Quote (IceMage @ Aug 5 2017 05:18pm)

Do people even stop to think about these bumper sticker lines? This person isn't poor because of the ultra-rich, they are poor because they haven't acquired the education, skills, or experience to be valuable in the job market.

It's fine and dandy to advocate policies which make it easier for the poor to acquire education/training, and I'm sympathetic to the idea of the ultra-rich paying more in taxes to accomplish that, but I think that quote is a good example of how the Democratic party's economic talking points don't make sense to a lot of people.

Quote (IceMage @ Aug 5 2017 04:18pm)

Do people even stop to think about these bumper sticker lines? This person isn't poor because of the ultra-rich, they are poor because they haven't acquired the education, skills, or experience to be valuable in the job market.

It's fine and dandy to advocate policies which make it easier for the poor to acquire education/training, and I'm sympathetic to the idea of the ultra-rich paying more in taxes to accomplish that, but I think that quote is a good example of how the Democratic party's economic talking points don't make sense to a lot of people.

Quote (Thor123422 @ Aug 5 2017 06:49pm)

The ultra-rich have been actively moving policy in a direction away from the general public acquiring these things.

Quote (Thor123422 @ 5 Aug 2017 23:49)

The ultra-rich have been actively moving policy in a direction away from the general public acquiring these things.

Quote (Knaapie @ Aug 5 2017 06:53pm)

It's actually simple capitalism, the gap between the rich and the poor will only grow larger without some socialism to counter it.

Quote (cambovenzi @ 5 Aug 2017 23:56)

Do i need to post the thatcher speech again?

Quote (Knaapie @ Aug 5 2017 07:02pm)

The UK is not the best example for a small gap between the rich and the poor. ^^

Quote (cambovenzi @ 6 Aug 2017 00:04)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdR7WW3XR9c

People becoming richer doesn't somehow prevent the poor from acquiring things. Under capitalism people become rich providing goods and services to other people.

Quote (Knaapie @ Aug 5 2017 07:06pm)

That's what I mean. Them failing in getting it done doesn't mean it can't be done. Look a bit further to the east ;)

Quote (cambovenzi @ 6 Aug 2017 00:07)

You are missing the point.

'Inequality' or people becoming rich is not the problem. Do you think its better for the poor to be poorer as long as the rich are less rich?