Wealth Distribution in America

Quote Originally Posted by be easy:

where does money come from in the first place?

Quote Originally Posted by be easy:

well, if we are to assume that wealth is merely money, and the link you posted in the op claims that it is distributed enevenly, even moreso then people believe that it, is, and moreso then people think it should be distributed,,,,

Quote Originally Posted by be easy:

no need to reinvent the wheel clubdirt, theres already a term for what were living thru,,,,,,lemon socialism

Quote Originally Posted by kaponofor3:

To the video in general:

Are we surprised that 9 out of 10 people believe that "wealth" should be more evenly distributed? Of course not! To be surprised by that is to be surprised by the fact that 9 out of 10 people think that we should raise taxes on the "rich" or top 10% because the rich are really the problem, right? Those people who are already paying a vast majority of the total tax dollars just need to pay more and then everything would be OK.

/end sarcasm.

And why does someone think that just because there is wealth inequality that the system is skewed "unfairly"? Do you think janitors should make as much money as doctors? Should waiters and waitresses pull down attorney salaries?

This guy finds the first chart "difficult to wrap his head around" because he's an idiot. The "dreaded" socialism? YES! SOCIALISM IS DREADED. If you think socialism works then you have not paid one ****ing ounce of attention to history and you clearly do not understand fundamental human nature.

What is "ideal" is often not realistic. It would be "ideal" if people didn't kill each other but guess what? People always have in the past and people always will. The problem begins when the government thinks that it is so all-knowing that the government can change reality into the "ideal" through the threat of force. If only we listened to the government! They clearly are the marketplace of ideas, what with all the competition they have in providing government services and all the history of successes that they have in changing reality to what they "wish" would occur -- you know, the "ideal".

I also think it would be interesting if he took the "poorest" class who is down to "pocket change" on his stupid graph and compared them to the rest of the poor in other parts in the world. I wonder if that graph would be as informative for this guy. Probably not, because poor people in other parts of the world would LOVE to be "poor" in America.

BTW -- the logical conclusion to this guys' bitching about wealth inequality surely is that "we must take from the rich guy to give to the poor people!" 1% of America has 40% of the nation's wealth. So clearly the solution has to be taking money from him to give to others.

I don't believe the CEO is working 380x harder than the average worker. But I do believe that the CEO may be 380 times more valuable to a company than the average worker. And either way, a system of capitalism is not based on some idea of fairness or equality -- that is in direct opposition to the whole system itself! If you want fairness or equality, then you are in the wrong country. But if you want the ability to improve your lot in life, you are in the best country in the world.

Fancy graphs and videos don't change the fundamental reality of the situation.

Quote Originally Posted by cd329:



A ceo 380 times more valuable to the company then the average worker,lmfaoooooooooooooooooooooo funniest post so far this year. Covers should send you a little trophy for that post.
Most ceo's are completely clueless how their own companies work and couldnt even do the workers jobs, who put the money in their pockets if their lives depended on it. If it wasnt for the working man, there would be tons of ceo's standing in the bread line

Quote Originally Posted by cd329:



A ceo 380 times more valuable to the company then the average worker,lmfaoooooooooooooooooooooo funniest post so far this year. Covers should send you a little trophy for that post.
Most ceo's are completely clueless how their own companies work and couldnt even do the workers jobs, who put the money in their pockets if their lives depended on it. If it wasnt for the working man, there would be tons of ceo's standing in the bread line

Quote Originally Posted by kaponofor3:



My trophy:

In terms of the value that they bring to a company, a CEO may in fact be hundreds of times more valuable than the average worker. You know why? Because the average worker is just that -- Average. Replaceable. Interchangeable. There are certainly some terrible CEOs who don't deserve their compensation based upon their performance, but you know what? It's not illegal for a company to make a bad business deal with their management, happens all the time.

If it wasn't for the working man, there would be CEOs standing on the bread line? Maybe. But the opposite is true as well. Without the CEO or management who is able to drum up business, there wouldn't be any jobs for the working man to fulfill.

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Quote Originally Posted by ClubDirt:



obama?  this question is above my pay grade.  i need wallstreet to come in ehre and answer this one.