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There are three problems with your statement. First that you assume that we don't have givers and takers right now. Second that you imply that takers are the

• kiliantics 8y ago
  Yes. The real issue is that the resentment is between givers and givers. Middle class and working poor are all being screwed over. But the wealthy takers have convinced many of the middle class that their perceived austerity is due to the lazy welfare-takers. And that the "job-givers" (i.e. wealth takers) should be lauded for the part they play.
• habosa 8y ago
  To be clear I was not saying the characterization of the poor as "takers" is fair, I was just saying that's how they will be labeled by society a large.