PBS l Land of the Free, Home of the Poor - We (U.S.) have wealth inequality of China

[yoshi4lyfe]

So I'm the bad guy here?

 

[~Amelia~]

You really don't understand why we have entitlement programs, do you? It's for stability. Not communism.


No that's not what I'm saying at all

 

[unknownspiritx5]

the super poor contribute 0% right now

 

[Kiyata-Sa]

I see mexicans paying for groceries in canada using us welfare

 

[dz5003]

Warren Buffett is pretty chill for a rich old man, could be a prick but he seems like a cool boss.

 

[hustle swag]

no you won't

 

[Lisette]

System of equality would be?

 

[StayTrue*]

[No message]

 

[Ricky Lee]

Probably so, but aren't we all flawed?

With that in mind, getting mad or even caring that one has less or more than yourself is to begin with.

 

[stewies_grl93]

Even if that 50% includes the rich?

 

[Blink 182 ❤]

Yes you do. That is how you create a stable economy.

 

[DramaQ96]

stability. Yes, our economy is clearly so much more stable than it was before the New Deal.

 

[NoNameArtist]

Hedge funRAB... PRODUCERS

 

[Shwoop]

Yes but I was trying to make a point. The super elite are still 1000000000x better shape than I am after taxes.

 

[Gaga_Gurl]

First of all, 'live comfortably' is subjective. There is no objective standard of comfort of living. Simply being fed and having shelter is living comfortably. I don't know if Joe is advocating 35% tax on the lower class, but you STILL have to make the argument the other way, that these lower class people are PAYING NOTHING and no one is forcing them to make less money than anyone else. They have the option to try to earn more money or do whatever they'd like. So when you talk FAIR, you have people who make no money, PAYING NO MONEY, and having options to benefits being paid for by people who make more money.

 

[Almedin C]

Rent seeking = PRODUCTIVE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY YO, DON'T TAX THEM

 

[Scooper]

I want the super elite rich top 2% to pay more taxes and I don't wanna pay more taxes.

I don't give a fuck about the poor.

 

[Alanna]

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[penguins87]

Lol what decent school has grading curves.

 

[corinea]

Actually no why not? I love your vague attempts at argument.