So this video from YouTube user Politizane has been making the rounds about the Intertubes lately, picking up nearly one million views in the past few days since being linked to on Reddit and Mashable.
It’s a look at the perceptions of wealth disparity in America—what Americans think the disparity is like, what they think it should look like, and what it actually is—from a number of polls and data sets originally published on Mother Jones, Think Progress, blogs and the occasional CNN article.
Take a look—and consider that, from what it appears, the video’s point of view seems to refrain from taking ideological or political sides.
This article appears in Feb 28 – Mar 6, 2013.
Unless you’re a Communist, who cares?
The difference between “poor” and “broke” is that “poor” is a victim’s attitude, and “broke” is a situation that you can change through perseverance and personal responsibility. Drumming up enmity between the “haves” and the “have nots” is an argument that only those with a victim’s mentality can appreciate.
This is the most important piece of information you will view this year.
The trend to make sure that ALL productivity gains (wealth) go to the point 1 of 1 percent in this country has accelerated at a rapid pace since ronald ray-gun was installed in office…
All following the plan set out in the “Powell Memo” — google it…
There IS a Class War and folks, YOU’RE the ones who are losing. Especially class traitors like “workingstiff” — it’s amazing how little so many people know about where their own actual interests lie…
Interesting synergistic case in point in today’s Range:
http://www.tucsonweekly.com/TheRange/archi…
Celebrating an Upper Class Criminal..?
So, ChetDude, you’re saying that we’re all victims?
As Warren Buffet has stated: “There’s class warfare, all right, but it’s my class, the rich class, that’s making war, and we’re winning.”
Anyone who believes the U.S. capitalist economy is a system that rewards hard work and values equal opportunity is a fool.
Capitalism has failed the middle class American .
This country is being run by large corporation with their lobbyist’s.
Capitalism is not a game of winner take all, that is Monopoly. These people lie, cheat,steal and bend the laws to suit their own needs.