2016 Postmortem

berniepdx420

(1,784 posts) Thu Feb 18, 2016, 04:42 AM Feb 2016

Here's a graph showing "The Actual Distribution of Wealth in the US"

80% of Americans own an unbelievably small portion of the country's wealth

http://www.businessinsider.com/inequality-in-the-us-is-much-more-extreme-than-you-think-2015-6

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Here's a graph showing "The Actual Distribution of Wealth in the US" (Original Post) berniepdx420 Feb 2016 OP

Any sane or non-masochistic person thinks this is fair? AZ Progressive Feb 2016 #1

Before Bernie ran, was businessinsider doing article on financial inequality? merrily Feb 2016 #2

As said in an analysis of the play: Glengarry Glen Ross AZ Progressive Feb 2016 #3

And isn't this a damning example of how the bottom 90% of Americans are basically wage slaves? AZ Progressive Feb 2016 #4

I enjoy working Chico Man Feb 2016 #5

Gross inequality is destroying the fabric of our society creatives4innovation Feb 2016 #6

MUST WATCH VIDEO! mhatrw Feb 2016 #7

AZ Progressive

(3,411 posts)

1. Any sane or non-masochistic person thinks this is fair?

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Thu Feb 18, 2016, 04:47 AM

Feb 2016

merrily

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2. Before Bernie ran, was businessinsider doing article on financial inequality?

Reply to berniepdx420 (Original post)

Thu Feb 18, 2016, 04:51 AM

Feb 2016

Talk about a change agent!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1280109865 Sea changes in US politics wrought by Sanders

AZ Progressive

(3,411 posts)

3. As said in an analysis of the play: Glengarry Glen Ross

Reply to berniepdx420 (Original post)

Thu Feb 18, 2016, 04:54 AM

Feb 2016

The sales office of the play serves as a microcosm of capitalist culture: as the top man gets a Cadillac and the bottom man gets fired, every man must not only work for his own success but also hope for—or actively engineer—his coworkers' failure.

The top salesman on the board—at this point, Roma—is also entitled to the best leads. Success, then, is rewarded with further opportunity for success, while failure is punished with the guarantee of further failure. The system is brutal and compassionless

- http://m.sparknotes.com/drama/glengarry/themes.html

And the Elites of this country get everyone else to believe in the legitimacy of this system!

AZ Progressive

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4. And isn't this a damning example of how the bottom 90% of Americans are basically wage slaves?

Reply to berniepdx420 (Original post)

Thu Feb 18, 2016, 05:01 AM

Feb 2016

Most of the wealth goes to the top 10%, especially the top 1%, while the bottom 90% likely are the workers that helped especially the top 1% to make all their money. The top 1% get the bottom 90% to do the work for them and all the wealth goes to them while workers get shit.