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26. the rich get hungry fast. (nt)

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I don't know about you but I am getting sick of the wealthy in this country [View all] Stargazer99 May 10 OP

"When the people shall have nothing more to eat, they will eat the rich." - Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) sop May 10 #1

Eat the Rich. Dave Bowman May 10 #3

Did you see some of the comments on YouTube. :O C Moon Monday #50

Absolutely. And greed is a nasty addiction which is making people suffer . 🙁 Dave Bowman Monday #51

and when we've had our fill of the rich, we'll turn our appetites to the peasants - robespierre, paraphrased TheProle May 10 #25

just remember... ret5hd May 10 #2

unfortunately justsomeguy01 May 10 #24

the rich get hungry fast. (nt) ret5hd May 10 #26

It's God's swill! usonian May 10 #4

The stock market is an elemental spirit, a hungry ghost captured and enslaved by capitalism's witch doctors Ponietz May 10 #12

But why must the rich pay any taxes? OGBuzz May 10 #5

sarcasm ? dave99 May 10 #7

Oh yes, I'm dripping with it but I couldn't find the emoji to attach to the post. OGBuzz May 10 #9

"GETTING"?! (Caps mine) I'm WAAAY PAST Mme Defarge Time! ColoringFool May 10 #6

With the ballroom and redecorating Figarosmom May 10 #19

With the proper cuts... sop May 10 #28

And recently the House Republicans proposed a Capital Gains tax cut to stimulate the economy because the extremely ChicagoTeamster May 10 #8

'Getting'?? OldBaldy1701E May 10 #10

My thoughts exactly. Bluetus May 10 #23

A lot of MAGA, like prosperity gospel, is founded on the idea that you can join their ranks. Ilikepurple Monday #54

70-some million people voted for him in 2026. Many millions are changing their minds. Bluetus Monday #60

It looks like a few have it figured it out and used their critical thinking skills-congratulations Stargazer99 May 10 #11

Billionaires should not exist VanceFan May 10 #13

A vigilante like Luigi should assassinate someone like Pritzker? MichMan May 10 #32

Mangione is a deranged, gun humping POS MURDERER Skittles May 10 #47

Good, decent people share the wealth Grim Chieftain May 10 #14

At my husband's office, he would talk to the custodians when they were in the office. cksmithy May 10 #30

Good people Grim Chieftain May 10 #31

Obscenely wealthy people become emotionally stunted, at high risk for committing "Social Murder" jmbar2 May 10 #15

With 330 million people living in this country PCB66 Monday #55

No one elected Elon Musk jmbar2 Monday #59

They prove the old adage "Money can't buy happiness". Maybe there should be a new one like: "Excessive wealth turns you Fil1957 May 10 #16

it must kill them that they have to eventually die Skittles May 10 #40

This message was self-deleted by its author kimbutgar May 10 #17

The main problem in this country is the rich don't have enough money. tetedur May 10 #18

I think that every time I see an A-list celebrity in a fucking commercial Skittles May 10 #41

Shakespeare amended: lastlib May 10 #20

huh? Skittles May 10 #42

It can be applied figuratively. lastlib May 10 #45

They are a lot sicker of all of us, I imagine... displacedvermoter May 10 #21

I've been seeing rich people get their taxes cut for almost 50 years..... lastlib May 10 #22

There are hundreds of millions of us and a few thousand of them. BlueTsunami2018 May 10 #27

Friend, I have been sick of them for over a half-century misanthrope May 10 #29

Being anticapitalist is being antihuman. gulliver May 10 #33

I agree. Haggard Celine Monday #52

At some degree of unregulation when does capitalism become something else? harumph Monday #56

I hesitate to call these extreme capitalists anarchists. Haggard Celine Monday #57

It seems like a situation of regulatory capture to enable monopolies and thereby increase rent seeking profits. harumph Monday #58

Nah, this is antihuman ck4829 Tuesday #61

All the countries on the list are capitalist gulliver Tuesday #62

I want a government that will take all their money. GoodRaisin May 10 #34

I have never had a problem PCB66 May 10 #35

You don't have to hate them while still wanting a fairer system. AZ8theist May 10 #37

Post # 13 wants them all murdered MichMan May 10 #38

The uber wealthy in this country Quanto Magnus May 10 #36

Who are the rich? The 1%? That would include a lot of Democrats, somsai May 10 #39

I'm Just Surprised How Fast Normal Folks Roll Over modrepub May 10 #43

What standard is used to define who is wealthy? LogDog75 May 10 #44

USA: Land of Predators moondust May 10 #46

"I think it's a mercy we haven't hung them all." Ford_Prefect May 10 #48

I just rewatched "Capitalism a love story" proud patriot May 10 #49

There are a few notable decent ones. This one, for example: Buns_of_Fire Monday #53

A few decent ones are not the many and it is no excuse for the greed we see in this country Stargazer99 Saturday #63