So "wealth" has a "limit"--or otherwise "defined" quantity?...

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Topic - What Happened To "The Big Check"? - Inmate51 15:43:59 10/12/21 (118)

It seems that you are confused with % - Stale 19:23:58 10/13/21 (1)

RE: It seems that you are confused with % - tweaker456 22:09:29 10/13/21 (0)

Hear, hear ! The richest should pay much less in taxes and penalties !! - peppy m. 10:50:36 10/13/21 (2)

Perfect - Goober58 15:05:51 10/13/21 (1)

RE: Perfect - pictureguy 16:43:45 10/13/21 (0)

So what? - MaxwellP 06:21:46 10/13/21 (1)

RE: So what? - dark_dave56 06:47:11 10/13/21 (0)

equity = fairness, justice - Story 02:54:11 10/13/21 (7)

How about this? - ghost of olddude55 06:53:32 10/13/21 (5)

RE: How about this? - Story 10:11:00 10/13/21 (4)

Think of it. - ghost of olddude55 10:30:10 10/13/21 (3)

"Why can't we?"... - musetap 17:17:09 10/13/21 (2)

Also, voters don't care... - ghost of olddude55 07:44:34 10/14/21 (0)

RE: "Why can't we?"... - rivervalley817 18:08:50 10/13/21 (0)

"Who here beside me is MC?"... - dark_dave56 05:15:19 10/13/21 (0)

RE: What Happened To "The Big Check"? - dean_martin 01:26:21 10/13/21 (1)

RE: What Happened To "The Big Check"? - dee eye why 05:36:52 10/13/21 (0)

RE: What Happened To "The Big Check"? - pictureguy 19:29:05 10/12/21 (0)

Of course the wealthy should pay more: they benefit the most. - tinear 18:14:38 10/12/21 (76)

So "wealth" has a "limit"--or otherwise "defined" quantity?... - dark_dave56 05:55:04 10/13/21 (75)

sounds like 18th century political economy... - Jim Pearce 12:19:51 10/13/21 (0)

I'll leave it to you to explain how MC wealth has dwindled while - tinear 07:44:12 10/13/21 (59)

Investing money - E-Stat 08:02:19 10/13/21 (58)

Laugh and gubment will make the debt slice bigger to prop up the value of investments - Goober58 00:45:56 10/15/21 (5)

RE: Laugh and gubment will make the debt slice bigger to prop up the value of investments - tweaker456 01:33:01 10/15/21 (4)

"I do admit that when republicons get in power and drastically lower the Federal debt..." - b.l.zeebub 02:59:50 10/17/21 (1)

RE: "I do admit that when republicons get in power and drastically lower the Federal debt..." - tweaker456 09:48:02 10/17/21 (0)

So when they confiscate our wealth to pay the debt.... - Goober58 08:18:42 10/15/21 (1)

RE: So when they confiscate our wealth to pay the debt.... - tweaker456 02:03:38 10/17/21 (0)

If you post to a post, kindly address at least ONE of the issues raised. - tinear 09:45:02 10/13/21 (15)

I provided the single biggest factor! - E-Stat 09:49:40 10/13/21 (14)

RE: I provided the single biggest factor! - tweaker456 11:46:32 10/13/21 (3)

Whatever you say! - E-Stat 11:49:55 10/13/21 (2)

So, from the 30s to the late 70s--- not much for a person who'd retired - tinear 12:36:55 10/13/21 (1)

And even worse - E-Stat 12:40:39 10/13/21 (0)

Investing only benefits those who are middle-class or above. You - tinear 10:33:23 10/13/21 (9)

Exactly! - E-Stat 10:43:24 10/13/21 (8)

I hope you're being ironic? Note the increase in poor and the decrease in the middle-class since - tinear 12:43:44 10/13/21 (3)

Apparently - E-Stat 13:01:48 10/13/21 (2)

Middle-class FELL since '71 by 10%. Your own stats. Yeah, it's all poor choices, righto! nt - tinear 16:27:09 10/13/21 (1)

Ever the pessimist! - E-Stat 17:08:12 10/13/21 (0)

RE:Not quite Exactly! - Steve O 12:41:52 10/13/21 (3)

It's not my chart - E-Stat 12:55:03 10/13/21 (2)

Post it: Own it (nt) - Steve O 13:02:10 10/13/21 (1)

Pew Research "owns" it - E-Stat 13:05:56 10/13/21 (0)

RE: Investing money - dean_martin 08:14:04 10/13/21 (35)

RE: Investing money - Inmate51 08:45:04 10/13/21 (0)

The answer is called an... - E-Stat 08:19:22 10/13/21 (33)

Willful ignorance or purposeful deception. - Rick W 08:47:40 10/13/21 (32)

