wealth distribution in america

[Baller234]

It is a solution the problem outlined in the OP. Do you have a solution that does not redistribute wealth from the top earners, where all our wealth is, to the other 90% of the country? Or do you just want to defend the problem and safe guard the wealth of people who do not need it at the cost of your own wealth?

If you sense jealousy from any of that? That is a projection. We can't have a real a debate about how to better the situation as long as you are fighting for them and not yourself.

Funny enough, most of the 1% agree with me on this. You are fighting for the wealth of people who understand it's an issue.

You guys say it it's a problem, doesn't mean it's really a problem.

And yes it does sound like jealousy. I think it's great that we live in a country where people can reach such heights. I have no problem that there are billionaires among us. I'm grateful for Jeff Bezos and I'm grateful he dedicated his life to making Amazon possible. Amazon is an amazing company that improved the quality of life for so many people around the world, including myself. I can't even begin to count how many hours I've saved over the course of my life shopping on Amazon.

Jeff Bezos making billions of dollars doesn't mean he's preventing other people from making money. Quite the opposite in fact. They employ over 1.5 million people, not to mention there are about 10 million sellers on Amazon who are able to operate their own business.

If you're poor in America, it's not because some rich person is holding you back. Stop making excuses, stop crying and get to work. Go better your situation.

[rmt]

Again, it is more of a right wing take to help only those within the US borders. Yes many want to help the poor and middle classes here in the US, but also in Mexico as well where they are struggling even more.

Right wing take? So the concept of a country is a right wing take? A country shouldn't look after its own citizen before others? We shouldn't have borders, compete in the Olympics as different countries, have our own currency, language, laws, customs? smh

[Bill Gates]

Right wing take? So the concept of a country is a right wing take? A country shouldn't look after its own citizen before others? We shouldn't have borders, compete in the Olympics as different countries, have our own currency, language, laws, customs? smh

lol, not sure how you could deduct any of that (currency, language, etc) from what I said.

The concept of only helping those within our borders and not others is more of a right wing take, while the left views it more like a human in need is a human in need regardless of country of origin.

[Baller234]

lol, not sure how you could deduct any of that (currency, language, etc) from what I said.

The concept of only helping those within our borders and not others is more of a right wing take, while the left views it more like a human in need is a human in need regardless of country of origin.

This is total bullshit. Look at how many left wingers are totally silent when it comes radical Islam and how certain countries treat women as legitimate 2nd class citizens.

Countless marches and protests in the name of liberating Palestine, but zero protests in the name of liberating the people from their own oppressive masters. Zero call to end Sharia Law, zero call to end "blasphemy laws", zero call to demand that women be allowed to show their hair in public whenever they please.

If you lefties cared about world citizens as much as you do U.S. citizens, then at the very least you guys would be more vocal about these things. You'll lose your minds if a state declares that abortion after a certain period is deemed illegal but nothing to say about a woman who is legally allowed to be raped by her husband.

[Bill Gates]

This is total bullshit. Look at how many left wingers are totally silent when it comes radical Islam and how certain countries treat women as legitimate 2nd class citizens.

Countless marches and protests in the name of liberating Palestine, but zero protests in the name of liberating the people from their own oppressive masters. Zero call to end Sharia Law, zero call to end "blasphemy laws", zero call to demand that women be allowed to show their hair in public whenever they please.

If you lefties cared about world citizens as much as you do U.S. citizens, then at the very least you guys would be more vocal about these things. You'll lose your minds if a state declares that abortion after a certain period is deemed illegal but nothing to say about a woman who is legally allowed to be raped by her husband.

I promise you that I care about a random citizen in Mexico or the Middle East just as much as I care about a random citizen in Idaho. All are strangers to me. The fact that some were born here and not there doesn't mean anything to me.

Being "vocal" means nothing TBH. It's impossible to be vocal of every injustice around the entire globe. Pointing at something and saying "you were never vocal about this event, therefor you don't care!" is a copout.

[Bill Gates]

Baller has never been vocal in here about cancer. Therefor he doesn't care about people who die of cancer or wish it to be cured. It's "total bullshit" if he says otherwise.

[Baller234]

I promise you that I care about a random citizen in Mexico or the Middle East just as much as I care about a random citizen in Idaho. All are strangers to me. The fact that some were born here and not there doesn't mean anything to me.

Being "vocal" means nothing TBH. It's impossible to be vocal of every injustice around the entire globe. Pointing at something and saying "you were never vocal about this event, therefor you don't care!" is a copout.

Countless left wing protests in the name of:

- Fighting for abortion rights
- Liberating Palestine from Israel

ZERO left wing protests in the name of:

- Fighting for women's rights abroad
- Ending Sharia Law

What should we conclude from this then? If lefties are so concerned about people all over the world, why are they so silent?

[Baller234]

Baller has never been vocal in here about cancer. Therefor he doesn't care about people who die of cancer or wish it to be cured. It's "total bullshit" if he says otherwise.

^ I may have to start doing a power ranking of ISH's dumbest and most low IQ posters.

I'm guessing that Bill Gates would rank close to the top. Granted he is up against stiff competition. At the very least is he is a first teamer.

[warriorfan]

I'm just saying that from the liberal standpoint, helping those at the bottom doesn't really include borders. Humans are humans. It would be hypocritical to say "we should keep those ultra-poor struggling people out so that the wealth gap within our own borders looks better!".

Get a life

[Bill Gates]

Countless left wing protests in the name of:

- Fighting for abortion rights
- Liberating Palestine from Israel

ZERO left wing protests in the name of:

- Fighting for women's rights abroad
- Ending Sharia Law

What should we conclude from this then? If lefties are so concerned about people all over the world, why are they so silent?

Oh damn, you caught us. We only really care about Americans like you

So much for our secret pretend mission to care about others.

[ShawkFactory]

Countless left wing protests in the name of:

- Fighting for abortion rights
- Liberating Palestine from Israel

ZERO left wing protests in the name of:

- Fighting for women's rights abroad
- Ending Sharia Law

What should we conclude from this then? If lefties are so concerned about people all over the world, why are they so silent?

Well it makes more sense to protest things closer to home, and thus your voice having more say in, right? Left-wing protests in Portland wouldn't really amount to much as it pertains to ending Sharia Law in Iran, would it?

[warriorfan]

Well it makes more sense to protest things closer to home, and thus your voice having more say in, right? Left-wing protests in Portland wouldn't really amount to much as it pertains to ending Sharia Law in Iran, would it?

Prioritizing things you are in close in proximity? This sounds very bigoted and anti immigration and downright something Hitler would say.

[Bill Gates]

There have been several documentaries on women under sharia's law.




That topic in particular is very tricky, because obviously the females are extremely oppressed, but when efforts are made to free them they reject due to extreme religious brainwashing. They believe God wants them oppressed. They'll go to hell if they abort. And no one wants to remove their religious freedom or beliefs.

[Baller234]

Well it makes more sense to protest things closer to home, and thus your voice having more say in, right? Left-wing protests in Portland wouldn't really amount to much as it pertains to ending Sharia Law in Iran, would it?

I thought one of the primary goals of protesting was to "spread awareness".

[Bill Gates]

The idea though, that we only care about the things we actively protest is obviously quite dumb