The rich are getting richer

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If you want to go by that broad definition then everyone is a parasite. Every dependent child is a parasite upon their parents. There is no man or women on this earth who has never relied on someone else without giving the exact same in return. But if you're going to be scientific about it, parasites are biological organisms that have specifically evolved to rely on a host for nourishment. Human beings are social creatures that tend to work together, even if that sometimes means taking care of the young/old/weak/sick/disabled etc... who may not have the capacity to contribute as much as more able members of society. That does not mean those people are biological "parasites".

Applying the word "parasite" to human beings appears to be nothing more than a cruel insult since it isn't a scientifically accurate description of any human being. It's a hateful word used to dehumanize groups of people, nothing more. Lets see... it was a word commonly used by European anti-semites, leading up to the Holocaust. It was used in Stalinist Russia to describe certain "enemies" who were then killed by the millions. It was used by Hutu militants in Rawanda to describe Tutsis before slaughtering close to a million of them. Sounds more like hate speech to me. It shouldn't be used to describe any class of human beings, rich or poor.

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It is tiresome that people insist on the utter delusion that everything they got they did it out of themselves and only themselves and never got any kind of help nor were lucky.

It is a terrible delusion, completely not based on logic nor is there any empirical example of anyone actually getting close to such thing.

Truth is if you are 0 years old or older, you have already been helped a lot.

It is particularly a disgrace when somebody who made their profits thanks to modern technology to say such thing. That computer you use in your work is the product of (and I mean it) at least hundreds of work from people in many different areas.

Uhh no actually that computer is the product of one person's work- Jesus

Why is there such an urge to hate the Better People in our society?

Most of the Proles are dull and stupid.

ruveyn

wealthy does not = better person, I think it's that mentality that pisses people off...thinking ones economic status determines if they are a better or worse person and all just seems pretty stupid if you ask me.

I'd agree the ones that vote for Republicans are pretty stupid.

The one's that vote for Democrats because they think they are better than the Repub. are just as bad.

My sister tells me that if I am so smart why don't I have a million dollars?

I no longer believe the mantra that both parties are "equally bad". The Repubs are definitely pushing a harder and harder ideological line and moving the center farther and farther right. It's so pathetic that the "center" in congress is now way to the right of true public opinion. I blame apathetic progressives for this. Conservatives have the edge because they have much more partisan loyalty and will vote for Mittens even if they would prefer someone even farther right, such is their hatred of Obama. Progressives need to adapt a more pragmatic attitude or things will get much much worse.

Of course the democrats want to be seen as better than the republicans......I still think both the democrats and republicans are pretty much just as bad.

Turns out that the simple but unspoken fact of that matter is that ya can't get rich by working for somebody else! You have to own PROPERTY and/or CAPITAL. If you are born and raised without either one and can't manage to discover an opportunity to get your hands on at least 1 of those 2 things, you'll never become wealthy. I'm tired of conservatives trying desperately to argue that the Land of Opportunity myth is anything more than pipe dream for most people. Those who have wealth obviously want to keep what they have, and in order to do that they must actively work to prevent others from getting wealthy. That's how how capitalism works. After all, it is not enough to succeed, others must fail.

If we stick with the 2 party system we will be in hell forever.

It is true that wealthy does not equal better. But many of the better people (people who are smart and energetic) manage to either get rich or make a good living. The Proles of the industrial unions and the unskilled labor pool tend to drag their knuckles when they way.

Give them beer and t.v. an d they are happy.

ruyven

give capitalists money and they are happy.......regardless of anything else going on.

Let's give Bill Gates a tax break so the economy can be stimulated.

Entrepreneurs tend to be pro-active and busy types. They just like doing stuff and getting stuff done. You typical industrial Prole is a knuckle dragger and a couch potato.

ruveyn