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Forum Post: Are all billionaires evil?

Posted 13 years ago on Oct. 12, 2011, 11:47 a.m. EST by dtotheustin (6)
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Or just the Republican ones? Plenty of the nation's wealthiest are Democrats. What is the stance on them? Or do they get a free pass simply because they are on the "right" side.

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[-] 2 points by Dreadker (36) from Columbia, MD 13 years ago

Billionaires are just the inevitable outcome of the current system. Unless you completely change it, they will still exist - evil or not.

[-] 1 points by tolnay61 (2) 13 years ago

I find it ironic that Hollywood actors and actresses, who are some of the richest people in America endorse this movement. I am unsure of the goals however: are we looking to destroy capitalism and replace it with socilaism/communism or are we just wanting to bring order to the political (both sides) created chaos that is now America under a two faced Obama. He claims to hate the rich yet he himself is worth millions and he takes their money and endorses their politics.

[-] 1 points by tolnay61 (2) 13 years ago

I find it ironic that Hollywood actors and actresses, who are some of the richest people in America endorse this movement. I am unsure of the goals however: are we looking to destroy capitalism and replace it with socilaism/communism or are we just wanting to bring order to the political (both sides) created chaos that is now America under a two faced Obama. He claims to hate the rich yet he himself is worth millions and he takes their money and endorses their politics.

[-] 1 points by AlainD (6) from Meyrin, GE 13 years ago

Is any billionary not evil?

[-] 1 points by Lork (285) 13 years ago

If you actually paid attention you would know that the Democrats are free-looting publicity from this movement.

That being said...this movement hasn't really been too vocal about opposing them... =[

[-] 1 points by dtotheustin (6) 13 years ago

Exactly. I find it ironic that Democrats are wanting to endorse OWS when a huge number of Forbes Richest People in America are Democrats.

[-] 1 points by Lork (285) 13 years ago

I find it ironic that they are endorsing ANY Big Party Fatcat at ALL.

But then again this IS the group that advocates a flat tax rather than higher taxes on the uber-rich that got it through theft and cheating rather than the ones that got it through hard work or were crushed by the cheaters...

I think they have just been cowed into submission by the 1% for far too long. Just like an abused woman who thinks she "deserves it" and that "if she's good enough" she will stay out of trouble. Sad really...