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Old 03-30-11, 10:49 AM   #30
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Originally Posted by tater View Post
There is no way to redistribute meaningful amounts of money upwards, since the poor don't have meaningful net worth.
Exactly. Wealth redistribution has got to stop being looked at as a solution, it just ain't.

What needs to be addressed are the causes that got us here, not stopgap treatments for the symptoms. Unfortunately, that involves change, and change is uncomfortable, and people hate being uncomfortable etc. etc. All of which stems from the increasing inability of anyone to be responsible for anything.

It's as if the entire nation is collectively claiming an insanity defense because they had bad childhoods.
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