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Wealth Inequality in America
Topic Started: Mar 5 2013, 12:13 PM (408 Views)
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Spoken like a true communist MR.
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Mar 6 2013, 12:47 AM
So, Pat,
are you an advocate of the animal kingdom,
where if the litter is larger than the number of teats,
the weakest simply starve?
I hate drowning puppies, but it does happen.
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Mar 6 2013, 12:42 AM
There is an old parable and modern take that goes like this. If you take $100 and divide it equally among ten people, within short order, most of it will end up in the hands of one, a lessor amount in another and some in a third---diminishing as you go until a few have nothing. this is after all have started on an even playing field.

We are not all born with the same drive, ambition, brains and dreams. And luck generally sways to towards those who are. I think it might have some genetics involved, but it is there. About the best you can do is remove all unfair advantages in the system, and then turn them loose. Regardless of even or uneven, if you redistribute, it will all come back around anyway. It's just the way it is, like the fate of an apple turned loose from the branch. It falls downward every time, and depending on a few outside influences. the projection is straight down.
You make a good case for redistribution. Those with the money will still come out on top, even if you make them "share" more for the public good in the form of taxes. At one point being in the 90% bracket was kind of a badge of honor. Now, it's down to around 35% or a lot less.
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