93% of Americans have 7% of the Money

davidtrios
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edited March 2013 in A Moving Train
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  • Jeanwah
    Jeanwah Posts: 6,363
    Depressing. But, after watching this, people will continue to defend capitalism. Which is even more depressing.
  • peacefrompaul
    peacefrompaul Posts: 25,293
    Jeanwah wrote:
    Depressing. But, after watching this, people will continue to defend capitalism. Which is even more depressing.

    Corporatism?
  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,464
    yet they tell you that "you too can be one of the 7%" and like fools everyone believes them... :fp:
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  • whgarrett
    whgarrett Posts: 574
    It doesn't bother me all that much. By now I figured out that money doesn't mean a damn thing. Happiness comes from within. Why are you guys so unhappy?
  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    whgarrett wrote:
    It doesn't bother me all that much. By now I figured out that money doesn't mean a damn thing. Happiness comes from within. Why are you guys so unhappy?

    because that disparity in wealth was not the result of anything altruistic and that this gap has further consequences ... see starvation, disease, global warming, suffering ...

    it's hard to feel good about a system that is corrupt and rewards those that only care about themselves ...

    it's like we live in a world that supposedly honours community and helping each other out but in reality only rewards those that put self-interests above all else ...
  • Jeanwah
    Jeanwah Posts: 6,363
    polaris_x wrote:

    it's like we live in a world that supposedly honours community and helping each other out but in reality only rewards those that put self-interests above all else ...

    Communism (in its truest definition, not what Stalin made it out to be) and socialism is mutually exclusive with capitalism. Can't have both unfortunately!
  • whgarrett
    whgarrett Posts: 574
    Starvation, disease, global warming, and suffering all seem to be a product of over population to me.

    What are these rewards that you speak of. Monetary?

    Do you really think we can live in a world with 6 billion people without suffering?
  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    whgarrett wrote:
    Starvation, disease, global warming, and suffering all seem to be a product of over population to me.

    What are these rewards that you speak of. Monetary?

    Do you really think we can live in a world with 6 billion people without suffering?

    over population is indeed a problem but this planet can easily sustain 7 billion people ... obviously not owning suburban homes with 2 cars and 5 tvs ... but it can ...

    the suffering is directly related to exploitation and disparity ...

    the rewards i speak of is associated with wealth as it is defined in this study ... if 93% of americans have 7% of the money ... i assume the remaining 7% have 93% of the money ... ya ... money can't necessarily buy you happiness ... but it can buy you health and remove stresses in life that can impact your happiness .
  • Newch91
    Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    peacefrompaul wrote:
    Jeanwah wrote:
    Depressing. But, after watching this, people will continue to defend capitalism. Which is even more depressing.

    Corporatism?
    Is there a difference?
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,676
    whgarrett wrote:
    Starvation, disease, global warming, and suffering all seem to be a product of over population to me.

    What are these rewards that you speak of. Monetary?

    Do you really think we can live in a world with 6 billion people without suffering?

    7.1 billion... and counting.

    If money were more evenly distributed, I'd donate more here:

    http://www.populationconnection.org/sit ... ZPG_splash
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  • Prince Of Dorkness
    Prince Of Dorkness Posts: 3,763
    whgarrett wrote:
    It doesn't bother me all that much. By now I figured out that money doesn't mean a damn thing. Happiness comes from within. Why are you guys so unhappy?

    Yeah. That's what those people who can't afford to feed themselves say every day.

    And the parents whose kids are disabled or have special needs they can't afford to provide. They're always saying they're so fucking "happy."


    I'm sick and tired of the Billionaire apologists.
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  • Prince Of Dorkness
    Prince Of Dorkness Posts: 3,763
    whgarrett wrote:
    Do you really think we can live in a world with 6 billion people without suffering?

    Oh well that's a good idea.

    "hey... someone's gotta suffer. And Fuck Them. Glad it's not me."

    I say that every day when I go past the homeless shelter.
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  • Prince Of Dorkness
    Prince Of Dorkness Posts: 3,763
    polaris_x wrote:
    i assume the remaining 7% have 93% of the money ...

    Well not exactly...

    1% of the people have 80% of the money and .1% have about 50% of it.

    There are six people in this country who have more money than the bottom 48% of the entire population.

    And those are the people the Tea People are fighting to protect.
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  • Jeanwah
    Jeanwah Posts: 6,363
    Prince Of Dorkness wrote:
    polaris_x wrote:
    i assume the remaining 7% have 93% of the money ...

    Well not exactly...

    1% of the people have 80% of the money and .1% have about 50% of it.

    There are six people in this country who have more money than the bottom 48% of the entire population.

    And those are the people the Tea People are fighting to protect.

    Can you name these six people?
  • peacefrompaul
    peacefrompaul Posts: 25,293
    Newch91 wrote:
    peacefrompaul wrote:
    Jeanwah wrote:
    Depressing. But, after watching this, people will continue to defend capitalism. Which is even more depressing.

    Corporatism?
    Is there a difference?

    Corporations with political pull to shape legislation that benefits them and not the rest of us.
  • CAVSTARR313
    CAVSTARR313 Posts: 8,756
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  • whgarrett
    whgarrett Posts: 574
    Mr. Dorkness,

    I sometimes feel like you are angry at the entire world. :( I hope that you are a happier person than you portray on this board.

    You and others probably hope I'm smarter than i come off. :lol:
  • know1
    know1 Posts: 6,801
    I'd be willing to bet that I'm not in that top 7%.

    But...I'd be willing to bet that most of us in here are in the top 3-4% richest in the world.

    If you're going to imply something with those numbers, it's time to think globally and not nationally. There is a much worse imbalance in wealth distribution across globe than there is across our nation.
    The only people we should try to get even with...
    ...are those who've helped us.

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  • Blockhead
    Blockhead Posts: 1,538
    know1 wrote:
    I'd be willing to bet that I'm not in that top 7%.

    But...I'd be willing to bet that most of us in here are in the top 3-4% richest in the world.

    If you're going to imply something with those numbers, it's time to think globally and not nationally. There is a much worse imbalance in wealth distribution across globe than there is across our nation.

    Typical AMT thought process: Hate people with money, tie it to a percentage and forget to apply the same percentage to your self globally...
    Here are some more interesting facts. Half of the world’s richest one percent live right here in the US. While the average American income is a part of the richest one percent in the world as well….wait what? You mean to tell me that mostly half of the “rich” are Americans? In fact, if you’re above the poverty line in the US, you’re a part of the richest 10 percent of the people in the entire world. It's funny seeing people getting so upset by this video, yet posting from the comfort of their air-conditioned/heated homes, on their labtops, smartphones, or shiny new tablets...LOL
    I don't think people here truly know what poor or suffering is...
  • pj1981
    pj1981 Posts: 288
    This seems logical to me. The rich get richer and more influential.
    Has this not been happening for centuries?

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