rawstory.com — The super-rich are gobbling up an ever larger piece of the economic pie, and the poor are seeing their share of earnings shrink. New data showing the top 1 percent of Americans are claiming a larger share of national income than at any time since before the Great Depression.
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kuzotzOct 14, 2007
wtf? Those programs are inefficient.
ferrofluidOct 15, 2007
Most super rich are vulture capitalists, they vacuum up other peoples ideas and companys.They dont do the inventing or product building and R&D.
drxavierOct 19, 2007
What we are seeing is a deliberate transfer of wealth from the poor and the middle class to the wealthy:<a class="user" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQH1AjpdpZc">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQH1AjpdpZc</a>
nsresponderOct 21, 2007
who are you calling "unlettered", you ignorant pinko?Do you even have any inkling of the benefit that buyers and sellers of financial securites get from the fact that there are speculators in the market?-jcr
nsresponderOct 21, 2007
Paris Hilton's grandfather created the hilton hotel chain, and it's his prerogative to give the money away to his slutty granddaughter if he so chooses. -jcr
evilgeniustoddOct 22, 2007
"Sigh, another soul with no idea what he's talking about."I was thinking the same thing. While I read your comment.
evilnewbieOct 26, 2007
I don't understand the hoopla in all of this. If I work, say as a doctor, should I be paid the same as the garbage collector? Pay is all about talent and skill, the lowest paid workers are usually unskilled and have no talent. We support them with tax cuts and free benefits given by the government (and who pays for this? yup, your tax dollars). Now if you are talking about the top 2% getting richer and the bottom 50% getting less of the wealth, well thats the REAL LIFE. We don't live in fantasy island or some society that obeys to your rules. Who do you think makes the laws so that they keep getting richer (you guessed it, the POLITICIANS that YOU voted for). If you guys don't like it then perhaps you shouldn't vote for these idiots at the voting booth. Stop voting democrat and republican, cause guess what... they are not here for you.. they are here for big business... You have NOBODY to blame but yourselves. TIME AND TIME again I see politicians who are wrapped in some kind of scandal that costs you guys MILLIONS upon MILLIONS of dollars and guess what? They get re-elected... are you really that STUPID?
Closed AccountNov 12, 2007
Well, what do you expect when we've spent the last generation destroying the New Deal which basically established the healthy middle class we used to have before Reagan came into office.
chalesbFeb 11, 2008
well im sure that taxes both the rich and the poor into little grass huts is going to help this situation
polymorphsMar 14, 2008
while the rich get rich, we will get rish never. even at <a class="user" href="http://www.getrichnever.com">http://www.getrichnever.com</a>
Closed AccountJan 3, 2009
Perhaps it works for the rich bastards. Otherwise, it is the most unfair system in the world!
Closed AccountJan 3, 2009
stop blaming government for the sins of the RICH! typical libertarian mentality.
Closed AccountJan 3, 2009
I simply know that I made more in 1978 than I did in 2008!
organikAug 17, 2009
f**k Ronald Reagan. What a complete assh**e!