nankerphelge wrote on Feb 2
nd, 2010 at 12:51pm:
"Isn't it also "wealth redistribution" when the
money flows UP? "
See this is where you libs just don't get it.
That money is not yours.
It is whoever earned it.
So if the government does not take it and give it to someone that did not earn it, there is no redistribution.
You get to keep what you earn.
Pretty simple when you understand the basics that not everyone is entitled to anyone else's hard-earned money.
Wealth is something that in most cases is defined by anaccumualted amount of money, that is passed on, usually over generations. Rich is something someone becomes, while wealth is an entirely different beast... what is more at issue, is what someone may or not be entitled too.
From world view, if it wasn't for a Haitian revolution 200 years ago, and the defeat of the French, the USA wouldn't have been able to purchase all that land at $3 an acre... Which was proven, to be a major touchstone in the USA becoming incredibly wealthy. Yes, those Haitians and their descendants are among the poorest on the planet. It's definitely not alwys fair, but in some cases, at least among our own populus, it is time and it is justice. It is not what you like, b/c you fear you have something to lose, or maybe you won't get something you need. Time has shown altruisitc socities function better and greedy ones fall and fail... you promote greed, and it is deeply rooted in our countries history of slavery. IMO, the descendants of slaves, deserve a cut of the wealth, and alot of other folks in this country, deserve basic human rights, access to equal education and heathcare... the real entitled part of our society, is the one you think your speaking for. In most cases we're not even talking about families or indivuduals, and in those cases, were talking obscene amounts of money. That wouldn't even come close to diminishing anyones lifestyle... And in most cases, we're talking corporations that not paying the fair share... The grred at the top of these companies is disproportionate. Unchecked greed and corruption are what's being fought here, not some grab by lazy people who don't work, as you like to try to claim... total bullshit! and deeply rooted in the dark history of this countries early growth.