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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 35302977  United States03/04/2013 10:56 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | How much energy can you waste pointing the finger at Obama? Once he's out of office do you think the circumstances will change? Anyone who is laying the blame on any single individual or politician is not looking at the bigger picture... They want you to blame the President so you don't focus on the individuals pulling the strings behind the scenes.... Stop playing into their game and trying to portray this as a partisan issue.... Look at the top of the pyramid.... The illusion of politics (left/right) is put their to distract you. They're all on the same team. Quoting: ANHEDONIC Look at how Bush ran the country and then look at how Obama is running it. The names are different, the guys look different, the policies are the same, just expanding. Obama and Bush work for the same team and it's not OUR team.   |
0311INFANTRYSIR  User ID: 29546719 United States03/04/2013 10:56 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The gap grows because Obama is destroying the Middle Class. Same thing happened in Argentina before it collapsed. Blame the leaders....not the people with means. The Gap is growing because Obama is a puppet and the people he actually works for, that top 1%, want to destroy America so they can sell it as well. China wants a portion and so does Russia. "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote" ~ Benjamin Franklin. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 35165788 United States03/04/2013 10:56 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | slight problem... we are depending on ....HIS NUMBERS...and ...HIS INTERPETATION.....of those numbers...where ever the numbers came from and how they were arrived at...i just don't trust him... Please watch the last 3 seconds of the video where all the links are provided to where HIS NUMBERS come from, then you can read them yourself and make your own interpretation. :) |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 24046300 United States03/04/2013 10:57 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I went to the YouTube page and in the video description there were links to Mother Jones and Think Progress. Quoting: Astral Goat I think I'll stop talking now. Oh, and if you think you are the 99% and are living in poverty, you don't know what poor is. In fact, I think we'll start by eliminating all those tax credits and benefits you receive each year. I knew something was up at 2:23 in the vid when they said "Dreaded" SOCIALISM |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 33435073 United States03/04/2013 10:57 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | How much energy can you waste pointing the finger at Obama? Once he's out of office do you think the circumstances will change? Anyone who is laying the blame on any single individual or politician is not looking at the bigger picture... They want you to blame the President so you don't focus on the individuals pulling the strings behind the scenes.... Stop playing into their game and trying to portray this as a partisan issue.... Look at the top of the pyramid.... The illusion of politics (left/right) is put their to distract you. They're all on the same team. Quoting: ANHEDONIC Look at how Bush ran the country and then look at how Obama is running it. The names are different, the guys look different, the policies are the same, just expanding. Obama and Bush work for the same team and it's not OUR team. hehe, you're on to something |
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| ZEROeffect User ID: 33873516  Canada03/04/2013 10:59 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | THE FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE WORLD BANK, JAMES WOLFENSOHN, MAKES STUNNING CONFESSIONS AS HE ADDRESS GRADUATE STUDENTS AT STANFORD UNIVERSITY. HE REVEALS THE INSIDE HAND OF WORLD DOMINATION FROM PAST, TO THE PRESENT AND INTO THE FUTURE. THE SPEECH WAS MADE JANUARY 11TH, 2010. THE NEXT 19 MINUTES MAY OPEN YOUR MIND TO A VERY DELIBERATE WORLD! HE TELLS THE GRAD STUDENTS WHAT'S COMING, "A TECTONIC SHIFT" IN WEALTH FROM THE WEST TO THE EAST. BUT HE DOESN'T TELL THE STUDENTS THAT IT IS HIS INSTITUTION, THE WORLD BANK, THAT'S DIRECTING AND CHANNELING THESE CHANGES. WOLFENSOHN'S OWN INVESTMENT FIRM IS IN CHINA, POISED TO PROFIT FROM THIS "IMMINENT SHIFT" IN GLOBAL WEALTH. Last Edited by Middnight on 03/04/2013 11:00 PM |
| Woot Woot User ID: 29998379 Canada03/04/2013 10:59 PM  Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I reiterate: Quoting: Anonymous Coward 35247717 For Christ's sake can't anyone read their NAMES. Who owns the media, Hollywood, who has infiltrated our education system, churches, military, government? LOOK at their last names! Who is calling for gun control? LOOK at their last names! It's right in front of your face! Everyone complains it's the media, who owns it? The people who watch it Everyone complains it's Hollywood, who owns it? The people who watch the movies Everyone complains it;s the educational system, who controls it? The people who elect shool board and local municipal officials Look it up for yourselves. Every name a Jewish name. tsk ...a few bergs and steins here and there Wake UP!!!!!! You should take your own advice. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 33435073 United States03/04/2013 11:00 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Haha, saw this comment on YT, couldn't resist posting it: Let's rob the rich! Steve Jobs stole all my money. It is all their fault. I have a right to earn at least half as much as Larry Page. I got my degree in Social Studies, that means I DESERVE money to be handed to me. I also got 4 kids, they need food. We will take it from Bill Gates. