Re: {ot} Who are the 99 percent?

Conscience wrote:
On 2011-10-12 01:50:47 -0700, Fatter Than Ever Moe <HardTimes@TheFarm> said:

Reverse socialism, the wealth and power is shared by 1% the other 99% get the crumbs they drop.
The ugly side of austerity,
"These are not rants against the system. They’re not anarchist manifestos. They’re not calls for a revolution. They’re small stories of people who played by the rules, did what they were told, and now have nothing to show for it. Or, worse, they have tens of thousands in debt to show for it."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/post/who-are-the-99-percent/2011/08/25/gIQAt87jKL_blog.html


Nice,

pretty rhetoric. Pure bullshit.

No one ever forced anyone to get into debt. Played by the rules? How about seduced by wanting what they can't afford?


Hummmm,
I am about to start thinking maybe your mind can't be changed....
When are the markets going to turn back down?
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