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GoLeft TV

(3,910 posts)
Mon Feb 3, 2014, 12:22 PM Feb 2014

Why The 1% Are Still Such Crybabies

From Ring of Fire:

America’s wealthy has been largely dismissive of income inequality, some have even celebrated income inequality. Criticism against the top one percent wealthiest Americans has been unwavering since the organization of the Occupy movement, and now it seems that the one percent is becoming nervous.

Politico reported that America’s rich and their cohorts are experiencing “a deep-seated anxiety that the national – and even global – mood is turning against the super rich in ways that ultimately could prove dangerous.” Maybe the rich are starting to realize that solely having money doesn’t realize and control mass opinion. However, in the same breath, so what? Who cares if the wealthy are worried?

You can read the full article here at Ring of Fire.

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Why The 1% Are Still Such Crybabies (Original Post) GoLeft TV Feb 2014 OP
It's in their nature. Whine and dine set. kairos12 Feb 2014 #1
"If you're so smart, why aren't you rich?" The_Commonist Feb 2014 #2
I honestly don't care why they are crybabies. merrily Feb 2014 #3
The 1% can't get their Drones in the American skies fast enough. Who do you think they're going to blkmusclmachine Feb 2014 #4

The_Commonist

(2,518 posts)
2. "If you're so smart, why aren't you rich?"
Mon Feb 3, 2014, 02:17 PM
Feb 2014

I've been asked that a few of times over the years.

"If you're so rich, why aren't you smart?"
That's a question I'd like to ask some of these masters of the universe. "If you're so smart, why do you go whining to the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times, where the whole world can see what a whiny little toddler you are?"

If they were so smart, they would keep it to themselves.

merrily

(45,251 posts)
3. I honestly don't care why they are crybabies.
Mon Feb 3, 2014, 03:33 PM
Feb 2014

I don't even care that they are crybabies.

Eff 'em.

I care only about economic justice.

 

blkmusclmachine

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4. The 1% can't get their Drones in the American skies fast enough. Who do you think they're going to
Mon Feb 3, 2014, 09:31 PM
Feb 2014
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