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 35302977 United States03/04/2013 11:00 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 34884778 United States03/04/2013 11:01 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | slight problem... we are depending on ....HIS NUMBERS...and ...HIS INTERPETATION.....of those numbers...where ever the numbers came from and how they were arrived at...i just don't trust him... Please watch the last 3 seconds of the video where all the links are provided to where HIS NUMBERS come from, then you can read them yourself and make your own interpretation. :) mac...i am to old and to damn tired and seen too many so-called links/BS to trust anyone numbers....remember it is legal in math for anything...so long as u don't divide by ...ZERO!!....he can use any links/sites/whatever...r they right???..u r trusting him that they r....i hope u aren't gonna find out the hard way ...that he is wrong... |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 34421530 United States03/04/2013 11:02 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | OMG. This video is not about how hard you have to work to become an ELITE! Gawd you guys are such sheep! Quoting: ZEROeffect So what if your daughter or whatever made something of herself years ago. You even said that the market became over saturated and now she doesn't make as much from making web sites. STILL HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE VIDEO!!! The video deals with the fact that the middle class and the lower class almost has NOTHING now! The upper class is going the same way! And you guys don't think the system is rigged? That you can just magically work harder and become an ELITE as well? FUCK THAT! People should be able to put in an honest days work for honest pay! PERIOD! Whether they want to be a plumber or a doctor....they should still be able to afford the basics in life and look forward to a retirement! It has nothing to do with being a fucking ELITE skum bag! The video shows you that the top .1% is so grossly making more money than everyone else that it's disgusting and they NEVER give anything back. THERE IS NO TRICKLE DOWN for your parents retirements. There is no trickle down for your KIDS! It's NOT ALL ABOUT YOU BECOMING A FUCKING ELITE! Try and start a business from scratch now with no help! Good luck! Prepare to be hooped right in your taint! Maybe ask a few of your fellow people who have been looking for work for 3-5 years and still are getting stone walled. Maybe ask a few business owners in you area how they are doing? I'll bet they are all in the tank looking for air. Even Wal-mart is having problems. Best buy closing hundreds of stores and downsizing. This is all being designed and rigged for years. They are systematically selling the country off to other countries piece by piece, just like in "pretty woman" Then the companies sold off....just like your homes, and businesses. Ask Detroit how they are doing or the other 20 or so cities that are effectively bankrupt! GET IT????? MORANS and Shills! Your time is coming! The system needs to change..... Oh whatever, my daughter made 1 million dollars last year and she just bought me an ipad3 (you know with the retina display - its seriously so much better) so she can video chat with me on her trip to the bahamas. THE SYSTEM WORKS I don't give a shit about what your daughter bought you or what she makes! It's NOT about that! A farmer should be able to make a living on their land! A doctor should be able to make a living off their practice. A convenience store owner should be able to make a living off their store. The POINT of the video is to show the difference in the classes! Not if you can make it in AMERICA, or how hard you work! GET IT YET? NO! OK THEN! The fact is they are STEALING AMERICAS WEALTH! YOUR WEALTH and YOUR DAUGHTERS WEALTH! Think about how well she would be doing in a fair system. Oh it's not happening to you....great, show no mercy for your fellow americans then as they must all be stupid fucking hicks with no work ethic or dreams. Take the scapegoat way and just say you think they are all LAZY assholes with nothing going on for them. If that's your stance then you can go.......... Why are you yelling at me! I'm just trying to enjoy life with my daughter! She is so rich! Do you get it! She's richer than you, and that's okay with me! That's all that matters, this is my world don't tell me what reality is! |
| nutmeg User ID: 35189740 United States03/04/2013 11:02 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | What is it with you assholes who think everyone who doesn't drive a fucking SUV and pay a mortgage is a lazy piece of shit? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 35558142 How sheltered do you need to be to see the world this way? Everybody that busts his ass to get ahead gets there in your world huh? That's not reality bud, not even fucking close. You know nothing of the majority of Americans who bust their asses to live paycheck to paycheck. You live in a bubble, get out and meet the real America. I don't really know how most of these guys made their money but I can pretty much tell you they didn't make it going to a job every day. Some inherited it, some swindled it, some invested it, some stole it but none made it going to a regular, everyday job. The guys that go to work everyday will continue to bust their ass and unbeknownst to them, most are taking home less than the guy who did the same job ten years ago. Twenty years ago I was making more money than I am making now AND gas prices were a little over a dollar, a new car was under $13,000, a house under $120,000 and minimum wage was $4.25. I think that explains why I can't