Forum Post: Republicans, billionaires, and the 1% support the Robin Hood tax which is good news
Posted 13 years ago on Nov. 5, 2011, 12:26 a.m. EST by jjpatrick
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I know that even Republicans, Billionaries, and the 1% are supporting this Robin Hood tax.
But I don't know if it'll be whether it'l be 1-2% or 0.3-0.4%. I'm guessing it'll be the latter but I think OWS should advocate for 1-2%
I think this is good news. Even David Cameron who would be equivalent to our Repulblicans. ie a conservative, as part of his platfom was aiming to implement the Robin Hood tax http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/7487081/Conservatives-will-impose-tax-on-banks.html
No they don't. They are faking it for PR.
This is what the masses seem unable to grasp:
If we replace our current leaders with human beings, they will sell out just as far as the current bunch. Our leaders weren't born sold out. Wall Street executives weren't born evil. They were born human. With a natural instinct to gather and store for survival. A natural instinct to care for family and community.
When modern society was formed, we began to sell out our natural instincts. Survival turned into survival with a little more elbow room. Then survival with a little more elbow room and a nice view. Then survival with a little more elbow room, a nice view, and something pretty to hang around our neck.
Fast forward a few thousand years. With the industrial revolution came mechanized transportation, air conditioning, and television.
We had become somewhat spoiled. Somewhat motivated. Still relatively down to Earth. Still modest enough to appreciate one another, care for one another, and work towards a common goal.
Along the way, the potential for increased personal wealth became more and more intoxicating. Now, just about everyone wants to be rich. They want it so badly, they are willing to sell out basic morality to attain it. They WILL sell out basic morality if given the opportunity.
How can I be so sure? That's easy. Human nature plus years of corrupt influence plus opportunity.
Mother Nature did not plan for modern society. She did not plan on such corrupt influence. She never intended for any of us to seek or attain extreme personal wealth. We simply can not process the concept without being corrupted by it. Without compromising basic morality.
Extreme wealth is the single greatest corrupt influence of modern society. With every 'zero' on the paycheck, our basic instincts to care for family and community are compromised.
Those of you who still aren't convinced, consider this:
If God himself gave you the power to end poverty, bring about world peace, and take a bonus of $100,000,000 for yourself, would you do it?
If God himself gave you the power to end poverty, bring about world peace, OR take a bonus of $100,000,000 for yourself, which would you choose?
Not only is the greatest concentration of wealth in world history the single greatest underlying cause of economic instability. The very concept of extreme personal wealth is the most corrupt influence in the history of mankind.
I speak the ugly truth.
There will be no reform on Wall Street.
There will be no recovery for the vast majority.
There will be no government "of the people" and "for the people".
Not one of us will live to see it.
Well, the almighty dollar seems to be working. Top 20 recipients of Wall Street Funds (Obama) http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/summary.php?ind=F07&cycle=All&recipdetail=M&sortorder=U
Historically, which party receives more from Wall Street? (Democrats) http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/summary.php?ind=F07&cycle=All&recipdetail=A&sortorder=U
I have cinnamon donuts in the big blue tent on the south west corner of the park. Come and get 'em!
Make money with this. Can you help?
Need help making a t-shirt. We need to draw a picture of Zooccotti Park with a cage around it. Here are some ideas: Draw a hippie climbing the cage like a monkey and throwing shit.
Draw a hippie rolling in mud and shit like a pig.
Draw a hippies fucking like dogs.
Draw a picture of a hippie eating peanuts like a big fucking elephant. Draw a hippie as a lazy fucking Ape doing nothing.
Why would you want to do that? Come on now.
OWS is about fellow people coming together trying to influence some control over what we've felt was taken away.
In fact, check this website out and to see all the lies politicians make: http://www.facebook.com/factcheck factcheck.org
And you want to draw stupid t-shirts that only make you look like a kintergarten kid that even hippies who are now in wall street will laugh at.
Top 20 recipients of Wall Street Funds: http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/summary.php?ind=F07&cycle=All&recipdetail=M&sortorder=U
Historically, which party receives more from Wall Street? http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/summary.php?ind=F07&cycle=All&recipdetail=A&sortorder=U
The same group that founded the KKK. Democrats!
Democrats Republicans.. they're all the same don't you know? Bought and purchased.
Agreed!