SmoothTalker
Master Don Juan
Bonhomme, read up on the living conditions of a French peasant before the French Revolution. Compared with the insane, UNEARNED, unimaginable wealth of the aristocracy, there was a gap probably 50 times over what we have today between the rich and the poor.
Hell, translating historical figures wealth into modern dollars, Gates and Buffet aren't even that rich. I've heard esimates for Henry Ford's wealth in the 200 billion + range, not to mention the Rockafellers, Vanderbilts, etc.
By comparison to revolutionary France, even the worst ghetto in America isn't that badly off, and lets face it, only a small portion of the population, not the vast masses, is that poor. So no, there's not going to be any violent uprising against the rich..
And poonani, you go and enjoy your union while it lasts. Do you know what a union actually is? It's a monopoly on labour, yep, the same kind everyone *****es about. Not to mention for companies providing public services, strikes are bordering on terrorist action, but even still, unions REDUCE the number of jobs available and only protect those that are already set. On top of that, I don't think your contract can protect you when the company goes under.
And you've outlined my exact point from before when you mentioned that you can finish working, then go home and forget about it. Well good for you, but if somebody takes on a lot more responsibility, puts in more hours, and stresses himself out about his career/business, why the hell does he not deserve more?
Hell, translating historical figures wealth into modern dollars, Gates and Buffet aren't even that rich. I've heard esimates for Henry Ford's wealth in the 200 billion + range, not to mention the Rockafellers, Vanderbilts, etc.
By comparison to revolutionary France, even the worst ghetto in America isn't that badly off, and lets face it, only a small portion of the population, not the vast masses, is that poor. So no, there's not going to be any violent uprising against the rich..
And poonani, you go and enjoy your union while it lasts. Do you know what a union actually is? It's a monopoly on labour, yep, the same kind everyone *****es about. Not to mention for companies providing public services, strikes are bordering on terrorist action, but even still, unions REDUCE the number of jobs available and only protect those that are already set. On top of that, I don't think your contract can protect you when the company goes under.
And you've outlined my exact point from before when you mentioned that you can finish working, then go home and forget about it. Well good for you, but if somebody takes on a lot more responsibility, puts in more hours, and stresses himself out about his career/business, why the hell does he not deserve more?