Almost a billion or more people in the world today face starvation.

So, Michelle, is a whole 1/7th of the world's population just too darn lazy to punch in their time-cards?

What a stupid, selfish, disgusting human being.

Don't be so stupid. She is not talking about the wold.

She is talking about lazy people who would rather collect the 99 weeks then magically find a job.

What a great straight talking American. >> ^Peroxide:

Almost a billion or more people in the world today face starvation.
So, Michelle, is a whole 1/7th of the world's population just too darn lazy to punch in their time-cards?
What a stupid, selfish, disgusting human being.

Settle down, everyone. No, she's not talking about the world[sic]. Being poor in the USA is still better than being poor in Somalia. But one is painting with an absurdly broad brush by stating that a significant majority of people struggling to make ends meet can simply get a job to satisfy their luxurious eating needs. A 9% unemployment rate isn't self-inflicted.

>> ^bobknight33:

Don't be so stupid. She is not talking about the wold.
She is talking about lazy people who would rather collect the 99 weeks then magically find a job.
What a great straight talking American. >> ^Peroxide:
Almost a billion or more people in the world today face starvation.
So, Michelle, is a whole 1/7th of the world's population just too darn lazy to punch in their time-cards?
What a stupid, selfish, disgusting human being.

>> ^alcom:

Settle down, everyone. No, she's not talking about the world[sic]. Being poor in the USA is still better than being poor in Somalia. But one is painting with an absurdly broad brush by stating that a significant majority of people struggling to make ends meet can simply get a job to satisfy their luxurious eating needs. A 9% unemployment rate isn't self-inflicted.
>> ^bobknight33:
Don't be so stupid. She is not talking about the wold.
She is talking about lazy people who would rather collect the 99 weeks then magically find a job.
What a great straight talking American. >> ^Peroxide:
Almost a billion or more people in the world today face starvation.
So, Michelle, is a whole 1/7th of the world's population just too darn lazy to punch in their time-cards?
What a stupid, selfish, disgusting human being.




Aye, and that figure is only the number of Americans who have sought work in the past 4 weeks, the real unemployment figure if measured by Western European/Japan/Canada standards is 16.6%.

That's over 50 million people.

http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/learn-how-to-invest/The-real-unemployment-rate.aspx

don't confuse bobknight33 with these facts... seriously, can't we stick to political rhetoric here please

Death to parasites, wealth to the productive who created it.

You mean that all profits should go to the labourers (literally, the productive), and that those who have lived off the riches created by labour merely by being investors should die?

That's a startling new stance for you QM, and I'm starting to warm to your philosophy, but I don't think lazy rich should die. And the rich who earn their money honestly and keep it without manipulating Congress etc. are entitled to enjoy it, in my books.>> ^quantumushroom:

Death to parasites, wealth to the productive who created it.

Without investors (and capital) laborers have nothing to build or create. Without biz leaders, laborers build products no one wants and go out of business.

And the rich who earn their money honestly and keep it without manipulating Congress etc. are entitled to enjoy it, in my books.

You don't really believe this.


>> ^messenger:

You mean that all profits should go to the labourers (literally, the productive), and that those who have lived off the riches created by labour merely by being investors should die?
That's a startling new stance for you QM, and I'm starting to warm to your philosophy, but I don't think lazy rich should die. And the rich who earn their money honestly and keep it without manipulating Congress etc. are entitled to enjoy it, in my books.>> ^quantumushroom:
Death to parasites, wealth to the productive who created it.

Not true. Venture capital is not necessary for businesses to exist. How do I know? Many businesses began without investments of the size that require venture capitalists. Parents give their children money to start businesses, or people find work to do that others want done and save and re-invest. Before capitalism, just about every business started without capital investment.

And yes I do believe that. I'm not at all in favour of redistribution of wealth. I'm in favour of fair distribution of wealth. To me, that means people earning whatever they can within the law, and not using their wealth to create legal conditions that favour their making money at the expense of those without as much money. Such a system keeps the rich rich, and makes it nearly impossible for the lower and middle classes to become rich. In fact, it erodes the middle class because doing more work than before only keeps you level, not going higher. It used to be that a household only needed one breadwinner. You'd think with all our new time-saving technology we'd need even less labour, but no, it now takes two breadwinners.>> ^quantumushroom:

Without investors (and capital) laborers have nothing to build or create. Without biz leaders, laborers build products no one wants and go out of business.
And the rich who earn their money honestly and keep it without manipulating Congress etc. are entitled to enjoy it, in my books.
You don't really believe this.

>> ^messenger:
You mean that all profits should go to the labourers (literally, the productive), and that those who have lived off the riches created by labour merely by being investors should die?
That's a startling new stance for you QM, and I'm starting to warm to your philosophy, but I don't think lazy rich should die. And the rich who earn their money honestly and keep it without manipulating Congress etc. are entitled to enjoy it, in my books.>> ^quantumushroom:
Death to parasites, wealth to the productive who created it.