youthathletics wrote: ↑Fri Jun 28, 2019 8:53 am
foreverlax wrote: ↑Fri Jun 28, 2019 8:46 am
Bandito wrote: ↑Fri Jun 28, 2019 8:35 am
You really don't understand how much money has been given to the .01%....still waiting for the golden shower to trickle down.policies that in the 20th century alone killed over 100 million ppl world wide.
Serious question, why does being wealthy (in the .01%) bother you, it does not bother me. And to be honest, history has proven neither side really does anything for the poor. The best we can hope for is higher employment....a rising tide(jobs) lifts all boats(each of us).
It just seems like the politicians have pitted us against each other, and many have fallen for it.
Great question, serious answer.
History has proven that neither side has been "successful" dealing with the poor....although we certainly have spent a lot of money trying. Agreed that jobs that pay a living wage are key and go hand in hand with education and good/affordable health insurance. How many jobs should someone have to work to put food on their table and a roof over their head?
I was raised with a wooden spoon in my mouth by a bronze star, hourly wage earner, G.E.D. father and a school teacher. Solidly middle class - one week vacation at the beach annually.
Professionally, I deal with people and their money. As someone who feeds at that trough, over the years, I have gained a high level of cynicism regarding the .01%...for various reasons.
IMO, this group, and those that serve them, are running the world to suit them....I am really sick of the amount of control that power and money can buy.
Trump's administration - policies and people, i.e. the swamp, is the personification of what is worst about capitalism, corruption, self-dealing - all for more money and more power....at the expense of the remaining 90%.