tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post197988061516058559..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: This Is What Those Who Are Concerned About Inequality Fail to GraspRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-49798739594706202962015-07-10T03:22:55.993-04:002015-07-10T03:22:55.993-04:00The Left's obsession with money is quite simpl...The Left's obsession with money is quite simple. Money = power and they want to dictate and control everything. They really don't give a damn about anything else even though they pretend to.Macehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06275537556811417823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-32345271892402597032014-06-09T17:28:41.512-04:002014-06-09T17:28:41.512-04:00I'm a libertarian and I do feel rich in spirit...I'm a libertarian and I do feel rich in spirit, but I also live in a 110 Sq Ft office with no shower, cooking facilities, cell phone, television, or refrigeration. So, your argument is rather deluded and it doesn't help the case of libertarianism at all. I don't inherently feel that I am owed anything, however, that's given a free market situation, which we don't have. All Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-84039265640827138612014-06-09T10:50:15.597-04:002014-06-09T10:50:15.597-04:00@10 min ...this is a shell game any 12 year old co...@10 min ...this is a shell game any 12 year old could get rich by....<br /><br />How Tax Reform Can Save the Middle Class<br /><br />Full Show: How Tax Reform Can Save the Middle Class<br />June 6, 2014<br /><br />A report out this week finds that over 70 percent of Fortune 500 companies use offshore tax havens to avoid paying US taxes.<br /><br />In the second part of his interview with Bill, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-76748538233201852752014-06-08T17:43:29.541-04:002014-06-08T17:43:29.541-04:00Anon, 2:49 PM, thank you very much for the link. ...Anon, 2:49 PM, thank you very much for the link. It is what I was looking for.<br /><br />(And no, I am not ignorant of basic concepts of statistics.)<br /><br />Again, thanks much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-87618441009920850002014-06-08T14:49:05.626-04:002014-06-08T14:49:05.626-04:00@AnonymousJune 7, 2014 at 9:59 PM
Look for median...@AnonymousJune 7, 2014 at 9:59 PM<br /><br />Look for median, not mean:<br /><br />http://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/netcomp.cgi?year=2012<br /><br />you know the difference, right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-46885684999126252832014-06-08T01:02:42.262-04:002014-06-08T01:02:42.262-04:00Great argument. Typical no-brain leftist, who thin...Great argument. Typical no-brain leftist, who thinks in anecdotes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-28395380621478162712014-06-07T22:59:16.906-04:002014-06-07T22:59:16.906-04:00YES! 100x this. It isn't the 99% vs the 1% - i...YES! 100x this. It isn't the 99% vs the 1% - it is the 0.01% trying to destroy the 99.99%!!!RDF2https://www.blogger.com/profile/14340534647561133098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-66400201236363414472014-06-07T21:59:31.410-04:002014-06-07T21:59:31.410-04:00Anon, can you provide any backup for your $27,519 ...Anon, can you provide any backup for your $27,519 median wage statistic other than aljazeera?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-89004057471020418372014-06-07T18:56:48.631-04:002014-06-07T18:56:48.631-04:00what an ignorant idiot
you need to get out into t...what an ignorant idiot<br /><br />you need to get out into the world a bit and away from your cushy life<br /><br />fool<br /><br />pThe Peak Oil Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16689230374176801643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-17963918628399757052014-06-07T17:19:34.655-04:002014-06-07T17:19:34.655-04:00It all part of the "liberal dialema" (th...It all part of the "liberal dialema" (the term I use to describe the inner contradictions of the left). <br /><br />They accuse everyone of being materialistic, money hungry, etc, etc. Then they constantly complain about inequality of money. They're obsessed with money. What about the things that "really matter" in life? Nope, just money.<br /><br />Some people chase moneysteveZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00598248557573036202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-67097365847285924242014-06-07T16:40:21.329-04:002014-06-07T16:40:21.329-04:00How does the top end fail? do they ever fail? are ...How does the top end fail? do they ever fail? are they special like warren?<br /><br />Warren got a free pass with tarp, qe, etc..<br /><br />derivatives are a huge problem still...mark to market accounting changes have protected faux wealth which has been collateralized and borrowed against or leveraged and supported through Fed policies.<br /><br />Prices never cleared yet the laborer, worker, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-38351714189786101922014-06-07T15:18:59.883-04:002014-06-07T15:18:59.883-04:00This little anecdote may be of interest. A LONG t...This little anecdote may be of interest. A LONG time ago, when in college, I asked a friend of mine (who was liberal, to say the least) if she would be in favor of making rich people poorer, even if poor people's wealth did not change. She said, "yes." Of course, we should all be allowed to say silly things in college, but I've never forgotten her answer, and I suspect a lotAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com