Easy way to double the net worth of 60% of all US households

Quote from Ricter:

But is inequality really a problem?

Bret Stephens of the WSJ, in response to Obama's claim: "The top 10 percent no longer takes in one-third of our income -- it now takes half..."


"Stephens declared this statement incorrect in several ways:

"Here is a factual error, marred by an analytical error, compounded by a moral error. It's the top 20% that take in just over half of aggregate income, according to the Census Bureau, not the top 10%. That figure is essentially unchanged since the mid-1990s, when Bill Clinton was president. And it isn't dramatically different from 1979, when the top fifth took in 44% of aggregate income.

"Besides which, so what? In 1979 the mean household income of the bottom 20% was $4,006. By 2012, it was $11,490. That's an increase of 186%. For the middle class, the increase was 211%. For the top fifth it's 320%. The richer have outpaced the poorer in growing their incomes, just as runners will outpace joggers who will, in turn, outpace walkers. But, as James Taylor might say, the walking man walks."


If he is trying to argue that there has not been a growing divide since the early 80's, he is wrong. Multiple ways of looking at it show it.
 
Quote from futurecurrents:

If he is trying to argue that there has not been a growing divide since the early 80's, he is wrong. Multiple ways of looking at it show it.
Savor the moment! Inequality is no problem when the right is focused on redistribution, but inequality is a problem with the right is focused on the Fed. Similarly, inflation is high when the right is focused on the Fed, but inflation is low when they're focused on chained CPI.

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Belief [topic]
"Taxes are too high!" [the rich]
"Taxes are too low!" [payroll tax cuts]
 
Quote from Ricter:

Savor the moment! Inequality is no problem when the right is focused on redistribution, but inequality is a problem with the right is focused on the Fed. Similarly, inflation is high when the right is focused on the Fed, but inflation is low when they're focused on chained CPI.

Edit:
Belief [topic]
"Taxes are too high!" [the rich]
"Taxes are too low!" [payroll tax cuts]

Ricter, I don't think you ever addressed any of my questions. Not that it matters, it's an online message board afterall. But how exactly in a Fed driven society do you propose closing the wealth gap. Notice I said wealth gap and not income gap because there is no income gap, there is a wealth gap. Should we go full all out Stalin and start grabbing stuff from people (stocks, lands, jewelry, art) or should we just just killing them off. Stalin did both. What would be your approach?
 
Quote from Ricter:

If you're referring to our CB's formal dual mandate, that's because its policy objectives were formally amended. Other CBs do also attempt, apparently informally, to influence employment. We're smarter, we've learned that high unemployment/low inflation equilibriums occur and naturally are undesirable.

Yes, I'm referring to our CB's "formal" dual mandate. What else would I be referring to?

Our Central Bank was given the unemployment mandate in the early 70s by Congress - to get the responsibility off their back.

Please, though, tell me how the central bank can directly affect unemployment.
 
Quote from Maverick74:

Ricter, I don't think you ever addressed any of my questions.

You have to get used to that, I'm afraid. His nick name is El Matador. Throw out a tough question, and it's Ole!
 
Quote from Tsing Tao:

Please link to a statement made by Krugman in the last 10 years that has Krugman advocating that taxes should be lowered.

Krugman wants more spending - period. Whether it be by the consumer or by the government. There is never room for savings in his world.

But I appreciate you self-declaring for him. Now I know to treat you with economic kid gloves as well.
I watched a so called "debate" with him against Jo from Morning Joe on msnbc. What a joke

at anyrate, It's there somewhere, this was right after the elimination of the top Bush Tax Cuts and the payroll tax cut. He made the statement that eliminating the payoll tax cut now is the worse possible thing

you can treat me any way you want

personally, if I was God, I would eliminate all corporate taxes and replace it with a very high personal income tax
eliminate the mortgage deduction and the charity deduction
and eliminate all other federal taxes, including the fuel tax

I don't know what kind of box you are trying to put me in, but I probably won't fit
 
Quote from kid.fx.cross:

I watched a so called "debate" with him against Jo from Morning Joe on msnbc. What a joke

at anyrate, It's there somewhere, this was right after the elimination of the top Bush Tax Cuts and the payroll tax cut. He made the statement that eliminating the payoll tax cut now is the worse possible thing

you can treat me any way you want

personally, if I was God, I would eliminate all corporate taxes and replace it with a very high personal income tax
eliminate the mortgage deduction and the charity deduction
and eliminate all other federal taxes, including the fuel tax

I don't know what kind of box you are trying to put me in, but I probably won't fit

Didn't I already call you out on this? Of course he wants to save the payroll tax cut. They are 98% demcorats!!!!!! Come on dude, Krugman knows what he is doing. He does not support middle class tax cuts. And unfortunately kid, we have put our entire debt burden on them and for the most part, they have vanished without a trade. Mission accomplished. What else do ya got?
 
Quote from Tsing Tao:

You have to get used to that, I'm afraid. His nick name is El Matador. Throw out a tough question, and it's Ole!
Lol, this from our turkey boy. :D
 
Quote from Maverick74:

Didn't I already call you out on this? Of course he wants to save the payroll tax cut. They are 98% demcorats!!!!!! Come on dude, Krugman knows what he is doing. He does not support middle class tax cuts. And unfortunately kid, we have put our entire debt burden on them and for the most part, they have vanished without a trade. Mission accomplished. What else do ya got?
I don't really care about Krugman or Keynes, they are just men like you and me

I've been through some good times and been through some bad times

the general idea is to gamble aggressively and very liberally during the down times

and cut back and be very conservative during the good times

ebb and flow my friend
 
Quote from kid.fx.cross:

I don't really care about Krugman or Keynes, they are just men like you and me

I've been through some good times and been through some bad times

the general idea is to gamble aggressively and very liberally during the down times

and cut back and be very conservative during the good times

ebb and flow my friend

Did you mean that in reverse? What are you talking about...trading, taxes, the Fed? Not sure what you meant.
 
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