:
1) law enforcement/military 2) medicine/taking care of the old folks who haven't left this country for cheaper place to retire 3) teachers (teaching children of illegals) 4) banking & investing 5) entertainment, video games, athletics 6) low-level service jobs like waiting tables, cutting the grass of the CEO who outsourced your accounting job, etc. Meanwhile all the higher-paying jobs like accounting, programming, engineering, etc will be outsourced in search of a better bottom line for the shareholders (and higher salaries for CEOs and SVP's who came up with those plans) Quote:
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I supplied link to census You posted two links I came back with sources for both original article and one of your articles because the original supplied links smelled like hamster piss |
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The job I have now pays the same as one I had 10 years ago. Rent has gone up by $200 dollars a month, utilities have almost doubled and we won't touch the price of food. So no, not keeping up with inflation by any means. ![]()
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Hey Pauldumb,
Where did you learn to read? I just read the same article and you got it completely backwards. She used to work in entertainment and now works for the school she used to attend...completely the opposite of what you're saying. You're compelled to make fun of the name "Gay"? Hmmm...a homophobe rides what? Quote:
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