Wealth distribution

[Andres]

You guys lack the proper imagination and cynicism necessary to see the true dystopian future. When the job market dries up, everyone is going to become a lawyer.

I always knew I'm ahead of my time.

Look at me! I'm the future!

[Xiahou]

If you're worried about income inequality, just make sure we go into a global recession and stay there. Recessions always shrink the gap between rich and poor.

Personally, I think a more pressing problem is the sad state of the average persons motivation and work ethic and their poor financial literacy. Instead of demonizing the rich, people should examine how the rich got rich and see if they can emulate that.

[Sarmatian]

If you're worried about income inequality, just make sure we go into a global recession and stay there. Recessions always shrink the gap between rich and poor.

It's the exact opposite. Recessions widen the gap considerably.

[Husar]

Personally, I think a more pressing problem is the sad state of the average persons motivation and work ethic and their poor financial literacy. Instead of demonizing the rich, people should examine how the rich got rich and see if they can emulate that.

Great article, so the secret to making everybody a millionaire is to get everybody a Phd and then tell them to save a million. I'm sure that will work just great, it's how every billionaire got there, by making 4.4 million in his lifetime and saving a couple billions during that time.

[Andres]

Great article, so the secret to making everybody a millionaire is to get everybody a Phd and then tell them to save a million. I'm sure that will work just great, it's how every billionaire got there, by making 4.4 million in his lifetime and saving a couple billions during that time.

You forgot to mention that all billionaires worked themselves up from a ghetto or some slum, couldn't afford an education and grew up in a world dominated by crime and poverty.

If only those few billion other lazy slacker would work a bit harder, they'd all be billionaires!

Everybody can be a billionaire. You only need to really want it! The only reason why not everybody is living a live in luxury, is because most people prefer living in miserable circumstances!

[Montmorency]

And if those billions would just get off the backs of the rich and get to work for a change, then the rich would have even more well-deserved wealth in their asset-pool.

[HoreTore]

Instead of demonizing the rich

Where in this thread have you seen demonizing of the rich?

[Andres]

If you're worried about income inequality, just make sure we go into a global recession and stay there. Recessions always shrink the gap between rich and poor.

Personally, I think a more pressing problem is the sad state of the average persons motivation and work ethic and their poor financial literacy. Instead of demonizing the rich, people should examine how the rich got rich and see if they can emulate that.

Yes, you are absolutely right. I will now abandon my ideals of an anarcho-communist utopia and will instead study and examine the life of Paris Hilton who, through her hard work, dedication and personal efforts, managed to become the daughter of a billionaire.

The rich are so much better than us ordinary people. They don't need us to demonize them. As superior beings, they are so much better at doing that themselves.

[a completely inoffensive name]

As superior beings, they are so much better at doing that themselves.

Amazing troll. 10/10 would rage again.

[Xiahou]

Yes, you are absolutely right. I will now abandon my ideals of an anarcho-communist utopia and will instead study and examine the life of Paris Hilton who, through her hard work, dedication and personal efforts, managed to become the daughter of a billionaire.

The rich are so much better than us ordinary people. They don't need us to demonize them. As superior beings, they are so much better at doing that themselves.

Because anecdote is the singular form of data right?