top 1% controlling 99%

[tashamjoy]

So lately i have been hearing this a lot !!!!! the top 1% is controlling the rest of the 99% of the population !!!! It does seem to be like this the rich is getting richer !! We have big ceo's and all these rich of the rich that control everything and i just think its ridicoulous they are so rich already !!! I heard my history say some other fact like 400 top rich control about as much wealthy as like 50% of the nation !!!!!! I find that crazy and shocking I just wonder is this ever going to change !!!!!

[eman27]

I truly hope that it will change because it's creating such an unbalance within the world.  It just shows greed and ultimately that the wealthiest individuals don't want the world/economy or people's situations to improve because then that would mean that their situation is declining somewhat; even though it barely even hurts them at all.  I hope this election will bring about some kind of real change and bring the disparities in this nation a little closer. 

[mc1962]

But, thats what makes America what it is.  Theres the same opportunity for everyone to make money and some want to penalize the few that have acheived that dream?  Where would it end? Everyone has to drive the same car, live in the same house, eat the same food or dress in the same clothes?  I say that we are not looking at the right cause and are grasping at straws.  Just my point of view..........and for the record I am in the 99% group.

[dreamyxo]

But, thats what makes America what it is.  Theres the same opportunity for everyone to make money and some want to penalize the few that have acheived that dream?  Where would it end? Everyone has to drive the same car, live in the same house, eat the same food or dress in the same clothes?  I say that we are not looking at the right cause and are grasping at straws.  Just my point of view..........and for the record I am in the 99% group.

And where is America now?  We're not doing so hot with things the way it is.

[jwallbank]

But, thats what makes America what it is.  Theres the same opportunity for everyone to make money and some want to penalize the few that have acheived that dream?  Where would it end? Everyone has to drive the same car, live in the same house, eat the same food or dress in the same clothes?  I say that we are not looking at the right cause and are grasping at straws.  Just my point of view..........and for the record I am in the 99% group.

And where is America now?  We're not doing so hot with things the way it is.

Yea were not!! Why??? Because the Government spends more than they take in. It's not the rich, they pay their taxes, and the Government never states that the TOP 1 percent pays about 70 percent of all taxes collected by the Government. They also don't state that the TOP 1 percent of the Corporations employ about 40 percent of the employed in the Country. These facts you don't ever hear. If you as an individual could not pay your monthly bills, you would be evicted or have a lean put against you. I ask you - Why is the Government able to do it with no repicusion??Did you know that GE Corp - one of the biggest compaines in the US did not pay a red cent in Taxes last year, and the CEO is a direct representative for the Obama administration. This is what we should be asking - why do some Corporation gets all the advantages and others get Villified. It is BS. They want you to believe what they say, so they can get your vote.

[webmasterdn]

Politics is crazy. When they initiate the Social Security program in 1937, they already put a doom in future generation. Then you have these TAX increases every year... which makes small class, and poor people cant manage their budget and incomes and gone crazy.

The rich are strategically individual who cheats the system basically. Like sailing Mortgage in a loop real-estate algorithm to earn profits, etc. Some of them earns decent Jobs, and decent and make a decent living, but that's for government Jobs such as Police officers.

[gazikas]

But, thats what makes America what it is.  Theres the same opportunity for everyone to make money and some want to penalize the few that have acheived that dream?  Where would it end? Everyone has to drive the same car, live in the same house, eat the same food or dress in the same clothes?  I say that we are not looking at the right cause and are grasping at straws.  Just my point of view..........and for the record I am in the 99% group.

And where is America now?  We're not doing so hot with things the way it is.

Yea were not!! Why??? Because the Government spends more than they take in. It's not the rich, they pay their taxes, and the Government never states that the TOP 1 percent pays about 70 percent of all taxes collected by the Government. They also don't state that the TOP 1 percent of the Corporations employ about 40 percent of the employed in the Country. These facts you don't ever hear. If you as an individual could not pay your monthly bills, you would be evicted or have a lean put against you. I ask you - Why is the Government able to do it with no repicusion??Did you know that GE Corp - one of the biggest compaines in the US did not pay a red cent in Taxes last year, and the CEO is a direct representative for the Obama administration. This is what we should be asking - why do some Corporation gets all the advantages and others get Villified. It is BS. They want you to believe what they say, so they can get your vote.

You are both right.  The issue isn't that clean cut as the politicians would like you to think.  A lot of businesses take risks and work hard to keep their employees working and creating jobs.  To say they deserve no breaks isn't so clear.   Those creating jobs are not the bad guys just because they have profits and take advantage of tax breaks and run a smart business.  When politicians or anyone dump everyone into one large category, we need look hard to see if the politician is just talking "smack" to sound good and rally those that just like what they hear and want someone to blame.  There are plenty of villain's out there but we don't need to blindly put them all in that category.  There has been much negligence and irresponsibility in the system of the government that has been created by our participation or our non-participation.  We can choose to blame or own our part and work to better our personal situation.