afford to go out and shop and help the economy. I think the secret is working for yourself....having your own business. I am working for myself and do have my own business and again, I am making less than I was twenty years ago and I'm the CEO! I met a guy who worked for Pfizer years ago....made $450,000+ a year. He was determined to start his own pharmaceutical company five years ago, so he quit the big pharma. He has struggled from the beginning with his own company...still is. Last time I talked with him, he had to sell his home and move in with his step-son. Last Edited by nutmeg on 03/04/2013 11:06 PM |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 28903961 United States03/04/2013 11:03 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I went to the YouTube page and in the video description there were links to Mother Jones and Think Progress. Quoting: Astral Goat I think I'll stop talking now. Oh, and if you think you are the 99% and are living in poverty, you don't know what poor is. In fact, I think we'll start by eliminating all those tax credits and benefits you receive each year. shutup asshat, we are the ones working our asses off, we are the ones who built a society that makes money, we are the workers shaping this earth, we deserve our payoff for everything we've done your a total asshat for saying something like, "I read the descrip and saw so and so so ima not watch it" learn to critical think you dont judge that kind of shit you judge the message. |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 33435073 United States03/04/2013 11:04 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I went to the YouTube page and in the video description there were links to Mother Jones and Think Progress. Quoting: Astral Goat I think I'll stop talking now. Oh, and if you think you are the 99% and are living in poverty, you don't know what poor is. In fact, I think we'll start by eliminating all those tax credits and benefits you receive each year. shutup asshat, we are the ones working our asses off, we are the ones who built a society that makes money, we are the workers shaping this earth, we deserve our payoff for everything we've done your a total asshat for saying something like, "I read the descrip and saw so and so so ima not watch it" learn to critical think you dont judge that kind of shit you judge the message. Hey, I watched it. Just giving my opinion lol. |
| nutmeg User ID: 35189740 United States03/04/2013 11:04 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I am working for myself and do have my own business and again, I am making less than I was twenty years ago and I'm the CEO! Quoting: ParanoiaGirl Can I work for you? Might be nice working for a paranoid boss lady.... :ericcartman: I'm not sure I can trust you lol  |
| Kybeam User ID: 27604421 United States03/04/2013 11:07 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 34814481  Ireland03/04/2013 11:07 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The thing that most people don't understand about "wealth distribution" is that there is no set amount of wealth or money. Rich people being rich has ZERO affect on your ability to get rich and have money too. There is no set amount of money that the rich are somehow hoarding and preventing you from getting Quoting: RonP Just because some guy has a trillion dollars does not mean he is preventing YOU from having ANYTHING. There is no set amount of wealth. Rich people being rich has ZERO affect on your ability to get rich too. There is no set amount of money that the rich are hoarding. right on. after viewing this vid you can either whine "unfair!" or you can do something about it. (work harder, start a business, save, invest, etc) Look... someone gets it! If they need more because you made 230, 000 quadzillion dollars with your new company... they will just fucking print it! Amazing shit aint it you class warfare shitsticks. make your own and stop worrying about everyone elses. if you have something to offer society you get paid for it... if you don't... well you don't. Having someone steal it from others at gunpoint and GIVE it to you is criminal even if you DONT see it! |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 26795689 United States03/04/2013 11:08 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I am working for myself and do have my own business and again, I am making less than I was twenty years ago and I'm the CEO! Quoting: ParanoiaGirl Can I work for you? Might be nice working for a paranoid boss lady.... :ericcartman: I'm not sure I can trust you lol :tommywingy: |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 35302977 United States03/04/2013 11:08 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I am working for myself and do have my own business and again, I am making less than I was twenty years ago and I'm the CEO! Quoting: ParanoiaGirl I met a guy who worked for Pfizer years ago....made $450,000+ a year. He was determined to start his own pharmaceutical company five years ago. He has struggled from the beginning...still is. Last time I talked with him, he had to sell his home and move in with his step-son. Oh, that's so sad. I hate hearing stories like that! I honestly believe it can be done, or it least it could have been done a few years ago but it's different today. I hope he holds on and things turn around for him. It's hard when you're whole life and future are wrapped up in a business that you're trying to make work. |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 28903961 United States03/04/2013 11:15 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | No... just looking for another excuse.. shill it is no excuse, you sound like a sick fruitcake to be saying something like that, you really think 1% of the population owning 80% of the nations wealth is really no big deal, and you think the 99% who get ass wipes from the 1% are the jealous type looking for excuses!??!? lmao what are the excuses!?!? it doesn't say anywhere to give free money away it simply says to higher the wages for EVERYONE WHO DOES WORK, SO THAT WORKING IS ACTUALLY A DECENT OPTION IN THIS SHIT ECONOMY, what don't you understand!?!? people like you will try to give this video a bad name and I won't stand it, you need to wake up! slap your self in the face son! your being blind as fuck! |
