Forum Post: We the 1% will bury you
Posted 13 years ago on Nov. 4, 2011, 6:41 a.m. EST by parisyes1
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We'll release daily one proposition at a time guaranteed to make you uncomfortable. We have only just begun to steal your pensions, obliterate your labor unions, goose banks into increased fees, and finally to repeal all government benefits accruing to the damned poor: gone will be Medicare, Social Security, unemployment benefits, minimum wage(s), and all job protections, such as disabled rights, women's rights, gay rights, and financial regulations. We'll foreclose on your very souls. Be very afraid.
"We will bury you" Where have I heard that before?. How did that work out that time? Oh yea.
you are not even in the club,if you are writing on these boards,you are very afraid,little boy,your boss is even more afraid,the marshall is coming for him..when he is broke and starving then you one percent will be just like the rest of us..
Are you looking for some over the top fear response? Oh no! The evil 1% are going to take away all my unearned free stuff and make me do things for myself, I may have to actually work and save and become self-reliant.
You are hilarious!
The rich will be the first to be eaten....Does anybody have any Grey Poupon? Yeah...I didn't think so...hehehe....
Then who will be left to be your cronies? We have nothing to fear from you, because without us you have nothing and are nothing. With out the 99% you have no bread, for who is there to grow the wheat, to bake it, to deliver it, to serve it. You will find that you haven't the back or the stomach to sustain yourself, for that would involve you becoming one of us. Stay Strong, Stay Peaceful.
What is it like to serve the devil?
TROL
Just some OWSer writing this.
Just some OWSer? Wow, you trolls are really subtle.
wow you picked up on that?
(see, guys, jimboiam is the kind of idiot who plagues a direct democracy. there are millions of this guy. thats why i am a little afraid of direct democracy...)
Excellent. The actual voice of evil. Love the approach...honesty.
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The ugly truth. America's wealth is STILL being concentrated. When the rich get too rich, the poor get poorer. These latest figures prove it. AGAIN.
According to the Social Security Administration, 50 percent of U.S. workers made less than $26,364 in 2010. In addition, those making less than $200,000, or 99 percent of Americans, saw their earnings fall by $4.5 billion collectively. The sobering numbers were a far cry from what was going on for the richest one percent of Americans.
The incomes of the top one percent of the wage scale in the U.S. rose in 2010; and their collective wage earnings jumped by $120 billion. In addition, those earning at least $1 million a year in wages, which is roughly 93,000 Americans, reported payroll income jumped 22 percent from 2009. Overall, the economy has shed 5.2 million jobs since the start of the Great Recession in 2007. It’s the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression in the 1930’s.
Another word about the first Great Depression. It really was a perfect storm. Caused almost entirely by greed. First, there was unprecedented economic growth. There was a massive building spree. There was a growing sense of optimism and materialism. There was a growing obsession for celebrities. The American people became spoiled, foolish, naive, brainwashed, and love-sick. They were bombarded with ads for one product or service after another. Encouraged to spend all of their money as if it were going out of style. Obscene profits were hoarded at the top. In 1928, the rich were already way ahead. Still, they were given huge tax breaks. All of this represented a MASSIVE transfer of wealth from poor to rich. Executives, entrepreneurs, developers, celebrities, and share holders. By 1929, America's wealthiest 1 percent had accumulated around 40% of all United States wealth. The upper class held around 30%. The middle and lower classes were left to share the rest. When the majority finally ran low on money to spend, profits declined and the stock market crashed.
Of course, the rich threw a fit and started cutting jobs. They would stop at nothing to maintain their disgusting profit margins and ill-gotten obscene levels of wealth as long as possible. The small business owners did what they felt necessary to survive. They cut more jobs. The losses were felt primarily by the little guy. This created a domino effect. The middle class shrunk drastically and the lower class expanded. With less wealth in reserve and active circulation, banks failed by the hundreds. More jobs were cut. Unemployment reached 25% in 1933. The worst year of the Great Depression. Those who were employed had to settle for much lower wages. Millions went cold and hungry. The recovery involved a massive infusion of new currency, a World War, and higher taxes on the rich. With so many men in the service, so many women on the production line, and those higher taxes to help pay for it, the lions share of United States wealth was gradually transfered back to the middle class. This redistribution of wealth continued until the mid seventies. This was the recovery. A massive redistribution of wealth. Then it began to concentrate all over again. Here we are 35 years later. The richest one percent now own well over 40 percent of all US wealth. The lower 90 percent own less than 10 percent of all US wealth. This is true even after taxes, welfare, financial aid, and charity. It is the underlying cause. No redistribution. No recovery.
The government won't step in and do what's necessary. Not this time. It's up to us. Support small business more and big business less. Support the little guy more and the big guy less. It's tricky but not impossible. No redistribution. No recovery.
Those of you who agree on these major issues are welcome to summarize this post, copy it, link to it, save it, show a friend, or spread the word in any fashion. Most major cities have daily call-in talk radio shows. You can reach thousands of people at once. They should know the ugly truth. Be sure to quote the figures which prove that America's wealth is still being concentrated. I don't care who takes the credit. We are up against a tiny but very powerful minority who have more influence on the masses than any other group in history. They have the means to reach millions at once with outrageous political and commercial propaganda. Those of us who speak the ugly truth must work incredibly hard just to be heard.