[monnee]

All Americans could be billionaires already, if the government would stop spending trillions of our taxpayers $$$$$ and give our tax $$$$$ back to us.  That's one of the reasons why our country is trillions in debt.

[jaymz462]

But, thats what makes America what it is.  Theres the same opportunity for everyone to make money and some want to penalize the few that have acheived that dream?  Where would it end? Everyone has to drive the same car, live in the same house, eat the same food or dress in the same clothes?  I say that we are not looking at the right cause and are grasping at straws.  Just my point of view..........and for the record I am in the 99% group.

And where is America now?  We're not doing so hot with things the way it is.

Yea were not!! Why??? Because the Government spends more than they take in. It's not the rich, they pay their taxes, and the Government never states that the TOP 1 percent pays about 70 percent of all taxes collected by the Government. They also don't state that the TOP 1 percent of the Corporations employ about 40 percent of the employed in the Country. These facts you don't ever hear. If you as an individual could not pay your monthly bills, you would be evicted or have a lean put against you. I ask you - Why is the Government able to do it with no repicusion??Did you know that GE Corp - one of the biggest compaines in the US did not pay a red cent in Taxes last year, and the CEO is a direct representative for the Obama administration. This is what we should be asking - why do some Corporation gets all the advantages and others get Villified. It is BS. They want you to believe what they say, so they can get your vote.

The rich pay their taxes?  Their tax levels are the lowest in years!  They  have tons of tax loopholes!  C'mon, don't side with the rich against your own people.

[mgint]

hey when lobbyists buy off the politicians on both sides the wealthy will always control most of us wealth.

[gazikas]

I understand the lobbyist - that is their job they are PAID to do.
Ahh but the politicians . . . do they remember what they are paid to do and who they are supposed to represent.
A lot of personal agendas . . .

[bowrunner]

But, thats what makes America what it is.  Theres the same opportunity for everyone to make money and some want to penalize the few that have acheived that dream?  Where would it end? Everyone has to drive the same car, live in the same house, eat the same food or dress in the same clothes?  I say that we are not looking at the right cause and are grasping at straws.  Just my point of view..........and for the record I am in the 99% group.

And where is America now?  We're not doing so hot with things the way it is.

Yea were not!! Why??? Because the Government spends more than they take in. It's not the rich, they pay their taxes, and the Government never states that the TOP 1 percent pays about 70 percent of all taxes collected by the Government. They also don't state that the TOP 1 percent of the Corporations employ about 40 percent of the employed in the Country. These facts you don't ever hear. If you as an individual could not pay your monthly bills, you would be evicted or have a lean put against you. I ask you - Why is the Government able to do it with no repicusion??Did you know that GE Corp - one of the biggest compaines in the US did not pay a red cent in Taxes last year, and the CEO is a direct representative for the Obama administration. This is what we should be asking - why do some Corporation gets all the advantages and others get Villified. It is BS. They want you to believe what they say, so they can get your vote.

Not only does the CEO work for the Obama administration - his admin. job has to do with more jobs in the US while he has sent tens of thousands of GE jobs to China.  The problem is the government.

[gaylasue]

It's been like this for many years and as long as greed drives most people, it won't change in our lifetime.  It's best to lay your treasurers up in heaven than here on earth.

[southernhorizons]

But, thats what makes America what it is.  Theres the same opportunity for everyone to make money and some want to penalize the few that have acheived that dream?  Where would it end? Everyone has to drive the same car, live in the same house, eat the same food or dress in the same clothes?  I say that we are not looking at the right cause and are grasping at straws.  Just my point of view..........and for the record I am in the 99% group.

You are right, it is the American dream. (And I also like to dream about becoming rich some day, although it isn't remotely likely). But no matter how much money someone or some corporation has, they should not be able to control any part of the government. One of the problems today is that most of the politicians are "bought and paid for", so they are not representing the ordinary people who don't have the money to line their pockets. This whole attacking the rich thing semms like Communism. That is how most of the Communist revolutions started. They got the ordinary people roused up against the "rich," and promised to redistribute the wealth. Well, they redistributed it, all right, right into the pockets of the government! And the ordinary people then found out that everyone was the same, all poor, and enslaved.

[tashamjoy]

GE did not have to pay one penny for taxes !!!!! With all the loop holes they did not have to pay anything with their billion dollars they have in profits !!! Wht do u guys think about that