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2014-04-07 Home Front: Culture Wars

Ben Stein: Poverty and income inequality

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Posted by Besoeker 2014-04-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

Posted by Deadeye Ghibelline9981 2014-04-07 00:51|| 2014-04-07 00:51|| Front Page Top

#2 'Human free will' is not a term found in most lefty documents other than to repudiate its existence. To them we're all creatures of our DNA and programming (natural or man made) deserving to be ruled in their hierarchical political domain.

Posted by Procopius2k 2014-04-07 09:03|| 2014-04-07 09:03|| Front Page Top

#3 Unless you make EVERYONE completely equal, you will always have relative poverty.

On the other hand, poor people in America are much better off than poor people in many other countries.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2014-04-07 11:28|| 2014-04-07 11:28|| Front Page Top

#4 Unless you make EVERYONE completely equal, you will always have relative poverty.

That would involve restraining the top 2% that drive everything.

Posted by gorb 2014-04-07 11:44|| 2014-04-07 11:44|| Front Page Top

#5 Unless you make EVERYONE completely equal, you will always have relative poverty.

In death we're all equal. Socialism - 100 million dead in the 20th Century, and still counting.

Posted by Procopius2k 2014-04-07 12:01|| 2014-04-07 12:01|| Front Page Top

#6 Unless you make EVERYONE completely equal, you will always have relative poverty.

Harrison Bergeron to the white courtesy phone.

Posted by AlanC 2014-04-07 12:11|| 2014-04-07 12:11|| Front Page Top

#7 There is an immense amount of income inequality here and everywhere. I am not sure why that is a bad thing.

I am, hard work yields pay, no hard work, no pay, seems simple Yes? (No it's not enough, that's why you work. For more)

Robbery is not hard work, that's why we have Jail, so hard work is relatively easier.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2014-04-07 12:25|| 2014-04-07 12:25|| Front Page Top

#8 I bet if they got hungry enough they'd be willing to work.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2014-04-07 13:54|| 2014-04-07 13:54|| Front Page Top

#9 Being a criminal is like any other job RJ. Crime doesn't pay (unless you do it everyday).

It's all about the work ethic, the families know this. A made man isn't lazy.

Posted by Shipman 2014-04-07 16:45|| 2014-04-07 16:45|| Front Page Top

#10 Neither is a made-woman lazy, Shipman. Let's be inclusive and say a made-person.

Posted by rammer 2014-04-07 22:20|| 2014-04-07 22:20|| Front Page Top

#11 And animals. Animals have rights, too!

Posted by gorb 2014-04-07 22:38|| 2014-04-07 22:38|| Front Page Top

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