Because They've Earned It

Pangloss62 · 11-21-2006, 05:46 PM

DanaC · 11-22-2006, 05:58 AM

Weell, that seems fair:P

Undertoad · 11-22-2006, 07:29 AM

You would think they took the numbers from the top of a boom and the bottom of a bust or something.

Elspode · 11-22-2006, 12:43 PM

Well, duh. The more money you have, the more money you can make. This is not rocket science.

Beestie · 11-22-2006, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by DanaC

Weell, that seems fair:P

I wonder what those figures are for the mother country.

DanaC · 11-22-2006, 01:56 PM

Probably very similar :P Whilst living standards have improved in recent years, the gap between rich and poor in the UK is on a par with that during the time of Dickens.

ferret88 · 11-22-2006, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Elspode

Well, duh. The more money you have, the more money you can make. This is not rocket science.

I thought it was "the more money you have, the more politicians you can by (in order to reduce your taxes)."

Elspode · 11-22-2006, 02:09 PM

Same difference...

9th Engineer · 11-22-2006, 03:12 PM

Not really, it does take money to earn money. Those with the money to gamble will strike the big payoffs, and the more you invest the bigger the return.

Shocker · 11-22-2006, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by ferret88

I thought it was "the more money you have, the more politicians you can by (in order to reduce your taxes)."

Of course, because for the top earners in the U.S. at least, they are paying 35% of their income in taxes (more than 1/3 of what they make), while the bottom earners are only paying 10%. I know that if I were in that top tier I would want to get that lowered!

Shawnee123 · 11-22-2006, 03:34 PM

It's just extra taxes for selling their soul.

Shocker · 11-22-2006, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Shawnee123

It's just extra taxes for selling their soul.

Yeah I guess you are right... I mean, anyone who is successful is evil

lumberjim · 11-22-2006, 03:46 PM

kind of sucks for people in the low end of that bracket.

Shocker · 11-22-2006, 03:46 PM

Also, I'd be interested in seeing what the data shows for the missing 8.9%. The chart shows growth for the bottom 90%, and the top 1.1% only...

11-22-2006, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Shocker

Also, I'd be interested in seeing what the data shows for the missing 8.9%. The chart shows growth for the bottom 90%, and the top 1.1% only...

Only National Security knows for sure, and they ain't talkin'.

11-21-2006, 05:46 PM	#1
Pangloss62 Lecturer Join Date: May 2006 Location: Atlanta Posts: 768	Because They've Earned It __________________ Things are never as good, or bad, as they seem.

11-22-2006, 12:43 PM	#4
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Well, duh. The more money you have, the more money you can make. This is not rocket science. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

11-22-2006, 02:09 PM	#8
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Same difference... __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

11-22-2006, 03:12 PM	#9
9th Engineer Bioengineer and aspiring lawer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 872	Not really, it does take money to earn money. Those with the money to gamble will strike the big payoffs, and the more you invest the bigger the return. __________________ The most valuable renewable resource is stupidity.

11-22-2006, 03:34 PM	#11
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	It's just extra taxes for selling their soul. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

11-22-2006, 05:58 AM	#2
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	Weell, that seems fair:P

11-22-2006, 07:29 AM	#3
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	You would think they took the numbers from the top of a boom and the bottom of a bust or something.

11-22-2006, 01:56 PM	#6
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	Probably very similar :P Whilst living standards have improved in recent years, the gap between rich and poor in the UK is on a par with that during the time of Dickens.

11-22-2006, 03:46 PM	#13
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	kind of sucks for people in the low end of that bracket. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

11-22-2006, 03:46 PM	#14
Shocker Knight of the Oval-Shaped Conference Table Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Your Mom's house Posts: 378	Also, I'd be interested in seeing what the data shows for the missing 8.9%. The chart shows growth for the bottom 90%, and the top 1.1% only... __________________ “I live only for posterity. Death is nothing, but to live defeated and without glory is to die everyday." - Napolean Bonaparte

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