| nutmeg User ID: 35189740 United States03/04/2013 11:15 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I am working for myself and do have my own business and again, I am making less than I was twenty years ago and I'm the CEO! Quoting: ParanoiaGirl I met a guy who worked for Pfizer years ago....made $450,000+ a year. He was determined to start his own pharmaceutical company five years ago. He has struggled from the beginning...still is. Last time I talked with him, he had to sell his home and move in with his step-son. Oh, that's so sad. I hate hearing stories like that! I honestly believe it can be done, or it least it could have been done a few years ago but it's different today. I hope he holds on and things turn around for him. It's hard when you're whole life and future are wrapped up in a business that you're trying to make work. He was in his late 50's while trying to make it work. I would hear him on the phone asking his co-workers to hang on...that things would get better. |
| V.Bungalow User ID: 6919977 United States03/04/2013 11:17 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | More class warfare yay. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 33751951 Okay, I get that the distribution of wealth in the country is skewed heavily in favor of the wealthy. And I get that the authors of that video think that this is a bad thing (else why the lugubrious/menacing music). Here's the fundamental question, however: Does a skewed distribution of wealth make me any less of a person or make my life any less worth living? I would submit that, so long as I can supply myself with the necessities of life and some quantum of the things that I might not need but want, then, no, it does not. Bill Gates has many, many times more money than I have. Does it make him happier than I am? More of a person than I am? Does it have any real impact on me whatsoever? Not really. This isn't matter of emotions or happiness (though I suppose you can relate it to the state of your well-being), but much more of...how do you say...the problems stemming from a a fucked-up economic system that's a run-down version of its somewhat-better form a few decades ago. It's good that you don't let this affect you personally. Admirable, even. However, your situation isn't the same as those on the far side of the poverty line. The problems with the current U.S. economic system make it harder for those already at rock bottom to attempt to live better lives or get them selves back up again. Keep in mind that it provides more slippery slopes to those in the middle. And not to mention all of the economic debt (-$19.3 billion more, just this December?) I went to the YouTube page and in the video description there were links to Mother Jones and Think Progress. Quoting: Astral Goat I think I'll stop talking now. Oh, and if you think you are the 99% and are living in poverty, you don't know what poor is. In fact, I think we'll start by eliminating all those tax credits and benefits you receive each year. shutup asshat, we are the ones working our asses off, we are the ones who built a society that makes money, we are the workers shaping this earth, we deserve our payoff for everything we've done your a total asshat for saying something like, "I read the descrip and saw so and so so ima not watch it" learn to critical think you dont judge that kind of shit you judge the message. Hey, I watched it. Just giving my opinion lol. My same response here. It frightens me to see how personal things get in economic discussions. It's not a matter of your opponent's life and if you or she (or even you) don't understand the life of one in extreme poverty. Knowledge doesn't have to be experienced. Anonymous: While it's true that the middle class is, mainly, the primary source of money for the the top class(es), "payoff" in retributive thought isn't the issue here, but rather, fixing the problems with such great divides between the top and the middle/lower ends. This is the internet. Aren't we supposed to keep things civil?  |
| ZEROeffect User ID: 33873516 Canada03/04/2013 11:19 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | No... just looking for another excuse.. shill it is no excuse, you sound like a sick fruitcake to be saying something like that, you really think 1% of the population owning 80% of the nations wealth is really no big deal, and you think the 99% who get ass wipes from the 1% are the jealous type looking for excuses!??!? lmao what are the excuses!?!? it doesn't say anywhere to give free money away it simply says to higher the wages for EVERYONE WHO DOES WORK, SO THAT WORKING IS ACTUALLY A DECENT OPTION IN THIS SHIT ECONOMY, what don't you understand!?!? people like you will try to give this video a bad name and I won't stand it, you need to wake up! slap your self in the face son! your being blind as fuck! I think it's funny how these shills keep saying just start a business! Pretty funny when you think that they are telling people who have been without funds or a job for 2-5 years, to just start a business. LMAO They have been looking for a job just to buy food, yet these simple minded fucks think it's oh so easy for them just to work harder and start a business on NOTHING! some of these people need some common sense! |
