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0 pointsnumbers_guy11mo ago0 comments

Question: if the jobs were off shored, but the resulting profits were shared more equally, would Americans still complain?

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Workaccount211mo ago

Yes, definitely yes.

America suffers from a flattened income curve. There are many many more people earning $100k+ today than in 1960 (inflation adjusted). America has an envy problem first, equality problem second, spoiled child problem third.

numbers_guyOP11mo ago

I would not necessarily say that the envy is unjustified. If you live in a rich country you ideally want all citizens to become wealthy. Else, irrespective of income, you will be lorded over by those who are magnitudes richer than you.

Workaccount211mo ago

I'm not talking about billionairs or the ultra wealthy. I am talking about the 60-90% top earners category.

You can cut out the top 10% of earners in the country and it still wouldn't do much to change the situation for those in the <60% earning percentiles.

To put it short; the reason you cannot afford a home isn't because of Bezos, Musk, and Blakrock. It's because the other bidders have STEM masters degrees and dual income high paying jobs, and probably a few hints of financial literacy thrown in too.

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potato373284211mo ago

I wouldn't expect "now that you've caught us we'll pay you to shut up" to go over well.

numbers_guyOP11mo ago

"Caught us" implies that the capitalists, the people who own the manufacturing plants, did something immoral, or illegal or under handed, but in the economic system that everyone championed in America, especially at that time, this was simply allowed. Seems like the fundamental anger is about the injustice of the economic system that leads to such consequences.

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Workaccount211mo ago

Yes, definitely yes.

numbers_guyOP11mo ago

Workaccount211mo ago

I'm not talking about billionairs or the ultra wealthy. I am talking about the 60-90% top earners category.

You can cut out the top 10% of earners in the country and it still wouldn't do much to change the situation for those in the <60% earning percentiles.

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potato373284211mo ago

I wouldn't expect "now that you've caught us we'll pay you to shut up" to go over well.

numbers_guyOP11mo ago

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