400 Americans richer than half of all Americans combined

Posted on Friday, March 11, 2011 at 08:38 AM

Larger Text

E-mail

24 Comments

RSS

24 comments

Previous Page 2 of 2 pages

McNabb1966 | Mar 11, 2011, 09:23 PM EST

Got the new Michael Moore talking points, huh? Fine, wrap yourself in that silly security blanket of cluelessness. But do us all a favor and stop calling yourself "Democrats" or "Liberals" or "Progressives" and just call yourself what you are: COMMUNISTS. And then move to a country where the conditions are less egregious and you can be "free" from "slavery." I hear that things are much more "equal" in Cuba, for instance. But since Cahir has got himself some figures I'll throw these into the mix. The total wealth of ALL the billionaires in the United States is $1.3 trillion. Take it all away from them and apply the entire amount to the 2011 Federal deficit ($1.6 trillion). And then, since you've wiped all the evil rich people, figure out what to do about the remaining $300 billion of this year's deficit. And then you can make your plans for 2012...and 2013...and 2014... Based on the level of economic understanding being displayed by the Leftists on here, my suggestion would be that when you make good your escape from the gulag that is the United States, you flee to a place where the economy is small enough for even you to understand.

Report abuse

jamthecat | Mar 11, 2011, 06:11 PM EST

What rpmschevy fails to note is that he and others like him are helping those 400 get even richer off their own backs, and I just don't understand that. He and his ilk are more concerned about people in poverty not paying taxes and "getting something for nothing" than they are with the fact that the rich are looting the US treasury, stealing people's savings and violating every law there is on the books, all with the help of both Democrats AND Republicans. That's seriously insane.

Report abuse

rpmschevy | Mar 11, 2011, 05:44 PM EST

While this may be true, what this liberal website keeps failing to state or show, is that we our at the point where nearly half of the people in this country, who, if they vote, vote democrat, pay no taxes at all. People read that again, nearly 50% of the people in this great country pay no taxes. Instead those of who are generally considered, or were, the most productive people in the world, pay for nearly half of this country to live and be non-producers. All because Democrats do not want to hold people responsible for their actions.

Report abuse

FastEddy | Mar 11, 2011, 05:12 PM EST

seaomelbourne: "The richest 1% got there by climbing over the backs of the middle class and 50% of the middle class vote for the GOP the party of the 1%. ..." ... and have been paying big taxes all along the way. The wealthiest 2% pay 95% of all US income taxes, fines, fees, tithes and tributes. Exxon/Mobile pays more taxes every year than ALL US income taxpayers. So, what do you want seao? All of it?

Report abuse

seanomelbourne | Mar 11, 2011, 05:04 PM EST

The richest 1% got there by climbing over the backs of the middle class and 50% of the middle class vote for the GOP the party of the 1%. They are constantly told that they can rise to the 1% Level by hard work the chances of attaining the 1% is about 1in 3,500,000,.You certainly can fool half of the people all of the time.

Report abuse

Nicomax | Mar 11, 2011, 12:34 PM EST

We can skip over these charts at our peril. If you say anything, or promote policy changes, you are accused of class warfare, often by those at the bottom of the economic barrel.

Report abuse

LoyalCitizen | Mar 11, 2011, 11:48 AM EST

It is certainly and advertisement for education having a well ordered society where a few have too much.

Report abuse

curranart | Mar 11, 2011, 11:06 AM EST

It wouldnt be hard to dig out whos the wealthiest 400 in Ireland after the last 15 years.

Report abuse

DLW12183 | Mar 11, 2011, 09:49 AM EST

Entitlements don't make you wealthy. It only keeps you up with the majority.

Report abuse

Previous Page 2 of 2 pages