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Just look at those comments. The readers of the NYTs place the blame for poverty squarely on two groups: The rich, and Republicans. The first are guilty of "n
by mynameishere 13y ago
Just look at those comments. The readers of the NYTs place the blame for poverty squarely on two groups: The rich, and Republicans. The first are guilty of "not sharing"--which implies they (the readers) believe in a zero-sum economy. The latter are guilty for not wanting higher taxes, ie, for not forcing the rich to share. So, a single fallacy rules their world view.
- EGreg 13y agoThe US GDP does grow but at 2% - 3% a year. Just because something is not totally a zero-sum game doesn't mean no one is losing money. As a simple example, if I sell you a stock and it goes up, that's money you made and I lost out on. And if vice versa, then it's money I made instead of you. Things can happen that transfer wealth way faster than the GDP grows. For example, repeal of Glass-Steagall caused much risky speculation by banks with funds that were backed by depositors at banks. So depositors and shareholders has to be bailed out by the taxpayer. Or the 1980s CORBA bill that says emergency rooms must treat everyone regardless of ability to pay. These things add up.
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- ImprovedSilence 13y ago>> Just look at those comments ugh, no thanks. I find the comments sections in news articles destroys my faith in humanity even more than youtube comments these days....