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armyowalgreens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 05:00 PM Original message |
Do we need a wealthy class in order to maintain society? |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 05:01 PM Response to Original message |
1. Define "wealthy". |
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armyowalgreens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 05:03 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. hmmm... I'm really trying to focus on the hyper wealthy. |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 05:07 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. What function do they serve? |
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armyowalgreens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 06:04 PM Response to Reply #8 |
20. Well a lot of the hyper wealthy provide the financial means for businesses and other projects. |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 06:07 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. No, their wealth does that. |
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armyowalgreens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 06:16 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Agreed. That's why I asked the question in the OP. |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 05:04 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. And define "society"... depends on what one expects society to be. nt |
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armyowalgreens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 06:03 PM Response to Reply #3 |
19. Society in this context means the entire community in the US. |
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eShirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 05:05 PM Response to Original message |
4. the wealthy work hard? |
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deaniac21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 05:05 PM Response to Original message |
5. It should be a graduate level course. |
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virgogal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 05:05 PM Response to Original message |
6. The definition of the word "society"varies. Means different thing to different |
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opihimoimoi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 05:06 PM Response to Original message |
7. Do we see Wealthy animals, insects, birds, etc???There are many clues from Mother Nature |
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juno jones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 06:05 PM Response to Reply #7 |
21. Consider the lilies.... |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 05:08 PM Response to Original message |
9. I don't know that we need a wealthy class; but any system without it is tyrranical |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 05:11 PM Response to Original message |
10. Depends upon which economic theory and model you wish to adhere to the society. |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 05:11 PM Response to Original message |
11. The wealthy don't work harder than others |
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izquierdista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 05:11 PM Response to Original message |
12. It did until money was invented |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 05:14 PM Response to Original message |
13. I think it does serve an incentive purpose |
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NightWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 05:16 PM Response to Original message |
14. kings and slaves, lords and serfs, ceo's and minimum wagers |
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CrispyQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 05:27 PM Response to Original message |
15. I don't think the problem is class as much as it's a lack of community. |
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LostInAnomie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 05:29 PM Response to Original message |
16. They'd like for us to believe we do. |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 05:40 PM Response to Original message |
17. I think we could point to the events of the last 30 years of so... |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 05:44 PM Response to Original message |
18. you will always have the wealthy. always the poor. and always the in the middle |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 06:05 PM Response to Original message |
22. Only for eating |
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Vidar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 06:15 PM Response to Original message |
24. The Robber Class is only necessary to itself. |
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FiveGoodMen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 06:20 PM Response to Original message |
26. Absolutely! |
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armyowalgreens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 06:33 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. I'll have to save that. |
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emilyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 07:00 PM Response to Original message |
28. How many times in your lifetime has |
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