No poor people in charge of economy. They have alternative agendas than the top 1% I guess :


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trum...mg00000009

"So, somebody said 'Why did you appoint a rich person to be in charge of the economy? I said, 'because that's the kind of thinking we want,'" Trump added. "Because they're representing the country. They don't want the money, they're representing the country."

I don't know if he's the fucking idiot or all the working class at the rally who clapped afterwards are the fucking idiots. (I know, the answer is both)

(June 22, 2017 at 8:14 am)Aegon Wrote: "So, somebody said 'Why did you appoint a rich person to be in charge of the economy? I said, 'because that's the kind of thinking we want,'" Trump added. "Because they're representing the country. They don't want the money, they're representing the country."

I don't know if he's the fucking idiot or all the working class at the rally who clapped afterwards are the fucking idiots. (I know, the answer is both)

Dunno, and I realize I'm preaching to the choir here, but anyone who takes that statement a face value is a goddamn credulous fool.

I’m kind of in agreement. Poor people would be less poor if they had a stronger grasp on how to make money and how to increase net worth. Who would ask an auto mechanic to set a broken? Nothing against the auto mechanics of the world, but it’s not what they know or have spent their careers learning. Same reason I wouldn’t ask a doctor to change my transmission.

Would you have an unscrupulous mechanic fix your car, or one with a well-developed sense of ethics?

(June 22, 2017 at 9:49 am)Court Jester Wrote: I’m kind of in agreement. Poor people would be less poor if they had a stronger grasp on how to make money and how to increase net worth. Who would ask an auto mechanic to set a broken? Nothing against the auto mechanics of the world, but it’s not what they know or have spent their careers learning. Same reason I wouldn’t ask a doctor to change my transmission.

The vast majority of rich people are rich solely because daddy inherited a lot of money going back generations. No skill involved.

(June 22, 2017 at 9:56 am)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: Would you have an unscrupulous mechanic fix your car, or one with a well-developed sense of ethics?

I'd go to Jack that has a shop down the road. That's good enough for me.
I've fired a lot of people with wonderful ethics that just didn't have a clear grasp of the job's requirements.

(June 22, 2017 at 10:00 am)Tazzycorn Wrote:

(June 22, 2017 at 9:49 am)Court Jester Wrote: I’m kind of in agreement. Poor people would be less poor if they had a stronger grasp on how to make money and how to increase net worth. Who would ask an auto mechanic to set a broken? Nothing against the auto mechanics of the world, but it’s not what they know or have spent their careers learning. Same reason I wouldn’t ask a doctor to change my transmission.

The vast majority of rich people are rich solely because daddy inherited a lot of money going back generations. No skill involved.

Not to mention that there's a world of difference between running Goldman Sachs, who left unchecked, had a huge part in the 2008 meltdown, and responsible governance.

Government doesn't exist to make a profit. The skill set for one doesn't necessarily translate to the other - at all.

(June 22, 2017 at 9:49 am)Court Jester Wrote: I’m kind of in agreement. Poor people would be less poor if they had a stronger grasp on how to make money and how to increase net worth. Who would ask an auto mechanic to set a broken? Nothing against the auto mechanics of the world, but it’s not what they know or have spent their careers learning. Same reason I wouldn’t ask a doctor to change my transmission.

You're missing the point. You're making the assumption that bankers given positions that allow them to construct government policy are doing it because they have the country's economic interests in mind rather than the interests of their friends still in the private sector.

(June 22, 2017 at 10:02 am)Court Jester Wrote:

(June 22, 2017 at 9:56 am)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: Would you have an unscrupulous mechanic fix your car, or one with a well-developed sense of ethics?

I'd go to Jack that has a shop down the road. That's good enough for me.
I've fired a lot of people with wonderful ethics that just didn't have a clear grasp of the job's requirements.

LOL. Nice non-answer.