At last, a sensible idea from America. You should go into politics.
It could be shown live on ESPN once the World Series is over.
Shoot one for me, sunshine.
2006-10-19 10:44:54
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answered by SteveUK 5
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First of all, it's those rich folks who sign all the paychecks. Ever get hired by a poor person?
Second, you really do need to get a clue when it comes to the what money is, and how little it has to do with wealth.
The population of the United States on April 1, 2000 was 281,421,906. The total amount of U.S. currency in circulation that year was $500 billion, but two thirds of that was/is held overseas, so that left $167 billion available in the United States. A little division tells us that there's 593 dollars and 42 cents for every man, woman, and child in the country.
I have heard people argue that if some people are poor, it can only be that they were cheated out of their money by some nasty rich person. Well, if cash and wealth were one and the same, we'd be a pretty poor nation, wouldn't we? Cash is just another commodity, like cows, or batteries. We use it as a medium of exchange only because it was designed for that purpose, and is therefore extremely convenient in that role. Cash is the grease that keeps the wheels of the economy turning. Not enough, and things slow down. Too much, and the economy runs "too fast". Here's an even stronger example:
The Federal Government collected $1,825 billion in taxes for fiscal year 2000. That means Uncle Sam collected every single dollar in the country eleven times over, in just one year! How is it then, that we're not all broke?
The answer of course, is that we create NEW wealth, and we do it all the time! The government even keeps track of this for us: You hear it on the news from time to time. It's the Gross Domestic Product. (GDP) The GDP is defined as "The total market value of all final goods and services produced in a country in a given year." For the U.S. in 2000 The GDP was 42,756 billion. That's $152,157 each. If someone doesn't have as much wealth (or money) as they'd like, they should be out there creating more wealth themselves, not whining that they deserve a share of someone else's.
2006-10-19 17:49:19
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answered by Jay S 5
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The wealthy already act as if they are hunted anyway how would you like to have to live in a home made like a fort, surrounded by security and that being for sale to the highest bidder at anytime, to have to hide your kids from the public because they might be kidnapped, and to have to pay out some of your money to the government in bribes just so you can live the high life and be considered better than any one else, for at least you have the money and some power to make sure that your kids never have to go to war and even if they are not to smart you can buy an education with an endowment to the university of their choice. So you see they already live as if hunted by the poor.
2006-10-19 23:12:31
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answered by billc4u 7
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No, because the wealthy are as mentally ill as the homeless just have more resources to deal with the illness its pretty sick comment you made because. Homeless people in general are mentally ill , and not violent I get really upset seeing on TV when a 18 year punk beats up a harmless homeless person. We don't solve problems with Class Warfare. Solve problems looking to bring inclusion into society. Personally both Democrats and Republicans don't look at a problem at a individual level more at class level at times. Social ills are not caused by income disparities its caused by the society basing self worth on material gain too much at the expense of the greater community. The more a person makes in money the returns of well being diminish and people always get used to having more and more its a treadmill. We need a new way to look at problems instead of saying, Not Fair that Jim makes 300 times than me? We need to look at are we as a society making gains in being a community bringing people together. Friends people have bring more happiness than would 5 million dollars. I'm a liberal conservative, so I see the smoked crap democrats try on playing class warfare, and the intolerance Republicans have for the weaker ends of society. Believe you earn what your work for, but as a society gotta address social ills of unhappiness, despair than if CEOs makes too much.
2006-10-19 17:55:36
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answered by ram456456 5
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You must have a do nothing waste your time government job or hurry up & wait game plan! I don't have time for this & neither will anyone else!
Got it, moron?
2006-10-19 17:48:13
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answered by Walter Ridgeley 5
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let's practice on the illegals first....
2006-10-19 17:44:19
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answered by Anonymous
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