You know, the mentality that the rich and stealing from the poor is exactly what place the poor where they are. The is a law of nature. It is much better to give than to receive. When you are a giver, you become a source. The Universe knows you are not greedy, you share what you receive. So you will receive more, because you are a giver. If you are in the receiving end of society, you will continue to depend on the givers. That is it. So you decide, which side would you like to be in. A giver or a receiver? Poverty mindset and Wealth Mindset. Take all the wealth in the USA and divide it equally among all adults from 18 years and above. Within 6 months, those with Wealth mindset will attract the money back and those with poverty mindset will give all away in useless things based on the mindset. Here is wisdom: "As a man thinketh so is he" Think you are poor, you will remain poor. Think you are wealthy, even if you don't have the money, the universe will give you brialliant ideas that you can turn into cashflow. People pray and ask God for help. God gives them an instruction, but because people are too lazy to follow through with what God has given them to pursue, they sit back. Well, when Jesus was on earth, He has to pay taxes. He did not command money to fall from the sky, He said Peter should go out into the sea and catch a fish and in the mouth of the fish, he will find a coin, use it to pay for you and me. Which instruction has the Lord given you, place in your heart, and you are so just afraid to pursue it? Until you do, you will remain poor, guaranteed!
The rich and poor mindset have always existed and explains the existence of wealth disparity. It does not explain the GROWING wealth disparity in the last 40 years, which is due to the rich people stealing from the poor.
The rich are interested in keeping middle-class in poverty. That's why they are for tax cuts on the rich, but not for the middle class. They are like the medical cartel, making it harder for people to become rich. if you, bone, want to become rich, you are funny as you support taxes on the middle-class, which you are now, and vote for tax cuts on the rich, which you aren't and probably never will be due to the taxes on the middle-class. You dig your own grave and it is funny to watch. you don't even realize you have become a peon of the rich. Hurting your own aspirations to become rich in the process. it's magnificent!
Now that you mention it, I do recall some guy in monocle and tail coat stepping out of his limo on Park Ave the other day, beat a homeless guy senseless, and took his sandwich.... Or do you mean that there is a certain strata of society who doesn't particularly like the idea of paying the government a higher (%) than others? Well, color me surprised. And what relevance is it that they once paid a higher rate? It wasn't right then. It's not right now.
are you people really that naive? no one is stealing from the poor. the wealth disparity is due to globalization of the economy in recent decades. globalization has the effect of wealth concentration. successful business owners or indirect business beneficiaries profit from this and see their wealth grow rapidly. The working class does not benefit from this because they have no stake in this capitalist system.
Also, what is this view of that the working class 'missed out'? How many men and women sitting in cubicles now earning 30-50k would have been in factories earning half of that several decades ago? Even assuming the rate of earning is the same, doesn't the nature of the work (comfort+safety) imply a net gain? This entire thread (and to some extent this entire board) is an ugly edifice to class envy. Which is ironic, given it's called Elite Trader.
I like that one, why don't you go and fetch whatever's needed to pay my tax Nojob ?? Besides obviously high taxes are a very serious impediment for one to become rich - it's probably smart to look for ways to pay less of it although your income or your net worth might increase.