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Originally Posted by loquitur
host, you can object, but there are plenty of honest rich people. And plenty of dishonest poor people. Inequality is not in lockstep with dishonesty.
All you have supplied to the contrary is some anecdotes. There are some dishonest people in every social class and every profession. However, your post does explain a lot of what is driving your positions. I think I understand better now where you are coming from.
Do you really believe it is not possible to be both well off and honest at the same time? And if it is, would you expect Democratic candidates to refuse campaign contributions from their rich supporters rather than taint themselves?
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loquitur, do you remember "nannygate"...how it seemed impossible to find people to appoint to political positions who could pass a background check related to whether they complied with tax laws in their employment of domestic servants? The laws were intended to protect the employment compensation of the servants....ensuring that employer social security and unemployment insurance premiums were paid, taxes withheld and paid, workplace laws and insurance protection observed and afforded to servants, just like to any other worker.
Do you think anything has changed, since that illuminating little spectacle, 15 years ago? Do you think it was an isolated situation? Do you think any of the "back scratching" that goes on in your "world"....the "stuff" that I am not privy to....that only you can know about, is fair, equal....ethical?
To be clear....I'm not relating it to you personally....only asking you to consider what you are in a position to observe. Everytime anything happens for the benefit of someone who isn't clearly deserving....an appointment of less than the best possible choice for the job, in an open, level competition, a zoning variance that is "unusual", the offer of "I'll make a phone call".....don't you see that all of it culminates in the result?
There are only 4 black CEOs at the fortune 500 companies, as a result of all of it. There are 11 million undocumented "guest workers", as a result, too. Look at who the elected "leaders" are. Bush is "president", Bloomberg purchased your mayorlty slot.....