tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921098406878065065.post787739650332968663..comments2023-11-05T03:05:05.785-05:00Comments on MyRightWingDad.net: Fw: Here's how much it takes to join your state's 1%Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921098406878065065.post-89875065080649349552015-03-24T21:18:48.984-04:002015-03-24T21:18:48.984-04:00*mad *mad Mike Hawknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921098406878065065.post-50366058128926249182015-03-24T21:16:29.332-04:002015-03-24T21:16:29.332-04:00gruaud and ferschitz simply love to categorize ric...gruaud and ferschitz simply love to categorize rich folk with broad fokin strokes.<br /><br />Lil' Michelangelos, if you will. lmfao <br /><br />They are made as hell at the ultra-rich....I can see the steam coming out of their wax-filled ears. wooo-hooo<br /><br />Mike Hawk Mike Hawknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921098406878065065.post-91113802555234573052015-03-24T11:08:13.829-04:002015-03-24T11:08:13.829-04:00I see: Rush & Fox are still pushing the lying ...I see: Rush & Fox are still pushing the lying propaganda that everyone who is mega-wealthy "earned" it by "working so hard." Yeah, right, sure.<br /><br />Mostly super rich people are that way because they won the sperm and egg lottery. Just ask the Koch brothers & the Walton spawns about how "hard" they worked to be born to their parents. And how "ferschitznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921098406878065065.post-33068485100557034812015-03-24T10:02:13.029-04:002015-03-24T10:02:13.029-04:00@Anon,
I can't speak for the others but I do...@Anon, <br /><br />I can't speak for the others but I don't envy them however I think it's delusional to lump the few that actually earned it on merit in with those that inherit huge amounts or get it by fleecing the true backbone of the county and then bemoaning how victimized they are. Gruaud has it right. Critical thinking isn't a real long suit for Conservatives and thank youSchitzengigglesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921098406878065065.post-51375575414518948132015-03-24T09:58:24.936-04:002015-03-24T09:58:24.936-04:00You liberals will never admit that a lot of people...<i>You liberals will never admit that a lot of people bust their asses in this great country of limitless opporrunity.</i> <br /><br />Wrong. I know that lots of people bust their asses. I also know that only a tiny fraction of them will ever strike it rich. <br /><br />What you wingnuts will never admit is that there are lots more people who work hard and will still never get ahead. <br /><Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921098406878065065.post-34158373038012886812015-03-24T09:46:27.732-04:002015-03-24T09:46:27.732-04:00You liberals will never admit that a lot of people...<i>You liberals will never admit that a lot of people bust their asses in this great country of limitless opporrunity. And guess what? They earned their wealth. </i><br /><br />If you have any evidence that wealthy people work harder than people who aren't wealthy, please provide it.<br /><br />If you have any evidence that shows any kind of statistical correlation between the amount of work CharlieEnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921098406878065065.post-82380151905420892202015-03-24T00:54:27.424-04:002015-03-24T00:54:27.424-04:00Actually, no, they didn't earn their wealth. ...Actually, no, they didn't earn their wealth. Give me one John Galt and I'll give you 100 Paris Hiltons.<br /><br />So stop playing the Horatio Alger card.<br /><br />Fucking conservative "intellectual" oxymoron without a brain to listen.gruaudnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921098406878065065.post-78445125031840794142015-03-23T23:53:32.499-04:002015-03-23T23:53:32.499-04:00Lots and lots of wealth envy in these comments.
Y...Lots and lots of wealth envy in these comments.<br /><br />You liberals will never admit that a lot of people bust their asses in this great country of limitless opporrunity. And guess what? They earned their wealth. <br /><br />Stop whining and playing the victim card.<br /><br />Bunch of "intellectual" commentators without a pot to piss in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921098406878065065.post-86010938410510148152015-03-23T21:46:31.134-04:002015-03-23T21:46:31.134-04:00ferschitz....Dude, I thought you peed into da'...ferschitz....Dude, I thought you peed into da' fan, like a Polack, to take your showers.<br /><br />WTF - Now the 1%s are peeing on your friggen' meat head?<br /><br />That's just abusive I tell ya.<br /><br />Mike Hawk <br /><br />Mike Hawknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921098406878065065.post-57757199658418304072015-03-23T15:37:10.453-04:002015-03-23T15:37:10.453-04:00$380K is probably AGI not gross income. TPC says ...$380K is probably AGI not gross income. TPC says top 1 percentile is over half a mil.<br /><br />However the $380K figure probably plays much better to the RWD crowd. <br />Schitzengigglesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921098406878065065.post-64778611807365615502015-03-23T13:53:58.743-04:002015-03-23T13:53:58.743-04:00Well besides the factoid that it takes waaaaay mor...Well besides the factoid that it takes waaaaay more than an "income" of $380k or more to "make it" to the 1%, what's the point of this for RWD? <br /><br />And what's the solution to it? No doubt, RWD would jubilantly clap and cheer for LESS, not more, taxes (of all sorts - on income, on capital gains, or estates, etc) on the mega-super-obscenely wealthy. <br /><br ferschitznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921098406878065065.post-3681872726350166582015-03-23T11:50:09.190-04:002015-03-23T11:50:09.190-04:00Interesting that they cite North Dakota. I would ...Interesting that they cite North Dakota. I would like to see how this map is in 6 months. You cannot have <a href="http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/health/287422241.html" rel="nofollow"> a boom without a bust </a>.<br /><br />In addition to New York and Connecticut having such high gaps, I wonder if it has to do with. <a href="http://rt.com/usa/241301-wall-street-bonuses-double/" rel="Randallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921098406878065065.post-6576063494573368502015-03-23T09:17:11.443-04:002015-03-23T09:17:11.443-04:00Interesting, but flawed. Making $300K or more eac...Interesting, but flawed. Making $300K or more each year doesn't really make one a one percenter as to how #occupy portrays it, it's just annual salary.<br /><br />Show us a list of where the 1% threshold of net worth falls in each state. There you go. Above that is the true 1%.<br /><br />And then you can look at your mortgage, your savings, your 401K, your medical bills, your other debtgruaudnoreply@blogger.com