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Originally Posted by aceventura3
Correct. I am against government redistributing wealth. I think the role of government should be to provide for the common good. Legalized robbery is still robbery, in my opinion. I would not want to live in a country where the seizing of property to give to others was a common practice.
That is not true in this country. People in this country enjoy some of the highest standards of living in the world.
I don't see what you see. I see opportunities for all regardless of circumstance. I think most wealthy people became wealthy because they added value to something, I think their wealth was generated because they added greater value to society. For example Bill Gates and Microsoft - regardless of what you think about Windows I think the net value to society is many times greater than his wealth, he is giving a lot of his wealth away, many are in the top 10% because of his company, and he and his company have paid billions and billions in taxes. I have no problem with Gates and his wealth.
I think most poor adults are poor because of choices they have made. Sure some people are true victims of circumstance but not most. Also experience has shown that it is never too late in this country for a person to get on the right track, unless they are serving life in prison or soemthing like that.
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ace....my POV and arguments are in reaction to trends....data.....what are your POV and arguments in reaction to? I see conflicts between what you say is happening...I don't think I've seen you post your agreement that there is a wealth concentration trend..... so, where are your arguments coming from?
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<h2>Is it a coincidence that the line in the preceding graph moves opposite the line in the union membership graph, and in the one after it?</h2>
1947- Republican congress passes anti-union, Taft-Hartley Act over President Truman's veto.... 1983... President Reagan invokes provisions of Taft-Hartley in ordering striking FAA air traffic controllers back to work, and orders firing of 11,200 strikers when they resist his back to work order.....
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<h3>What happened the last time the top one percent concentrated it's share of total income to the extreme levels we experience today?</h3>
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<h2>Have entire ethnic population segments...and entire races...simply made "poor choices", ace....or are they just not trying as hard as caucasian "folks"?</h2>
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