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Originally Posted by rmyers
I think you misunderstood me. I never said it would end up in one person's hands. I said wealth would always find its way back to the wealth producers. In other words, people that produce wealth will always find a way to produce that wealth therefore bringing it back to them. People that do not know how to produce wealth will continue to consume and ultimately that wealth will leave them. For example, I think we would be surprised to find out that a large percentage of lottery winners end up broke. I don't know the number but I would suspect it to be significant. I do not like redistributing it...that would be socialism or communism. And it doesn't matter where you start the game. It only matters how determined you are. I am by no means wealthy but I am a lot better off than when I got started. If your are fortunate enough to live in America, and you aren't afraid to work, you can write your ticket. I truly believe that. I honestly don't know what you mean by your last statement so some clarification of History is filled with examples of what happens when you "let them eat cake".Lastly I don't really understand why the moderators are sensoring political discussions. It seems pretty un-american to me.
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Well, I can agree to disagree with you, no hard feelings on my part. What I mean is not everyone is as smart as you or they might be raised in a* crackhouse, abused, ect... Do you think its ok to let them starve on the streets if their not capable of providing for themselves? Also, when you say wealth producers do you include folks like Madoff, theres lots of ways to produce wealth not all of them moral or legal.Let them eat cake was a statement attributed to Marie Antoinette the queen of France and directed to the starving citizens of that Country. She was executed during the Revolution which came about largely because the wealthy people of that era thought it was ok to let the less fortunate starve.Sorry I have to go, my wife is yelling at me, but I do like debating these things with you. I'll check back tomorrow. No hard feelings though, hope to discuss further with you. Maybe I'll learn something.
