tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749955731953911627.post8005125493479150739..comments2023-11-02T04:53:05.386-05:00Comments on kc bob: The Wealth Gapkc bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17440862813109808755noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749955731953911627.post-39808606692093279472010-12-13T15:22:15.307-06:002010-12-13T15:22:15.307-06:00Hi Bob,
I have no doubt your Ann and I would enjo...Hi Bob,<br /><br />I have no doubt your Ann and I would enjoy conversing about any number of things....perhaps even our husbands' sweet foibles! LOL! ;) My love of history came from having a WW2 veteran who'd served under General Patton as a high school history teacher. Mr. Jones really knew how to make history REAL to me, instead of merely drumming dry facts and dates into our heads. <br /><br />Hugs to you and Ann!crownringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18091550580924650465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749955731953911627.post-71590009241342170002010-12-13T12:24:03.633-06:002010-12-13T12:24:03.633-06:00@crownring - What an insightful response! I think ...@crownring - What an insightful response! I think that you and Ann would have a great discussion on those revolutions. She has shared similar thoughts with me.kc bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17440862813109808755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749955731953911627.post-24946071281309912972010-12-13T12:19:46.932-06:002010-12-13T12:19:46.932-06:00There are different ways of thinking about this, B...There are different ways of thinking about this, Bob, some of them quite unsettling.......<br /><br />The French and Russian Revolutions came to mind while I was reading your post. The real danger in the wealth gap is that when times become very hard, the have nots can be manipulated by evil individuals with an extreme lust for power and a strong command of language. The French Revolution did not usher in democracy for France, it merely deposed/murdered a king and queen and opened the way for Napoleon Bonaparte to become an emperor with a lust for conquest. If anything, most of France's poor suffered even more during the revolution and under Napoleon than it did under a somewhat benign monarchy. Pretty much the same can be said for the Russian Revolution. Wealth in itself is not evil. Only wealth gained and used unwisely and evilly is cause for concern.crownringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18091550580924650465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749955731953911627.post-563547447425200012010-12-13T12:07:46.053-06:002010-12-13T12:07:46.053-06:00Thanks for responding ED. I resonate with what you...Thanks for responding ED. I resonate with what you said. The reason I did not include the complete quote is because I only included the part that Politifact.com substantiated. The rest is probably true but I did not have the interest in validating that part of his remarks myself.kc bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17440862813109808755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749955731953911627.post-74250992490434691142010-12-13T11:42:11.898-06:002010-12-13T11:42:11.898-06:00Thank you for this timely post.
You left out the ...Thank you for this timely post.<br /><br />You left out the best part of the Sanders quote, Bob. It continues: "The percentage of income going to the top 1 percent has nearly tripled since the 1970s."<br /><br />We have been in class warfare for decades, Bob, and the wealthiest Americans are winning big. And while Gates and friends have made news with their generosity, the fact is that giving as a % of total income goes DOWN as income rises.<br /><br />The new tax cuts for seven middle class Americans is not enough to pay the interest on the money this country must borrow to give one millionaire his extra tax cut.<br /><br />All patriots need to be concerned. When you look back at history and try to understand why dynasties collapsed -- it's almost always because of an unsustainable gap between the haves and the have nots -- a gap i fear we are rapidly approaching.Ed G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08870533414070848501noreply@blogger.com