Wealth gap widens

[Max E.]

Quote from Ricter:

By this logic you should be VERY satisfied with what you have, as it's so much more. Yet, you're not.

Yeah but THE MASSIVE DIFFERENCE is that im not out there complaining that someone else richness is somehow screwing me, im not out there trying to steal what they have earned, im trying to figure out how I can work harder to attain the same level of success.....

If you are living off of someone else, you have no right to bitch about how that person is becoming rich, quicker than you are, especially when you are getting richer at the same time.....

 

[Ricter]

Quote from Max E. Pad:

Yeah but THE MASSIVE DIFFERENCE is that im not out there complaining that someone else richness is somehow screwing me, im not out there trying to steal what they have earned, im trying to figure out how I can work harder to attain the same level of success.....

If you are living off of someone else, you have no right to bitch about how that person is becoming rich, quicker than you are, especially when you are getting richer at the same time.....

This is pretty much the story of History, isn't it? So you're upset with most of human history. Those with less, but often enough, massing up to take more from those with more. If it's any consolation the apes do the same thing.

Not to mention the simple truism about idle hands...

 

[Max E.]

Quote from Ricter:

Those with less, but often enough, massing up to take more from those with more. If it's any consolation the apes do the same thing.

This is a tacit admission that the left is appealing to primitive, and often irrational instincts such as "jealousy" in order to push their agenda.....

 

[Ricter]

Quote from Max E. Pad:

This is a tacit admission that the left is appealing to primitive, and often irrational instincts such as "jealousy" in order to push their agenda.....

Not appealing to the primitive, rather acknowledging it. It's good to know where you've been, and where you are. Man can do better, but I think history is a good guide to the failure of the "be satisfied with what you have" method.

 

[Max E.]

Quote from Ricter:

Not appealing to the primitive, rather acknowledging it. It's good to know where you've been, and where you are. Man can do better, but I think history is a good guide to the failure of the "be satisfied with what you have" method.

Can you please answer one question? cause i want to understand where the line in the sand is in terms of income disparity.....

Would you rather have Americans living how they are today, where the rich are exponentitally richer, the poor are exponentially richer, and the middle class are also richer, but the income gap is also exponentially higher, OR

Would you rather have Americans living in the 1950's when every single class was poorer in terms of standard of living, however there was a smaller income disparity between the top of bottom....

If you had to choose one what would be your choice?

A) Everyone better off, but bigger income disparity between rich and poor.

B) Everyone worse off but much less income disparity, between rich and poor.

 

[Lucrum]

Quote from Max E. Pad:

...Its always funny listening to hardcore leftists complain about how the wealth gap is getting wider, as though the poor in this country are somehow worse off today then they were 50 years ago.....


Imagine going up to a person who was legitimately poor in the 60's, or earlier and telling them they could have all of these amenities.... They probably would have been quite happy accepting that for life, which is basically exactly what the problem is....

People these days are quite comfortable being "poor." Being "poor" in 2012 means not enough money on the Food Stamp card to go to the Keg on Friday night....

King and Queens from 250 years ago would take the life of a poor person in 2012 in a heartbeat.....

Being poor is supposed to suck. The fact that being poor sucks (or should) is or at least used to be the very motivation for the poor to pull themselves up by their boot straps and pursue an improvement in their economic condition.

We, as in the bleeding heart liberals, have made being "poor" very comfortable for most. There is no longer any stigma associated with being on welfare and little if any incentive to get off of welfare.

 

[Ricter]

Quote from Max E. Pad:

Can you please answer one question? cause i want to understand where the line in the sand is in terms of income disparity.....

Would you rather have Americans living how they are today, where the rich are exponentitally richer, the poor are exponentially richer, and the middle class are also richer, but the income gap is also exponentially higher, OR

Would you rather have Americans living in the 1950's when every single class was poorer in terms of standard of living, however there was a smaller income disparity between the top of bottom....

If you had to choose one what would be your choice?

A) Everyone better off, but bigger income disparity between rich and poor.

B) Everyone worse off but less income disparity, between rich and poor.

In your scenario, if we "went back" to the '50s, would we remember having been in the 2000's (so that we feel poorer), or would that memory be erased? (Matrix question. : ))

 

[PiggyBank]

Quote from Ricter:

In your scenario, if we "went back" to the '50s, would we remember having been in the 2000's (so that we feel poorer), or would that memory be erased? (Matrix question. : ))

Is this the daily Ricter riddle?

Cmon dude, Max has it right, everyone is living better now and jjust because its human nature to be jealous of someone that has more does NOT make it ok for our fucking leadership to prey on those emotions.. and it certainly doesn't make it ok to take from others what is rightfully theirs.

 

[Ricter]

Quote from PiggyBank:

Is this the daily Ricter riddle?

Might be a riddle to you. I'd wager Max understands the question.

 

[ktm]

That's the occupy agenda.

Stop worrying about what we don't have and throw a tantrum about what the other guys have. You know, the guys who shower and get up and go look for jobs...and get jobs.

It's a lot easier to sleep in the park and b1tch about it. Until it rains or gets hot/cold or the cops get tired of you. Hickory shampoo is just as good as a real one I guess.