Forum Post: My great uncle is the 1%, I am the 99%.
Posted 13 years ago on Oct. 18, 2011, 12:33 a.m. EST by SomeoneElse
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My great uncle is filthy rich. He's a multi-millionaire and he made it all (well, most, some of it was inheritance) himself. He owns a penthouse condo on the beach, 4 luxury cars, 2 yachts and countless luxury possessions.
I don't even have the money to survive, even with government assistance. I literally cannot pay my bills and pay for food with the amount of money I make. I don't buy anything unnecessary, the cost of living is just too expensive for me. If not for my uncle (not my great uncle) who is only middle-class, I would starve to death every month.
But what about my great uncle? The man so wealthy that he could wipe his ass with $100 bills every time he takes a shit and it never affect him? He refuses to give me any help. I don't ask him for money for pointless things, I ask him for money to help with bills, to buy food, but no, he tells me to get another job, or to go get a better paying job. He says it like it's easy.
Additionally, the man never donates to charity, he has only his two children and his wife, who are already filthy rich through their own effort, in his will. But me, my mother, my uncle, my aunt and the man's own sister? We're not even mentioned in his will.
This is how most of the 1% thinks, and this is why they need to be stopped.
I think your story is highly relevant and if there are some from the 1%, maybe it will give them a little insight. But my suspicion is, the 1% want to stay the 1%. I had an idea for the 1st order of business and would like to hear what you think http://www.occupywallst.org/forum/our-1st-demand-needs-to-be/
Fellow protestors: It is very important that we address the obscene concentration of wealth without regard for name, face, industry, ect. We must also disregard what the rich claim to 'give back'. The bottom line is all that matters. Consider this: There are 10 hungry children and 12 sandwiches. If one child takes a second sandwich to satisfy his larger than average appetite, the other 9 children will still get a sandwich each with one to spare. If two children each take a second sandwich, the equation still works for all. But if one or more children take 3 or 4 or 5 sandwiches for themselves, hunger is the direct result. If one child (let's call her Oprah just for the sake of discussion) decides to take 5 sandwiches for herself and 'gives back' one for the less fortunate, then at least one other child must go without. Unless of course, the other children each share one bite. But if Oprah takes 8 sandwiches and 'gives back' 3, then at least two other children will go hungry. And so on and so on. Bottom line: There must be some reasonable limit. Unfortunately, there isn't with our current system. We also have not taken any real steps as a society to prevent our wealth from being horribly concentrated. Charity just doesn't cut it when the rich refuse to settle for anything. We don't need anymore millionaire 'humanitarians'. We need fewer millionaires. It does not matter how much they 'give back'. Afterall, all of them do. Every corporation, every politician, and every single celebrity. It doesn't matter. It will never work this way. It does not matter how much they 'give back'. It matters how much they keep. Remember: The richest one percent in America own over 40 percent of all United States wealth. A similar rule applies within every major economy worldwide. Please keep this vital equation in mind. Otherwise, there will never be a more reasonable distribution of wealth and resources. It does not matter how much the super rich 'give back'. They still keep way too much.
You sound like a moocher. Why do you expect him to just hand you over money all of the time?
It's not how the richest people in the world think. That's just not true.
Considering that I've seen it with my own eyes, yeah, it's true.
Your great uncle is just a very nice guy. I am a member of the 1% and I can assure you that his behavior is far from the norm.
And I've seen plenty of the opposite with my own eyes, so no, it's not true.
Are we going to keep doing this?
Methinks you're one of the 1%.
Actually I don't know what you define as the 1%. I make $40,000/yr. Am I the 1%?
Again, you are incorrect.
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