The Rich, the Poor, and the Middle Class

[iplaw]

quote:Originally posted by Chicken Little

I'm happy to continue this, wherever.  Your Scaife-bought NTU guys say that an income of  $60,041 puts you in the top 25% of income earners.  Baloney.

[iplaw]

I think he stated the figures are from the IRS.  I'll check the IRS website and see what the deal is.  I think it also has to do with whether the CBO uses gross or adjusted income figures.

[RecycleMichael]

"Poor and content is rich and rich enough."

William Shakespeare "Othello", Act iii. Sc. 3.

[shadows]

The determining factor in poor, working poor or rich is whether one works to live or works for the peoples government and can set their own salaries and perks.   We are a country of paid world travelers.
Socialism "No" that is a word we use to discredit other countries.  

[rwarn17588]

^What??!!

[iplaw]

I believe he's speaking in Engrish, let me translate for you:

The pauper, the pauper or the rich determinant which works in order to live, or it works for government of the people, and how their itself salaries and it is possible to put in place benefit. We are the country of the worldwide traveler who employs. The socialism which is the word which is used for we doubting other country. Discredit other countries.

[RecycleMichael]

No. He is saying that there are two types of people. Those who "work to live" and those who "work in government".

He then implies that government workers set their own salaries.

He hates government. He attacks all government workers. He is confused about government and how they are paid.  

I have no idea what he wrote about "discredit other countries" and "no".

[Conan71]

Someone check the shadows IP address, I think we have the same dis-jointed poster using about four or five different user names, either that or they all get their sh!t from the same dealer.

[TheArtist]

According to this, if my math is right and remember I am a right brained artist, 1 in 50 Oklahomans is a millionair. 1 in 25 in NJ is.

http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/almanacamericanwealth/2007/flash/?cnn=yes

Course a million aint what it used to be.  Could be considered middle class.  I once heard that in order to be considered rich, you had to make at least 5 mill a year.  But I am one of the worms that works to make others wealthy by paying a mortgage, car payment etc. to those who own the mortgage and car payment companies and banks lol, so what do I know. []

[shadows]

Lets see wasn't the "Silence of the Lamb"  We have so many of the Lambs.  

It takes 20 years to breed an army ready to defend a country.  Remember Athens and it's goddess of love who beckoned to the sailors to help raise a army.   Wealth is power and armies display power in our world today.  

How long will it take with birth control to raise a native army?

[Conan71]

Shadows is the winner of the coveted Clown of The Day post:



"Homey don't play dat!"

[TheArtist]

quote:Originally posted by shadows

Lets see wasn't the "Silence of the Lamb"  We have so many of the Lambs.  

It takes 20 years to breed an army ready to defend a country.  Remember Athens and it's goddess of love who beckoned to the sailors to help raise a army.   Wealth is power and armies display power in our world today.  

How long will it take with birth control to raise a native army?

Tell that to those "statistically happier and healthier" people in Sweden. Plus if we really wanted a larger army, well they are called illegal immigrants and Mexicans looking for a way to make money or become citizens.[]

[shadows]

Recycle quoted:
He hates government. He attacks all government workers. He is confused about government and how they are paid.
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Why don't you help me out  by defining "That this government of the people, for the people, by the people shall not perish from the earth."

Unlike some people I believe that Washington should be a district where the representatives of the people should gather to represent their citizens for a short time each year.   That they should select their employees from their local citizenry instead of aliens.   Their representatives should be isolated from any form of paid lobbyist.

I guess that I do not like when government isolates itself from the citizen and becomes made up of millionaire who collect millions to remain rulers over the lowly citizens.   It could be that among us are those who would tie a cable around the neck of the statue of a man, who believed in individual rights, to a tank and pull it down to the street so they could kick it.  

Before you criticize those among us who think, could you identify the government by millionaires and the government of the people that are about to perish from the earth.    

[shadows]

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Tell that to those "statistically happier and healthier" people in Sweden. Plus if we really wanted a larger army, well they are called illegal immigrants and Mexicans looking for a way to make money or become citizens.
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I believe Sweden is happier as seem that every house is required to have a working gun.   The happier part would be that they will not give out the names or deposition's of the worlds wealth in their banks.

On a larger army you would have to ask the prez as he thinks he needs another 125,000 + in Iraq before they reinstall the draft.  

An army of illegal's and legal's?  Have you ever heard the story of the Trojan Horse?

[TheArtist]

Try some yoga, drink some herbal tea, have some chocolate, take a walk, invite some friends over to have a glass of wine and to watch the sunset. And for a good movie, I think "Under the Tuscan Sun" is just what your needing.