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Egalitarian Thug

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24. There is a big difference between these two situations, the biggest difference of all, choice.

Reply to Blanks (Reply #19)

Sat Mar 9, 2013, 08:28 AM

Mar 2013

The people bringing in a six-figure income chooses to lease the $80,000 Benz, the $40K earner drives a 15 year old shit box because they have to. The six-figure earner chooses to pay $70K p/yr for little Johnny's vacation at Pepperdine, her counterpart sends her kid to the loan application processing institute because he has to.

Those "professionals" enable the system to continue and with few exceptions they know it, they just don't give a shit until the problems they helped create bite their own asses. Is the doctor that pays his staff $9 p/hr with no benefits any better than Wal-mart?

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This guy's BIO...gives much creds to his view..for a read here .... KoKo Mar 2013 #1

K&R He is writing from an important perspective. n/t Tom Rinaldo Mar 2013 #2

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It sounds to me like.. sendero Mar 2013 #16

It's rare to find anyone who thinks they are part of the problem Demo_Chris Mar 2013 #14

There are a lot of people in the 1%. Blanks Mar 2013 #17

In any income bracket you will find a fairly even divide between D and R Demo_Chris Mar 2013 #18

I'm sorry about your daughter. Blanks Mar 2013 #19

Hi, Blanks... OneGrassRoot Mar 2013 #23

I'm sorry I can't do more. Blanks Mar 2013 #28

There is a big difference between these two situations, the biggest difference of all, choice. Egalitarian Thug Mar 2013 #24

I don't think the 1% have that much choice either. Blanks Mar 2013 #25

You really don't get it, or really don't want to get it. Egalitarian Thug Mar 2013 #30

I didn't start this thread. Blanks Mar 2013 #31

Thank you, Demo-Chris... OneGrassRoot Mar 2013 #21

Hey Paul Ryan: Wall St. are the real takers in our society!!! Initech Mar 2013 #20

Yep. K&R. nt Zorra Mar 2013 #22

Wish I could rec, rec, rec, rec, rec, yourout Mar 2013 #26

K&R DJ13 Mar 2013 #27

Read more of this guy's web site and you'll find he's a big fan of The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2013 #29