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Get a better job.; An article for Pat
Topic Started: Dec 13 2013, 06:35 AM (1,214 Views)
tomdrobin
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The GOP designed rich getting richer, everyone else getting poorer economy is what we have. And, if they get their way cutting entitlements we will be a full fledged bannana republic.
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Banandangees
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tomdrobin
Dec 13 2013, 01:30 PM
The GOP designed rich getting richer, everyone else getting poorer economy is what we have. And, if they get their way cutting entitlements we will be a full fledged bannana republic.

Is it really a GOP phenomenon as the left would like to imply?

Apparently "the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer" is a global phenomenon. It's even happening in Canada via NEPOTISM:

"Do the rich get richer and the poor get poorer?

It is estimated that the richest one per cent of the world’s population receives as much income as the poorest 57%. Approximately 25% of the world’s population receives 75% of the total income. The wealth of the world’s three richest people is more than the combined wealth of all less developed countries. The wealth of the world’s 200 richest people is more than the combined incomes of 41% of the world’s people. The gap between rich and poor on a global scale is widening. The ratio between incomes of the richest and poorest nations widened from 3:1 in 1820 to 70:1 in 2000. GDP per capita has stayed the same in the least developed countries, but has increased the most in the richest nations.
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The US has been said to be "richest nation in the world," so it only stands to reason that it has more wealthy people.... look at Oprah Winfrey.. she just keeps getting richer.. as does Gates. But, is the phenomenon a capitalist problem? Look at the communist countries of China and NK. Seems to me that those in government are the ones living high on the hog. Same with socialist countries. Socialists spread the wealth while the top government leaders seem to live in luxury. Look at the US (maybe Canada too), the healthcare for the masses isn't to be the same as government officials..... retirement and other benefits also. The government officials are to have it better.

It's not a GOP problem, it's a leadership problem, IMO. In the African countries led by "autocratic leaders," it's even worse. Same in the South American countries. Poverty and "equality" does not apply to government leaders world around.

At least in a capitalist society, there is still some incentive to strive.
Edited by Banandangees, Dec 13 2013, 07:43 PM.
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Sea Dog
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It seems that many right wing Americans,
Foxites, I call them,
cannot distinguish between mild socialism
as practised in say, Canada,
and full blown communism!
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Berton
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colo_crawdad
Dec 13 2013, 11:00 AM
Berton
Dec 13 2013, 09:54 AM
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Dec 13 2013, 08:41 AM
Obama should start a faux war as Bush II. War is good for the economy and the Rep chicken hawks would be happy.

According to Colo_crawdad that is a anti-american post.

Not so.

Sure it is. It is another of a long list of anti Bush, who was YOUR President, so according to the post you made about my posts being anti-American, that post must also be anti-American. Other wise you would be a hypocrite.

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Banandangees
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Sea Dog
Dec 13 2013, 08:59 PM
It seems that many right wing Americans,
Foxites, I call them,
cannot distinguish between mild socialism
as practised in say, Canada,
and full blown communism!

Big difference. What else do you need to know?
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Berton
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It was just another of his anti-American posts. He does that all the time.

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colo_crawdad
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Nope, apples and oranges.
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Berton
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No, in fact he posts critical statements about the US time after time. Therefore under your standards they must be anti-American. Otherwise you would be a hypocrite.
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colo_crawdad
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Do you think you are actually convincing anyone here, Berton?
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colo_crawdad
Dec 13 2013, 09:39 PM
Do you think you are actually convincing anyone here, Berton?
I am following your lead Colo_crawdad. Don't you like it?

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