The predictable whiners - E-Stat 08:55:34 10/13/21 (31)

LOL. I rest my case. nt - Rick W 08:58:06 10/13/21 (30)

RE: LOL. I rest my case. nt - tweaker456 10:40:00 10/13/21 (0)

The rich are all hard-working and deserving. The poor? All lazy scum. - tinear 09:43:48 10/13/21 (28)

RE: The rich are all hard-working and deserving. The poor? All lazy scum. - tweaker456 10:16:26 10/13/21 (15)

Well, not all of either, but some. - srdavis2000 10:40:35 10/13/21 (14)

Well, if you were more studious, you'd realize change cannot - tinear 16:22:32 10/13/21 (1)

RE: Well, if you were more studious, you'd realize change cannot - Krav Maga 17:41:53 10/13/21 (0)

Hmm, money as an indicator of smarts. Yeah, the My Pillow guy is a genius. nt - Rick W 13:59:53 10/13/21 (5)

Please Elaborate. What Is Your Point? nt - Inmate51 07:57:57 10/14/21 (2)

RE: Please Elaborate. What Is Your Point? nt - tweaker456 09:31:32 10/14/21 (1)

RE: Please Elaborate. What Is Your Point? nt - Inmate51 10:08:31 10/14/21 (0)

Of course there are exceptions to everything. Nt - srdavis2000 07:49:53 10/14/21 (1)

:-) nt - Rick W 10:03:58 10/14/21 (0)

Well, if you were more studious, you'd realize change cannot - tinear 12:48:00 10/13/21 (5)

RE: Well, if you were more studious, you'd realize change cannot - b.l.zeebub 13:46:39 10/13/21 (0)

Quoting the Bible? - E-Stat 13:20:38 10/13/21 (3)

RE: Quoting the Bible? - dean_martin 13:38:26 10/13/21 (2)

Wifey and I will be happy to answer when the time comes! :) -nt - E-Stat 13:42:10 10/13/21 (1)

RE: Wifey and I will be happy to answer when the time comes! :) -nt - dean_martin 13:52:26 10/13/21 (0)

51% of Americans are NOT poor - E-Stat 09:47:50 10/13/21 (11)

someone should ironclad the meanings - Story 10:40:46 10/13/21 (1)

Here you go! - E-Stat 12:14:32 10/13/21 (0)

It isn't about my singular circumstances: unlike some here, I don't - tinear 10:37:30 10/13/21 (6)

Context, tinny, context! - E-Stat 10:45:26 10/13/21 (5)

Your observation is no more fact based than the % who are one bill away from disaster. nt - Rick W 14:59:44 10/13/21 (4)

It's truly sad - E-Stat 15:54:36 10/13/21 (3)

I can't argue with that. - Rick W 16:32:19 10/13/21 (2)

BTW - E-Stat 16:52:45 10/13/21 (1)

That bugged me so much that I gotta smoke a cigarette to calm down :-) I know, we are idiots! nt - Rick W 18:51:49 10/13/21 (0)

People who didn't save for retirement would like to believe its someone else's fault. - srdavis2000 10:35:40 10/13/21 (1)

It's just plain sad -nt - E-Stat 10:44:00 10/13/21 (0)

RE: So "wealth" has a "limit"--or otherwise "defined" quantity?... - E-Stat 06:17:17 10/13/21 (13)

Not so sure about that. Lots of Mom and Pop operations are gone. Lots of - tinear 10:38:57 10/13/21 (1)

Don't know about you, but - E-Stat 13:40:54 10/13/21 (0)

It's not about skills... - MaxwellP 06:32:27 10/13/21 (10)

I can agree and disagree... - dark_dave56 07:38:41 10/13/21 (9)

Yes, anyone can achieve great wealth, but not EVERYONE. //nt - MaxwellP 06:18:35 10/14/21 (0)

You obviously have lived a sheltered life. And one that hasn't included - tinear 09:53:03 10/13/21 (6)

RE: You obviously have lived a sheltered life. And one that hasn't included - Inmate51 06:56:10 10/14/21 (0)

look at all the piggies here - Story 05:35:38 10/14/21 (0)

Not "sheltered" at all... - dark_dave56 05:27:41 10/14/21 (0)

Why should we "mitigate"or "forgive"?... - dark_dave56 12:50:40 10/13/21 (2)

RE: Why should we "mitigate"or "forgive"?... - tweaker456 16:57:54 10/13/21 (0)

RE: Why should we "mitigate"or "forgive"?... - dean_martin 13:13:49 10/13/21 (0)

RE: I can agree and disagree... - tweaker456 09:40:49 10/13/21 (0)

Bringing out the old canards again, are we? - Chris from Lafayette 17:24:16 10/12/21 (0)

RE: What Happened To "The Big Check"? - tweaker456 16:29:22 10/12/21 (0)

