Palin: Iraq war a "task from God"
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Morganna
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I saw this on Friday night, it was a good one. And if rich ass people can't live off of 200k a year, then piss on them. What a bunch of cry babies.
derek
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stefan86
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Captain Beard
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There's this amazing thing called investment and living within reasonable means. I have no sympathy for any of the wealthy who can't/won't do this.
Lord Foul
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Morganna
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That is exactly what I mean. If you are struggling in anyway shape or form making that much money, then you are obviously retarded.
derek
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Perhaps not struggling, but why graft to earn some $200,000 and have it taken away because someone else can't?
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Because it won't kill you, if you're smart with your money. Why are you defending the wealthy, exactly?
stefan86
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Because it's not possible for everyone in a country to have decent living standards without it? Somewhat even living standards is just about the most important thing for a society to not pretty much implode.
Morganna
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derek
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That seems like hostility rather than rational thought.
Whether or not they can afford a BMW is irrelevant.
Whether or not they can afford a BMW is irrelevant.
Lord Foul
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Indeed, it seems there is a trend here to demonize the wealthy for having made more successful choices, financially speaking.
stefan86
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In a society with U.S. conservative thinking being rich rather derives from what family you're born in, in terms of being able to pay for education and enhariting money.
Morganna
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The point is, that money cannot create happiness unless you are below the poverty level. If they can provide a BMW for their family, then they can certainly provide shelter, education, food, and anything in between, anything more then this is not going to make them happier. Helping out a fellow citizens, is not going to kill these people, or send them to skid row.
WhiteBeastofWotan
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derek
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Lord Foul
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Your argument in essence boils down to: "The rich can afford to give money to the poor, therefore they should be required to."
But of course the really poor people in this world don't live in the US. Even the homeless here are better off than a large portion of Africa. Shouldn't the rich of this country actually be sending their required tithe abroad?
Morganna
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Well, If someone's whole entire world is how much wealth they have accumulated, with no further ambition, Or thought of the rest of the people who live around them, then I would say that is a very shallow, and unhappy person.
Morganna
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Actually, every citizen is required to pay taxes. So, everyone is required to give to the poor, even the poor. It's not charity.
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