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  • gwb72tii
    No R3VLimiter
    • Nov 2005
    • 3864

    #1

    the top 1%

    just great
    “There is nothing government can give you that it hasn’t taken from you in the first place”
    Sir Winston Churchill
  • joshh
    R3V OG
    • Aug 2004
    • 6195

    #2
    That's awesome but better yet get rid of them altogether.
    Your signature picture has been removed since it contained the Photobucket "upgrade your account" image.

    "I cannot undertake to lay my finger on that article of the Constitution which granted a right to Congress of expending, on objects of benevolence, the money of their constituents. Charity is no part of the legislative duty of the [federal] government." ~ James Madison

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    • herbivor
      E30 Fanatic
      • Apr 2009
      • 1420

      #3
      But hey guys. They worked hard for that money. You know, personal responsibility and something something.
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      • z31maniac
        I waste 90% of my day here and all I got was this stupid title
        • Dec 2007
        • 17566

        #4
        Originally posted by gwb72tii
        Yet, when people bitch about the abuse of power from the top 1%, you fall over backwards to defend them?

        CEOs are barely more than a good ol' boy system of back scratching and golden parachutes.
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        • joshh
          R3V OG
          • Aug 2004
          • 6195

          #5
          Originally posted by z31maniac
          Yet, when people bitch about the abuse of power from the top 1%, you fall over backwards to defend them?

          CEOs are barely more than a good ol' boy system of back scratching and golden parachutes.


          It's that way for every rich person?
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          "I cannot undertake to lay my finger on that article of the Constitution which granted a right to Congress of expending, on objects of benevolence, the money of their constituents. Charity is no part of the legislative duty of the [federal] government." ~ James Madison

          ‎"If you've got a business, you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen" Barack Obama

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          • gwb72tii
            No R3VLimiter
            • Nov 2005
            • 3864

            #6
            Originally posted by z31maniac
            Yet, when people bitch about the abuse of power from the top 1%, you fall over backwards to defend them?

            CEOs are barely more than a good ol' boy system of back scratching and golden parachutes.
            no, not defend them, its just that they are not the problem to begin with.
            don't you get it? the top one percent change constantly, its not some super secret group. the ability to attain wealth is what drives the economy.
            take away upward mobility, and you'll kill this country. and demonizing it as obama does is the worst thing i've seen a president do since clinton lied to a grand jury.
            its shameful.
            Last edited by gwb72tii; 11-02-2011, 04:52 PM.
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            Sir Winston Churchill

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            • Dozyproductions
              R3V Elite
              • Jan 2007
              • 4682

              #7
              I liked the link but gwb72tii z31 did mention "abuse of power" for a reason. Success is good, cheating/abusing power is not. Can you grasp that?
              Last edited by Dozyproductions; 11-02-2011, 05:45 PM.

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              • mrsleeve
                I waste 90% of my day here and all I got was this stupid title
                • Mar 2005
                • 16385

                #8
                Originally posted by Dozyproductions
                I liked the link but gwb72tii z31 did mention "abuse of power" for a reason. Success is good, cheating/abusing power is not. Can you grasp that?
                this


                Yeah it was "modest performance goals" and GOVT employees is where the issue lies for me
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                • gwb72tii
                  No R3VLimiter
                  • Nov 2005
                  • 3864

                  #9
                  look, i work on "wall street"
                  cheaters, liers, abusers should be hung by their thumbs and publicly flogged
                  but to generalize the top 1% as the problem is simply not correct
                  the ability to improve yourself is why this country was founded, that there are no classes, all men are created equal etc
                  demonizing the successful dumbs down the argument and is frankly why the OWS doesn't know its ass from a hot rock

                  but i digress

                  fannie and freddie were/are at the heart of what happened to real estate in this country, and their respective mandates by congress to underwrite subprime loans
                  to give government employees bonuses for doing their jobs, just like the bankers who got their's in 2009, is not right. eh?

                  and, btw, where's the fucking self righteous outrage from the likes of PMSNBC, CBS, ABC etc?
                  Last edited by gwb72tii; 11-02-2011, 06:17 PM.
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                  • ck_taft325is
                    R3V OG
                    • Sep 2007
                    • 6880

                    #10
                    Originally posted by z31maniac
                    Yet, when people bitch about the abuse of power from the top 1%, you fall over backwards to defend them?

                    CEOs are barely more than a good ol' boy system of back scratching and golden parachutes.


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                    • z31maniac
                      I waste 90% of my day here and all I got was this stupid title
                      • Dec 2007
                      • 17566

                      #11
                      Originally posted by ck_taft325is
                      Stale.
                      Like CEO's who give themself a $30million bonus, while working guys on the floor so tired they get injured?

                      yeah, that should be cool.
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                      • gwb72tii
                        No R3VLimiter
                        • Nov 2005
                        • 3864

                        #12
                        sorry, CEO's do not give themselves bonuses
                        look up corporate governance
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                        Sir Winston Churchill

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                        • LBJefferies
                          Banned
                          • Sep 2009
                          • 1690

                          #13
                          Rich corporate executives effectively run not only this country but society in its entirety. Not all, but many of them use their power to write themselves ever larger paychecks while cutting jobs, pay and benefits. They use their ever growing fortunes to influence politics and support politicians and policies which make them and their companies richer and more powerful.

                          Economics isn't entirely impersonal. You can't just chalk up every recession or depression to some mathematical economic formula. There are powerful people in this world and their decisions have real effects, both good and bad, on people and on society. I don't care how many degrees you have, what you invented, or how much money you have. There is no amount of money or qualifications that allow you to have unchecked influence over society and individuals. Those that have this sort of influence are the 1%.
                          Last edited by LBJefferies; 11-04-2011, 01:18 AM.

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                          • BraveUlysses
                            No R3VLimiter
                            • Jun 2007
                            • 3781

                            #14
                            Originally posted by gwb72tii
                            sorry, CEO's do not give themselves bonuses
                            look up corporate governance
                            still a good ol' boys club.

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                            • MR E30 325is
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                              • Dec 2008
                              • 3299

                              #15
                              "How can a corporation be regulated by a government, that is funded and controlled by corporations? How can their be accountability for people who see a profit margin above the lives of Americans? Above the lives of human beings in other countries?" - Immortal Technique
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