RE: What Happened To "The Big Check"? - -æ- 16:09:51 10/12/21 (0)

RE: What Happened To "The Big Check"? - Goober58 16:04:13 10/12/21 (18)

RE: What Happened To "The Big Check"? - Inmate51 13:45:40 10/13/21 (0)

Maybe you should ask ... - emailtim 16:35:26 10/12/21 (7)

I've expected our Uncle to collect money to pay for services it provides - Goober58 19:21:56 10/12/21 (6)

RE: I've expected our Uncle to collect money to pay for services it provides - pictureguy 20:14:13 10/12/21 (5)

I missed "The Big Check" post - Goober58 21:46:19 10/12/21 (4)

RE: I missed "The Big Check" post - Inmate51 07:35:02 10/13/21 (2)

RE: I missed "The Big Check" post - tweaker456 01:41:04 10/15/21 (1)

RE: I missed "The Big Check" post - Inmate51 05:12:02 10/15/21 (0)

RE: I missed "The Big Check" post - pictureguy 22:40:15 10/12/21 (0)

Here's a more direct answer - E-Stat 16:07:45 10/12/21 (8)

What a joke! - Goober58 16:48:35 10/12/21 (7)

"It's hardly progressive at all." - E-Stat 06:04:02 10/13/21 (2)

It was supposed to be comical - Goober58 09:34:58 10/13/21 (1)

+1. nt - tinear 10:42:13 10/13/21 (0)

"...so how does someone pay 40%!" - Krav Maga 20:26:35 10/12/21 (3)

My bad - apology to E-Stat his number is not a joke - just the tax table - Goober58 21:29:57 10/12/21 (2)

Is your attention span really that poor? - E-Stat 06:09:51 10/13/21 (1)

Ok - Goober58 10:17:16 10/13/21 (0)

$3.5 TRILLION isn't as big as it used to be now that it is ZERO =) - emailtim 15:52:23 10/12/21 (0)

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So "wealth" has a "limit"--or otherwise "defined" quantity?... - dark_dave56 05:55:04 10/13/21 (75)

sounds like 18th century political economy... - Jim Pearce 12:19:51 10/13/21 (0)

I'll leave it to you to explain how MC wealth has dwindled while - tinear 07:44:12 10/13/21 (59)

Investing money - E-Stat 08:02:19 10/13/21 (58)

Laugh and gubment will make the debt slice bigger to prop up the value of investments - Goober58 00:45:56 10/15/21 (5)

RE: Laugh and gubment will make the debt slice bigger to prop up the value of investments - tweaker456 01:33:01 10/15/21 (4)

"I do admit that when republicons get in power and drastically lower the Federal debt..." - b.l.zeebub 02:59:50 10/17/21 (1)

RE: "I do admit that when republicons get in power and drastically lower the Federal debt..." - tweaker456 09:48:02 10/17/21 (0)

So when they confiscate our wealth to pay the debt.... - Goober58 08:18:42 10/15/21 (1)

RE: So when they confiscate our wealth to pay the debt.... - tweaker456 02:03:38 10/17/21 (0)

If you post to a post, kindly address at least ONE of the issues raised. - tinear 09:45:02 10/13/21 (15)

I provided the single biggest factor! - E-Stat 09:49:40 10/13/21 (14)

RE: I provided the single biggest factor! - tweaker456 11:46:32 10/13/21 (3)

Whatever you say! - E-Stat 11:49:55 10/13/21 (2)

So, from the 30s to the late 70s--- not much for a person who'd retired - tinear 12:36:55 10/13/21 (1)

And even worse - E-Stat 12:40:39 10/13/21 (0)

Investing only benefits those who are middle-class or above. You - tinear 10:33:23 10/13/21 (9)

Exactly! - E-Stat 10:43:24 10/13/21 (8)

I hope you're being ironic? Note the increase in poor and the decrease in the middle-class since - tinear 12:43:44 10/13/21 (3)

Apparently - E-Stat 13:01:48 10/13/21 (2)

Middle-class FELL since '71 by 10%. Your own stats. Yeah, it's all poor choices, righto! nt - tinear 16:27:09 10/13/21 (1)

Ever the pessimist! - E-Stat 17:08:12 10/13/21 (0)

RE:Not quite Exactly! - Steve O 12:41:52 10/13/21 (3)

It's not my chart - E-Stat 12:55:03 10/13/21 (2)

Post it: Own it (nt) - Steve O 13:02:10 10/13/21 (1)

Pew Research "owns" it - E-Stat 13:05:56 10/13/21 (0)

RE: Investing money - dean_martin 08:14:04 10/13/21 (35)

RE: Investing money - Inmate51 08:45:04 10/13/21 (0)

