tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153860717386905479.post4199086357526544887..comments2023-04-02T05:53:22.324-07:00Comments on 365 and a Wake Up: PerspectiveClarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17084369711587089215noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153860717386905479.post-40288428798804168242012-08-27T19:17:38.374-07:002012-08-27T19:17:38.374-07:00Seriously, do you really believe that the 1 % has ...Seriously, do you really believe that the 1 % has earned all of their money? That the tax breaks, back room deals and other various and sundry loopholes for their money are all earned? And that the money that they receive from all of this is not subtracting from the over well being of the average person? That they sacrificed and sweat, and gave up many things to be where they are? I can assure you that a good many of them did not. Most of them live off of dividends that their great grandparents money is spinning off, or tax deductions that benefit them and them alone. Please explain to me why their capital gains are not taxed as income. Oh and do you suppose that those people who started from nothing and work every day 100% to their ability, who do in fact sacrifice a great deal just to have what they have, could do just a little more and they too could have the money that the 1% could have. Really there are even less than 1% that are truly self made, who started from nothing and made millions. I'm not suggesting that people should be given what they did not earn. But make no mistake many of the 1 % were given just that. Also hard work and sacrifice are not as highly valued as you might think. Unless you are doing said hard work and sacrifice in an industry that monetarily rewards it, you will never be in the 1 %. Oh and even from a health and fitness standpoint, there are many people who might make the same sacrifices as an elite athlete, but may never be able to compete. If you are short , you won't be tall. So if being tall is what you are after... You are SOL . No amount of work is going to change that. This argument only holds water if you are all starting from the same place, and you know that this is simply not the case.loveaphidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10445718048270860104noreply@blogger.com