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Originally posted by WhatTheory
You act like most rich people just had the money handed to them on a silver platter. A lot of them were poor at one time and worked their ass off to get ahead whether by creating a business or moving up in a large corporation.
Also, don't you realize the rich already pay more than their fair share of taxes. The top 50% of wage earners pay about 97% of all federal income taxes. Do you want to take all their money.
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Originally posted by jontap
I get the wonderful opportunity to work three jobs doing the duties of 5 employees at each job, to just BARELY squeak by with the BARE necessities in life, while sleeping only 4 hours a night, Never getting the chance to see my children grow up , but heck, as long as my wealthy bosses and other CEO's and millionaires everywhere can afford a brand new yacht, personal jet and exotic car every 6 months, heck, LIFE IS WONDERFUL.
Originally posted by WhatTheory
You act like most rich people just had the money handed to them on a silver platter. A lot of them were poor at one time and worked their ass off to get ahead whether by creating a business or moving up in a large corporation.
Also, don't you realize the rich already pay more than their fair share of taxes. The top 50% of wage earners pay about 97% of all federal income taxes. Do you want to take all their money.
Originally posted by dizziedame
If it were not for hard working wealthy people nobody would have a job.
Use your brain OP.
How many poor people hire folks to work? The answer is none.
I paid more taxes to support our sorry government than most people make in a lifetime.
The good people that were employed by me were very happy. They got above normal wages, paid vacation, Christmas bonus that was a weeks extra pay, sick day pay even if they stayed home and went fishing, paid time off to go to doctor or other necessary things and I treated them with the greatest respect because together we made each other a decent living.
Without the wealthy there would be no factories that have unions that demand outragious wages. Without the wealthy there would be no businesses that would hire people.
Originally posted by vcwxvwligen
Without the wealthy, people would be better able to live off subsistence farming. It's a fact that the corporate fascist system is crowding residents into cities. They make the average Joe believe that he needs a "job" to support his family which is a bunch of garbage.
Originally posted by Fox Molder
reply to post by ldyserenity
Amen !!! Same here...Kids have more than they need but the work to earn it, I mean work as in baby sitting and cutting grass and snow shoveling for others, community services every month and donate all the time and extra moneys they have to the less fortunate.
We are no better than any other family out there, we just so happen to work for a good employer we teach our kids respect and the rest comes pretty much on its own.