The answer is called an... - E-Stat 08:19:22 10/13/21 (33)

Willful ignorance or purposeful deception. - Rick W 08:47:40 10/13/21 (32)

The predictable whiners - E-Stat 08:55:34 10/13/21 (31)

LOL. I rest my case. nt - Rick W 08:58:06 10/13/21 (30)

RE: LOL. I rest my case. nt - tweaker456 10:40:00 10/13/21 (0)

The rich are all hard-working and deserving. The poor? All lazy scum. - tinear 09:43:48 10/13/21 (28)

RE: The rich are all hard-working and deserving. The poor? All lazy scum. - tweaker456 10:16:26 10/13/21 (15)

Well, not all of either, but some. - srdavis2000 10:40:35 10/13/21 (14)

Well, if you were more studious, you'd realize change cannot - tinear 16:22:32 10/13/21 (1)

RE: Well, if you were more studious, you'd realize change cannot - Krav Maga 17:41:53 10/13/21 (0)

Hmm, money as an indicator of smarts. Yeah, the My Pillow guy is a genius. nt - Rick W 13:59:53 10/13/21 (5)

Please Elaborate. What Is Your Point? nt - Inmate51 07:57:57 10/14/21 (2)

RE: Please Elaborate. What Is Your Point? nt - tweaker456 09:31:32 10/14/21 (1)

RE: Please Elaborate. What Is Your Point? nt - Inmate51 10:08:31 10/14/21 (0)

Of course there are exceptions to everything. Nt - srdavis2000 07:49:53 10/14/21 (1)

:-) nt - Rick W 10:03:58 10/14/21 (0)

Well, if you were more studious, you'd realize change cannot - tinear 12:48:00 10/13/21 (5)

RE: Well, if you were more studious, you'd realize change cannot - b.l.zeebub 13:46:39 10/13/21 (0)

Quoting the Bible? - E-Stat 13:20:38 10/13/21 (3)

RE: Quoting the Bible? - dean_martin 13:38:26 10/13/21 (2)

Wifey and I will be happy to answer when the time comes! :) -nt - E-Stat 13:42:10 10/13/21 (1)

RE: Wifey and I will be happy to answer when the time comes! :) -nt - dean_martin 13:52:26 10/13/21 (0)

51% of Americans are NOT poor - E-Stat 09:47:50 10/13/21 (11)

someone should ironclad the meanings - Story 10:40:46 10/13/21 (1)

Here you go! - E-Stat 12:14:32 10/13/21 (0)

It isn't about my singular circumstances: unlike some here, I don't - tinear 10:37:30 10/13/21 (6)

Context, tinny, context! - E-Stat 10:45:26 10/13/21 (5)

Your observation is no more fact based than the % who are one bill away from disaster. nt - Rick W 14:59:44 10/13/21 (4)

It's truly sad - E-Stat 15:54:36 10/13/21 (3)

I can't argue with that. - Rick W 16:32:19 10/13/21 (2)

BTW - E-Stat 16:52:45 10/13/21 (1)

That bugged me so much that I gotta smoke a cigarette to calm down :-) I know, we are idiots! nt - Rick W 18:51:49 10/13/21 (0)

People who didn't save for retirement would like to believe its someone else's fault. - srdavis2000 10:35:40 10/13/21 (1)

It's just plain sad -nt - E-Stat 10:44:00 10/13/21 (0)

RE: So "wealth" has a "limit"--or otherwise "defined" quantity?... - E-Stat 06:17:17 10/13/21 (13)

Not so sure about that. Lots of Mom and Pop operations are gone. Lots of - tinear 10:38:57 10/13/21 (1)

Don't know about you, but - E-Stat 13:40:54 10/13/21 (0)

It's not about skills... - MaxwellP 06:32:27 10/13/21 (10)

I can agree and disagree... - dark_dave56 07:38:41 10/13/21 (9)

Yes, anyone can achieve great wealth, but not EVERYONE. //nt - MaxwellP 06:18:35 10/14/21 (0)

You obviously have lived a sheltered life. And one that hasn't included - tinear 09:53:03 10/13/21 (6)

RE: You obviously have lived a sheltered life. And one that hasn't included - Inmate51 06:56:10 10/14/21 (0)

look at all the piggies here - Story 05:35:38 10/14/21 (0)

Not "sheltered" at all... - dark_dave56 05:27:41 10/14/21 (0)

Why should we "mitigate"or "forgive"?... - dark_dave56 12:50:40 10/13/21 (2)

RE: Why should we "mitigate"or "forgive"?... - tweaker456 16:57:54 10/13/21 (0)

RE: Why should we "mitigate"or "forgive"?... - dean_martin 13:13:49 10/13/21 (0)

RE: I can agree and disagree... - tweaker456 09:40:49 10/13/21 (0)

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