Marxist class warfare philosophy is dead and buried, move on. As to wealth re-distribution, you cite one example of so-called wealth re-distribution by the government - aided and abetted by the Democratic Party far more than Republicans, I will note - and then claim it represents the long-term policy of the federal government. But you fail to account for the fact that the Democrats and Republicans alike are saving the banks to save the banking system. Maybe it's the right policy, maybe it isn't, but the motivation - and therefore the policy - is clearly not what you claim.
Furthermore, your entire concept of class is completely wrong. My parents, for instance, would be checking the "rich" box, and if your claim of the rich staying rich actually held true, I would be checking the "rich" box too. Isn't that how it works? Sure, I could have finished law school and gone to work in some meat grinder firm, or I could have gone to work at an investment banking firm, and made millions. I have the family connections and education to have done something along those lines had I so chosen, but I'd rather gouge out my own eyes with a spoon than do any of that. Money per se has never motivated me, and I didn't choose to pursue it as my primary goal in life. Also, the notion of material wealth as "class" ignores the structure of our society and the values that we hold most important. Very few college professors, for instance, would check the "rich" box, but plenty of college professors are considered among the intellectual elite and the most respected members of our society. People will remember the contributions of our great scholars long after the names of great sports heroes have faded into history. Would you consider an elite NBA player to be the equivalent of an elite college professor? I don't, and I really don't care if the NBA player makes $10 million a year. He's an entertainer whose greatest contribution to society will most likely be tossing a ball into a hoop. But NBA players are a great example of how capitalism works. A young guy, generally poor or possibly middle class, gets lots of money, spends it lavishly on family, friends, girls, cars, homes, etc. etc. etc. Maybe he starts a charity, too. All of that money goes back into the economy - largely spent by people who never had any money before, and that's a good thing. On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 11:18 PM, Gruss wrote: > > > RoMunn wrote: > > Again not true. Anyone can lose their life savings, even the very rich. > > We've seen plenty of examples of that in the last few months. > Furthermore, > > anyone can get rich, > > You're missing the entire point. > > While you're bitching about socialists there's been a massive wealth > redistribution program going on for the last 20 years right under your > nose. > > Factually - not opinion - your class's net worth had DROPPED. > > Factually - not opinion - the wealthy's net worth has GROWN. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:290146 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
