Thread: The Obamanation
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Old 03-31-2009, 09:59 PM   #289
sugarpop
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Originally Posted by lookout123 View Post
Prove it.

IMO it all boils down to the fact that I don't really care what the rich have. If they gained it by playing inside the lines then good for them. There will always be a poverty line and there will always be some beneath it. I don't care at all about the amount it is set at because that will change. I support trying to make life tolerable with safety net programs designed to help them back on their feet and moving upward. Very few people genuinely don't have the ability to better their position in life if they see it as a priority and are willing to work at it.
You and I have different lines. I do not think it is playing inside the lines if they are getting bonuses while they lay off workers and cut their benefits. I do not think it is playing inside the lines when they get obscene salaries while the company they are running loses money, or when they rake in obscene profits, but they don't supply health care for their emplyees, so they are subsidized by the government. I do not believe it is playing inside the lines when the corporation is subsidized by the government but they keep all the profits. I do not believe the system is fair the way it is now.
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