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To: koan who wrote (8157)2/4/2012 11:07:30 PM
From: TimF1 Recommendation  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 85487
 
The rich "win" mostly through their creation of wealth, and usually by causing others to win more than they do (a highly compensated employee, or someone who starts a business, rarely realizes all of the benefit he creates)

In terms of tax structure and wealth transfer they lose, but not as much as they win by their own wealth creation, they do end up wealthier after all. Of course that's pretty much a tautology, you look at the class defined by being wealthy, and see that they are wealthy, not exactly a big surprise.



To: koan who wrote (8157)2/5/2012 9:53:25 AM
From: longnshort7 Recommendations  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 85487
 
yeah now Buffet is a good guy, not a rich old meany. Yeah he's keeping his money when he dies and not giving any to the gov, but he says nice things about the poor and how how wants to get tax more, but not about extra tax on dividends and capital gains (his bread and butter) only on payroll tax because he doesn't get a salary

and the only reason he says this crap is to keep you wackos from storming his castle and you buy it


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