The 'Real' Social/Economic Cost of America's Wealth Inequality

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songwright
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The 'Real' Social/Economic Cost of America's Wealth Inequality
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 Tue, 10-11-2011 - 3:54pm

Here's a simple little exercise in numbers.

~ SW

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songwright
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Re: The 'Real' Social/Economic Cost of America's Wealth Inequali
 Wed, 10-19-2011 - 2:29pm
Look at their list of demands, they want free this, free that, paid for by other people, like me and you.

OMG - Wherever do you get this stuff (maybe from handpicked interview clips on Fox News?)

~ SW

lanie1999
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Re: The 'Real' Social/Economic Cost of America's Wealth Inequali
 Wed, 10-19-2011 - 3:46pm

A possible solution for your son and his company:

jabberwocka
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Re: The 'Real' Social/Economic Cost of America's Wealth Inequali
 Wed, 10-19-2011 - 5:17pm
Good luck with getting people to move beyond ideology into critical thinking. I've seen too many instances of re-wording my posts, ignoring modifiers like "some", "may", "if", etc. If concepts are couched in nuanced terms, the nuance is ditched in favor of simplifications and absolutes. Open brain? Not bloody likely!
jabberwocka
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Re: The 'Real' Social/Economic Cost of America's Wealth Inequali
 Wed, 10-19-2011 - 5:23pm
Ever heard the term "venture capital"? Some entrepreneurs use their own life savings or assets. Many do not. They gamble, but the funds aren't necessarily theirs.

As for risk taking and profit making, what we saw with the investment banks was risk taking carried to the extreme. Maybe risk taking for the sake of profit making is over-rated!

I see no reason whatsoever to stop being critical of corporations. When criticism stops, abuse starts.
janetlz
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Re: The 'Real' Social/Economic Cost of America's Wealth Inequali
 Thu, 10-20-2011 - 8:53am

It's silly to buy shares in a wobbly firm, unless one can exert some control over the management.

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anthony60
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Re: The 'Real' Social/Economic Cost of America's Wealth Inequali
 Thu, 10-20-2011 - 1:44pm
songwright wrote:

The closest thing to a general 'demand' from the OWS people is a more fair division of our national income

"Resist, we much. We must, and we much. About that, be committed."

lanie1999
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Re: The 'Real' Social/Economic Cost of America's Wealth Inequali
 Thu, 10-20-2011 - 5:42pm

The venture capitalists I know do invest their own money OR

janetlz
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 Fri, 10-21-2011 - 7:52am

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Re: The &#039;Real&#039; Social/Economic Cost of America&#039;s Wealth Inequali
 Fri, 10-21-2011 - 12:51pm

It is the fault of legislatures for not outlawing takeover mania.


anthony60
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Re: The &#039;Real&#039; Social/Economic Cost of America&#039;s Wealth Inequali
 Fri, 10-21-2011 - 7:28pm

Reminds me of the Bell, California scandal. No one can rip off the people like government.

"Resist, we much. We must, and we much. About that, be committed."

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