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Old Posted Jun 13, 2019, 6:34 PM
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Originally Posted by optimusREIM View Post
Who cares? Is your life noticeably worse in the last few years? Who gives a damn if people are good at making money.
Well, no. I live in Canada, which by US standards is a so-called socialist country -- and proud of it. But sadly, many Americans are not so lucky...and lower life expectancy, lower literacy levels, and higher violent crime rates in America are just a few of the more obvious symptoms that the less-fortunate have to contend with each day. Perhaps you don't care about your fellow citizens, but there are many of us who do (even across the border). Human dignity need not be limited to only the privileged few.

As for people being "good" at making money, well, I do give a damn about how they actually made the money, and for good reason. Stock market speculators (and their ilk) don't actually generate any real wealth for the economy, since they don't produce anything. What they actually do is diminish wealth that should rightfully be distributed among those who produce it (and who will spend most of it on needed products and services).

Last edited by jitterbug; Jun 13, 2019 at 6:55 PM.