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In the United States there are about 500 billionaires. There are also 150 million U.S. gun owners in a declining middle class where dead end temp work is a life
by wturner 10y ago
In the United States there are about 500 billionaires. There are also 150 million U.S. gun owners in a declining middle class where dead end temp work is a lifestyle for a large part of the population and basic social well-being and security is an "issue". I can tell you from first hand experience, when you are in that state ... you are not in your right mind. If I was one of those 500 people I would be very paranoid.
- kbenson 10y agoMy understanding is that there's a few uber-rich that push for reform specifically because of this (or at least they use this argument on their less agreeable brethren). Being rich is only useful if there's enough stability to allow that fortune to be used.
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- mikeash 10y agoThat's an interesting perspective on the fact that gun rights and lower taxes for the wealthy are currently part of the same political movement.