Study: Rich get a lot richer, outpace middle class

Schadenfreude

Schadenfreude

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starting during the reagan administration the growth of the top 1% started outstripping the growth of the middle class and has continued to outstrip the growth of the middle class by a huge amount

my questions for congress is where are the jobs and why is there a continued major growth for the top 1% way beyond the growth for the middle class

or should i say, the american dream is over for the middle class and the poor :(

http://news.yahoo.com/study-rich-lot-richer-outpace-middle-class-192934093.html
 
The next 60 percent went up 69 percent.
People act as if the top 1 percent are the only ones getting anything.
Additionally the largest section of the 1 percent are dr and lawyers.
Let's here the anti ws group attack those democrats.
 
Schadenfreude said:
starting during the reagan administration the growth of the top 1% started outstripping the growth of the middle class and has continued to outstrip the growth of the middle class by a huge amount

my questions for congress is where are the jobs and why is there a continued major growth for the top 1% way beyond the growth for the middle class

or should i say, the american dream is over for the middle class and the poor :(

http://news.yahoo.com/study-rich-lot-richer-outpace-middle-class-192934093.html
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Time to wake up.
 
Do I agree that the shrinking middle class is a problem? Absolutely. But it's hard to know what to say when liberals claim that "the rich getting richer" is a problem. What is the alternative, the rich getting poorer? Obviously, that would be a bad sign for the economy...
 
I think the only way to moderate some of the trends on this is to address higher education. It is quickly - and before we know it - becoming something that favors the wealthy class, and perpetuates the cycle. And, it's one of the only ways for those in the lower & middle classes to aspire to the next level.

Something has to be done about college costs, period.
 
Lowaicue said:
Time to wake up.
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Time to wake up ?....

Yeah, and its also time to grow the fuck up and stop whining and wallowing in your jealousy.......

Here is a reality check for all of you pinheads......

The handsome guys usually get the beautiful women
The tallest guys usually get to be pro basketball players
The most talented men and women usually get to be TV and movie stars
Those with the best voices usually get to be the best singers
The richest folks usually get the best opportunities to make money
The fattest people usually die younger than the thinner people
The smartest people usually get higher paying jobs
Those with the most money usually have nice cars and homes and things
and the fuckin' list goes on and on.....its reality, its normal, its the way it is...
 
Onceler said:
I think the only way to moderate some of the trends on this is to address higher education. It is quickly - and before we know it - becoming something that favors the wealthy class, and perpetuates the cycle. And, it's one of the only ways for those in the lower & middle classes to aspire to the next level.

Something has to be done about college costs, period.
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Many among the super wealthy either dropped out of college, or never attended to begin with, so I don't think higher education automatically equates to higher salaries. That said, part of the problem is people aren't pursuing advanced technical degrees. What we need is greater emphasis on things like engineering and computer science, and less emphasis on humanities, communication, etc. My ex-girlfriend got her bachelors degree in social services, made only $11/hour, and constantly whined about her $60k of student debt. I always felt like saying, what the hell did you expect? We also need to lower taxes on small businesses, make it easier to start a business, hire, fire, etc., in order to encourage entrepreneurship.
 
Onceler said:
I think the only way to moderate some of the trends on this is to address higher education. It is quickly - and before we know it - becoming something that favors the wealthy class, and perpetuates the cycle. And, it's one of the only ways for those in the lower & middle classes to aspire to the next level.

Something has to be done about college costs, period.
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Now ask yourself why....why is the cost so high.....

Before government started paying the bills, tuition was moderate and within reach of almost everyone
Before government started paying the bills, medicine and medical care cost less
Before government started helping, everything cost less
Before the deep pockets of insurance companies, nobody got $5 million for spilling coffee on themselves or tripping on their own shoelace in a store
see a trend here ?
 
bravo said:
Time to wake up ?....

Yeah, and its also time to grow the fuck up and stop whining and wallowing in your jealousy.......

Here is a reality check for all of you pinheads......

The handsome guys usually get the beautiful women
The tallest guys usually get to be pro basketball players
The most talented men and women usually get to be TV and movie stars
Those with the best voices usually get to be the best singers
The richest folks usually get the best opportunities to make money
The fattest people usually die younger than the thinner people
The smartest people usually get higher paying jobs
Those with the most money usually have nice cars and homes and things
and the fuckin' list goes on and on.....its reality, its normal, its the way it is...
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That's the fighting spirit. I wonder if there were guys telling Spartacus to mellow out because the handsome guys get all the beautiful women?
 
Thor said:
Many among the super wealthy either dropped out of college, or never attended to begin with, so I don't think higher education automatically equates to higher salaries. That said, part of the problem is people aren't pursuing advanced technical degrees. What we need is greater emphasis on things like engineering and computer science, and less emphasis on humanities, communication, etc. My ex-girlfriend got her bachelors degree in social services, made only $11/hour, and constantly whined about her $60k of student debt. I always felt like saying, what the hell did you expect? We also need to lower taxes on small businesses, make it easier to start a business, hire, fire, etc., in order to encourage entrepreneurship.
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Reminds me a neighbor.....spent 4 years in college and majored in Chinese language.....what for ? Hes a guard at the parking lot of a major corporation....
 
Onceler said:
That's the fighting spirit. I wonder if there were guys telling Spartacus to mellow out because the handsome guys get all the beautiful women?
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Was he ugly ?....and do you know what the word "usually" means.

Are you still wallowing in your jealousy.

Can't face reality ?


Mull those questions over tonight as you lay in bed.....
 
Darla said:
Yeah Onceler's going to lay in bed thinking of you.

You ain't no prophet Bravo, and this post is no exception, sorry.
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THOSE QUESTIONS doesn't mean ME.....can't you understand simple English?


and it doesn't take a prophet to see the reality around us, it takes a open mind and more brains than Democrats own....
 
bravo said:
Time to wake up ?....

Yeah, and its also time to grow the fuck up and stop whining and wallowing in your jealousy.......

Here is a reality check for all of you pinheads......

The handsome guys usually get the beautiful women
The tallest guys usually get to be pro basketball players
The most talented men and women usually get to be TV and movie stars
Those with the best voices usually get to be the best singers
The richest folks usually get the best opportunities to make money
The fattest people usually die younger than the thinner people
The smartest people usually get higher paying jobs
Those with the most money usually have nice cars and homes and things
and the fuckin' list goes on and on.....its reality, its normal, its the way it is...
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Wow, you probably lost out on all of the above, thus your grumpitude!
 
bravo said:

Certainly some things, but not all......but then I'm not the one whining am I....you and your fellow pinheads are the whiners....
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I don't know, bravo, your post was full of so much whine, I ordered a cheese platter to go with it.
 
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