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ORIGINAL: servantforuse

Those of you who are obsessed with what the rich have, would be much happier if you just concentrated on your own life. If the Rothschilds lost every penny they had it wouldn't improve your life one iota.

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ORIGINAL: eyesopened

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ORIGINAL: pahunkboy

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ORIGINAL: eyesopened
Why do I enjoy a great standard of living? 

Because you are on borrowed time.

Nope, I get 24 hours in each day just like everyone else.  It's impossible for me to borrow two hours from you so that I have 26 and you and 22 hours.

I enjoy a great standard of living because I enjoy my standard of living.  I am honestly grateful for every opportunity that has knocked on my door but am even more grateful for the gumption (there's an old-timey word lol) to have gone out a dug up opportunity instead of wait for it to come knocking.

I find I am way luckier when I work hard and even luckier when I work smart.  I find that I am happy when I know that money is worthless when compared to a baby's laugh.  I think I realised the great wealth I had on the day I came home to a busted out window and all but my children's things and my heaviest furniture...gone.  It was further emphasised on the evening I was raped.

I don't give a fart in a hurricane about people who float on palacial ships.  Good for them.  They didn't rob me, they didn't rape me and no one, no one could ever take my wealth from me.

I enjoy a great standard of living.  I am the richest woman on the planet.

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ORIGINAL: servantforuse

'Only the rich pay taxes', from blueeyedtex.com....top 5% pay 53.25 % of income tax. top 10% pay 64.89% of income tax. top 25% pay 82.9% of income tax. top 50% pay 96.3% of income tax. the other 50% pay 3.97% of income taxes in the United States.

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ORIGINAL: Brain

I don't like it, especially when they don't pay their fair share of taxes...

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Yes, 1.4 million taxpayers claim 22% of income earned while 68 million share just 12.5%.

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ORIGINAL: InvisibleBlack

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ORIGINAL: Brain

I don't like it, especially when they don't pay their fair share of taxes...

What, precisely, would you say is a fair share?

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ORIGINAL: Moonhead

Have you read The Filth, Brain? Grant Morrison took the piss out of the libertarian galtships something rotten in that one...

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ORIGINAL: tazzygirl

Its not a reason to hate. But damn, i get sick and tired of hearing how 50% of the country pays no taxes. Damn right they dont... they dont make the money.

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ORIGINAL: Brain

I don't read fiction. I don't like to waste my time with fantasy. There is far too much scientific information to read and understand so I don't think I have time for it.

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ORIGINAL: Moonhead

Have you read The Filth, Brain? Grant Morrison took the piss out of the libertarian galtships something rotten in that one...

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ORIGINAL: Rule

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ORIGINAL: LaTigresse
The reality is that, many of those wealthy people, if you removed their wealth, they would be able to regain it. Most of the people that are not wealthy, if you gave them wealth, they would lose it.

I agree.

Easy to agree but there is little evidence that is the case. However, it is very easy to think and...say so.

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ORIGINAL: thishereboi

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ORIGINAL: tazzygirl

Its not a reason to hate. But damn, i get sick and tired of hearing how 50% of the country pays no taxes. Damn right they dont... they dont make the money.

I have noticed that the ones who pull that one out, usually do it after someone else has started whining about how the rich get all the breaks and poor little me is still broke. But yes both sides can be annoying.

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I think it's just luck, being in the right place at the right time. Bill Gates is a very good example because he was the first person to get a computer to play with because of his rich parents, so he had a head start on everybody else. I don't think he's intellectually superior to anyone even though he might think he's better than everybody else.

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ORIGINAL: servantforuse

'Only the rich pay taxes', from blueeyedtex.com....top 5% pay 53.25 % of income tax. top 10% pay 64.89% of income tax. top 25% pay 82.9% of income tax. top 50% pay 96.3% of income tax. the other 50% pay 3.97% of income taxes in the United States.

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blueeyedtex

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ORIGINAL: tazzygirl

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ORIGINAL: servantforuse

'Only the rich pay taxes', from blueeyedtex.com....top 5% pay 53.25 % of income tax. top 10% pay 64.89% of income tax. top 25% pay 82.9% of income tax. top 50% pay 96.3% of income tax. the other 50% pay 3.97% of income taxes in the United States.

the highest-earning 1% of taxpayers in America make 22.06% of all income reported to the government. That's almost twice the 12.51% of total income earned collectively by the lowest-earning 50% of workers. Yes, 1.4 million taxpayers claim 22% of income earned while 68 million share just 12.5%.

http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Taxes/CutYourTaxes/make-32k-youre-in-the-richer-50percent.aspx?GT1=33009

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ORIGINAL: Brain

I don't like it, especially when they don't pay their fair share of taxes...

What, precisely, would you say is a fair share?

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This information proves the rich are not paying their fair share of taxes and need to pay more.