Can't believe that people are complaining about compound interest. Bitches

http://www.globalrichlist.com/

Even when I entered my old income from student loans, I ended up in the 10%.

they all have one thing in common...never having to work and understand the value of that money they want to be taxed away

i like the cleavage on the first one.

:-)

That globalrichlist is a little bit skewed as it's comparing you to the rest of the world, where, several billion people live on under a few dollars a day. If you type in $50,000 you come out on the top 1% of the world, even though that's about average in the US.

I never thought there are so many socialists in this country....the situation is so much worse...my pops worked 7 days a week for 3 years without a vacation (except holidays) for me to finish college...noone thought about asking for free lunch and I grew up thinking this country was about getting to 1%...and now these socialists and communits get out of the closet...what a disappointment....in any case, I'll just keep working and living....fact is these losers can't survive without the 1%.

oh good i was waiting for another OWS thread

Socialism is the enemy within. It is like a cancer that slowly eats the heart and core of this country away.

http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lt4fx2RnAS1r4cz2xo1_500.jpg

You've always had more food than you need.

http://westandwiththe99percent.tumblr.com/post/11477414456/i-was-born-i…

this one is real annnoying too...how do some people's kids grow up so dumb?

I am disgusted. If I ever have a kid that thinks like one of them I will disown him/her

Looked at some of these and I've come to the conclusion that they're just 99%ers posing as 1%ers

Also noticed that all of them were writing "TAX ME MORE." Given how most of these people are unemployed / working for soup kitchens / have no income and derive their wealth from personal inheritances, I fail to see how it's relevant

The thing that really pisses me off, had this argument with a family member recently. Any of these retards can give away their wealth, there is no law that says if it don't go to taxes you have to go out and buy lambo's or tour Europe last I checked.

I bet people on this site, give more to causes they believe in, tip cabs/bartenders/waitresses, lend friends/family money etc than retards on there who need the "government to force their taxes higher".

Forgive me for getting overly Philosophical here, but...

Metaphysically speaking, these people are considerably more reprehensible than the OWS-ers. These people are giving up their humanity, their rights to pursue their own happiness and own self-interests, because they have become so deluded as to place the happiness of others before their own. In-so-doing, they inherently place themselves beneath others, a practice which, if it were to happen en masse, would trigger the moral collapse of modern society.

Where I draw the line between the "We Stand With"-ers and the OWS-ers is that, in a twisted way, the OWS-ers can still argue that they are pursuing their own self-interests. Though it is still evil that they are demanding others give up on their own pursuits of self-interest, each member of OWS is still technically doing-so in the name of his or her own pursuit of it (though they would probably hate to admit it). Stated otherwise, the OWS-ers are demanding the altruism of others, while not actually practicing it themselves, whereas the WSW-ers have foregone their ability to reason and have abased themselves into practicing altruism.

Thus, though it is terrible that the OWS-ers are effectively betraying their fellow citizens, we see that the "We Stand With"-ers are betraying something much more sacred, themselves.

In conclusion, this whole fucking place is going to shit. Often, I really miss this chick:

http://www.youtube.com/embed/51pMod2Aaso

talk is cheap...do it

http://www.treasurydirect.gov/govt/reports/pd/gift/gift.htm

Trust fund hipsters speaking out.

What blows my mind is that these people are saying they are 1%'ers supporting 99%'ers, because they inherited like 250k from their parents. These hipsters don't even understand the lies they are telling.

And if you think being taxed is a more efficient form of supporting the poor/homeless than donating it directly, then I might support a confiscation of your assets. Well not really...but you're an idiot.

What the fuck??? http://s3.amazonaws.com/data.tumblr.com/tumblr_lt6lkpBLFZ1r4cz2xo1_1280…

This 5x worse than the OWS movement.

And: http://s3.amazonaws.com/data.tumblr.com/tumblr_lt6q82HvzZ1r4cz2xo1_1280…

Few people raise my ire like the prototypical non-conformist trust fund babies that compose that site. Born into wealth, they've never had an appreciation for hard work, eating what you kill (or at least 70% of it), and the struggle that millions of people undergo to better themselves. Their inherited affluence paired with a distorted understanding of history leads them to believe that anything bourgeois is tainted and that it is their obligation to become benefactors of the 99%.

Of course through advocating well meaning policies such as minimum wage, cradle to grave welfare, paternalistic regulations, and various NGOs, they actively undermine all the natural avenues for people to improve their lot. This of course causes a vicious cycle of lost ability of self determination, mitigating investment in the future, and contempt replacing respect. Ultimately, this leads to further dependency and even greater levels of inequality. The trust funders then preach about how they "help" the lower classes in pathetic moments of self aggrandizing glory that stymies the self-loathing.

Yes there is an unhealthy level of income distribution in this country; too much concentration in the hands of undeserving pseudo-humanitarian tools and the crooks that use you as fronts.

Fucking disgusting and offensive. Only now do I understand why Jefferson wanted to redistribute inheritances.

Sorry for that rant but OWS and some of my own friends are making me feel rather ANTish about all of this.

Next time that you encounter one of them spouting this bullshit, tell them they have a wide array of options if they really want to spread the wealth:

Read a paper and find stories of people undergoing severe and unexpected hardship. Find out a way to help said people. Was a car stolen? Send them a rental. House burnt down? Put them up in a hotel. All of this can be accomplished within a day and you get to cut out the middleman (the govt.)

micro finance - make a loan to a business in the developing world. I did a MF internship in LatAm and was able to give loans to entrepreneurs for their ventures. Well over 80% were mothers needing a loan for a coffee shop, farm, bicycle rental, etc. so that they could feed their kids. There is a 98.7% repayment rate. You might even make some money!

volunteer abroad - teach english, build schools, drill wells. You'll be totally immersed in a foreign culture and will get a good experience.

Once they refuse or begin weaving excuses out of thin air, smile and watch them squirm. They don't want to help anyone, they want you to help someone.

Bravo man. With cunts posting shit like this I almost support the inheritance tax.

Anyone who is rich can simply give their wealth away. Why wait for the government to take it. Honestly, if anyone things raising taxes on the top 1% by 10-20-30% will make a measurable difference in the lower class lives is out of their mind.

People are just blind. If this country falls under the spell of these progressives it truly deserves to die and be replaced by hungrier people. Americans are fat, lazy and entitled. We don't deserve to be the best anymore.

So when do you guys think these degenerates going to stop this craziness? or should we start some ass whopping downtown

Well, it seems as if they are all confused on exactly what they want. I heard one guy say that he thought the government should give him everything and then another said he wanted a solar panel pipeline across the country. They just want their 15 minutes of fame.

As a non-American, I think I find these attitudes depressing for different reasons. Having lived in a country where such attitudes are fairly common place, and been to and enjoyed countries which have institutionalised them, I nevertheless think that, for America, the same course would be sad. I realise the attitudes of the masses are not swayed by such reason, but why retard American ideals just so you can live like Europe does? Everyone loves the tax-more-spend-more social market, but pretty much every country has one. For those of us who would like to do something with our lives, can't there at least be one country where this is possible?

These protesters are so stupid for blaming Wall Street for their problems. Of course we got a bailout, it was a long time coming and well deserved after all the taxes we've been paying. If anything, they should be thanking us.

These people need to learn how to fix their own problems. So what if public education isn't good enough for you? Go to private school then. Public transportation not working? Buy a car. So what if you're unemployed? Learn how to invest.