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Reality and simple facts can be shocking: http://www.upworthy.com/9-out-of-10-ame … ing-fact-2  But awareness can lead to radical change. . Sep 26 13 07:48 pm Link OP, Not that I am saying that you saw it that way, but I would assume this video is waaaaay more entertaining if you don't actually live in the United States. IMHO  Sep 26 13 07:57 pm Link A Visual Haiku wrote: Only entertaining if you're the sort of guy who laughs at pictures from famine reports. Sep 26 13 08:00 pm Link I am actually shocked by this reality. . Sep 26 13 08:07 pm Link I have a more than decent idea of how value is apportioned, this outcome is inevitable in any system with capital formation Sep 26 13 08:19 pm Link I thought Soapbox was closed?  Sep 26 13 08:26 pm Link Raoul Isidro Images wrote: Wasn't Scrooge McDuck Scottish? Sep 26 13 08:30 pm Link Visions Of Excess wrote: As the video have said, it's not about political sides, but the reality of what this great country has become. Sep 26 13 08:35 pm Link Doesn't surprise me. That's why people light up their American Flags on their lawn at night. Sep 26 13 09:50 pm Link Is it truly sad Americans in the lower and middle class incomes only get a small fraction of the countries total wealth though? I would imagine these children would disagree...  The fact is, even a portion of the homeless in our society still eat better and have better health care available to them than people in third world countries. Do I WISH wealth was distributed more evenly across the masses? Sure, I could definitely use more more money. If you're reading this on a computer, Ipad, smart phone, or other device though, then you're already doing better than a lot of people in this world who have no electricity, no education, no gadgets, and no food to snack on while you read. I think it's all a matter of perspective. Sep 26 13 10:22 pm Link Visions Of Excess wrote: +1 Sep 26 13 10:26 pm Link The poor have bread and circuses. What more do they need? Sep 26 13 10:26 pm Link Could someone summarize the video for me so I don't have to watch it? Sep 26 13 10:41 pm Link The issue isn't wealth or income inequality. That's just a shorthand. The issue is political power inequality, and what the powerful can do to disproportionally game the system in their favor and against the other 99.9%. Does Inequality matter in Rich Societies? http://www.social-europe.eu/2011/04/doe … societies/ Sep 26 13 10:49 pm Link |
