American wealth distribution - is this a problem

[BangedUp]

Not the solution. In socialist Scandinavian countries during the 70's and 80's the lifestyle of the average person compared favorably with the average American. But people in top jobs CEO's etc got paid badly by American standards, and this was de-motivating. Why work so hard to achieve if there is no pay-off?

Agreed, so what is the solution?

 

[HappyScrappy]

We have owned the Worlds Largest Television and Record Cabinet producing firm in the country for 47 years now.

have you ever tried to lift one of those things?!

you'd have to be a STEELBEAST just to get it off the ground.

 

[Code]

Agreed, so what is the solution?

We could use another literary reference as a solution, Harrison Bergeron.

All the motivated and smart people in the top 10% will get ear implants that blast loud noises in the owner's ear at random times to break their concentration.

All the lazy unmotivated people will get money handed to them for doing simple tricks like reciting the alphabet or counting to 20.

 

[MattTheSkywalker]

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Wodin, that would probably be a pretty good bet. However, I am constantly trying to improve my situation, so you never know.

I am safely into the 10% area though..... not bad for a poor kid that didn't have food for days.

yes, I am ignoring your awesome line of thinking.

Do you want a pat on the back because you're making over $80K? Yawn.

When I made those kind of numbers I felt like you do. But now that I support and employ others I feel differently.

As I said above, the current wealth distribution and trends mirrors the 1920's. That decade ended with the Great Deperssion, from which no one benefitted.

So i ask again, will this recur?

 

[A.R. DIAMOND]

Code,

Did you not know that Carneigie started out by sweeping floors.

For nearly 30 years he would have been one of the guys you scoff at today when he first started.

Bad example,far from it.


Tell me `O knowledgeable one,what kind of enterprise would run on people who only make 100K a year......


Like I said,

Never step on someone because he makes less money than you.One day you may work for him.

 

[HappyScrappy]

We could use another literary reference as a solution, Harrison Bergeron.

LOL - holy shit!
I was just looking that up this morning!

I couldn't remember if it was Vonnegut or Bradbury and I couldn't quite get the name (I have problems remembering names) - but then it all clicked.

weird

 

[Code]

Code,

Did you not know that Carneigie started out by sweeping floors.

For nearly 30 years he would have been one of the guys you scoff at today when he first started.

Everyone starts out somewhere, does that mean Carnegie was a caring man who had oodles of respect for those who worked for him? No, not by a long shot. He stepped on dozens of people to get to where he was, and he probably wasn't apologetic for it.

That's why the distribution of wealth is so disparate, people like you who think you have to pander to everyone Tom, Dick and Mary just because they clean up shit off the floor.

If you don't use the system, the system will use you.

 

[WODIN]

Andrew Carnegie,JD Rockefeller and JP morgan would all be turning over in their graves.Some of you obviously lack what these men had.

LMAO!!!


JP Morgan --- After he died his net personal estate was worth less than 1 mil. That's still alot of money by even today's standards however it doesn't diminish the fact that over 99.995% of his entire fortune was based in debt.

 

[Fast Twitch Fiber]

My base salary is $26K ( I make an extra 2 or 3K with overtime). I rent a two bedroom 750 sq. ft. apartment and drive a 99 Chevy Cavalier. I have no problem paying my bills and am even putting some money in a Roth IRA. While I'm not rich likeBill Gates , I never considered myself to be in a bad position.

I didn't know I was POOR and LAZY until I read this thread.

 

[Doktor Bollix]

Agreed, so what is the solution?

There's no solution. "The poor will always be with us" isn't that what Jesus said? But, no other industrialized nation has the type of poverty America does though. We have a whole medium sized third world country within a country and it gets worse all the time.

What I think is funny is that the Working Class of the Country (who call themselves the Middle Class for some reason) sneer at the poor and attribute all of these problems to moral defects, and think they will end up on the right side of the issue as long as they are arrogant and elitist. You can't bullshit yourself rich. It just can't happen.