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January 21, 2013 at 9:07 pm (This post was last modified: January 21, 2013 at 9:08 pm by jonb.)
Quote:Billionaires' fortunes hinder fight against poverty, says Oxfam
Charity says $240bn amassed by 100 richest people last year would be enough to end extreme poverty four times over.

This story provokes me.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2013/j...erty-oxfam
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January 21, 2013 at 10:10 pm
Mahatma Ghandi Wrote:Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed

It would provoke me, too, if not for the fact that it doesn't surprise me at all.
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January 21, 2013 at 11:11 pm (This post was last modified: January 21, 2013 at 11:12 pm by jonb.)
Actually, it did shake me, I am aware of great wealth, but that it would only take a 25% tax on 100 people to end extreme poverty. We are not even talking about the 1% just 100 individuals.
I cannot avoid the thought, if they don't sort this out themselves, it is time to make them pay.
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January 21, 2013 at 11:34 pm
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January 22, 2013 at 4:40 am
Shocked too. How much tax do they pay already, and how much of that is locked into business's/ possible to reclaim?
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January 22, 2013 at 4:56 am
What is a person even supposed to do with that kind of money? How many mansions and Ferrari's made out of gold are required before you think "Maybe I should give a couple billion to this kid on tv that hasn't eaten this week"
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January 22, 2013 at 10:00 am
Ahh...just another leftwinger b*tching about rich people again...not me though, I love rich people! I wanna be rich too! First thing I'd buy would be a brand new Mustang Shelby Cobra GT 500! It's better to have too much money than to have too little money.
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January 22, 2013 at 10:03 am
(January 22, 2013 at 10:00 am)A Theist Wrote: Ahh...just another leftwinger b*tching about rich people again...not me though, I love rich people! I wanna be rich too! First thing I'd buy would be a brand new Mustang Shelby Cobra GT 500! It's better to have too much money than to have too little money.

Really? You love rich people? The amount of money someone has isn't something I tend to judge people for.
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January 22, 2013 at 10:06 am
(January 22, 2013 at 10:03 am)frankiej Wrote:
(January 22, 2013 at 10:00 am)A Theist Wrote: Ahh...just another leftwinger b*tching about rich people again...not me though, I love rich people! I wanna be rich too! First thing I'd buy would be a brand new Mustang Shelby Cobra GT 500! It's better to have too much money than to have too little money.

Really? You love rich people? The amount of money someone has isn't something I tend to judge people for.
Who's judging? I just want the money!
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RE: too rich?
January 22, 2013 at 10:07 am
(January 22, 2013 at 10:00 am)A Theist Wrote: Ahh...just another leftwinger b*tching about rich people again...not me though, I love rich people! I wanna be rich too! First thing I'd buy would be a brand new Mustang Shelby Cobra GT 500! It's better to have too much money than to have too little money.

Haha, you remind me of my dad. Loves rich people because he plans on winning the lottery and being rich himself.

When I worked with my dad I met a ton of lovely fantastically rich people. But who the fuck needs a mansion as a weekend home? They have their own replica of fucking stone henge!

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I'm cool with people being rich but its just when they make more money than can be spent. Whats the point in that?
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