Spread The Wealth (Page 4)

Not quite true.

Socialism is when there is either state or collective ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods, and the creation of an egalitarian society in which wealth and power are distributed more evenly.

 No but its fine line.  If a football owner has only 100 mil to spend on his team does he pay 99 mil on one guy and 1 mill on the rest of the 54 players? Nope a superstar can not make the team.  Yes your QB will get paid alot but without a line to protect him or receivers to throw to the QB is nothing. 

This assuming the owner will even pay 100 mil because if he can only pay 75 mil he makes 25 mil more.  

I think you have to quanitify what poor is.. I know some teachers making 50K a year... 50K is pretty good income. I am sure some people on here would like to make that much.
Yes some people believe that SOME of the poor do not work hard and some of the poor do not.

My question to you is this... Why do you feel the people who have worked their azz off and have made some money for themselves and to pass down to their kids, why do you feel they should have to part with it and give it to the people who have not worked as hard?

I don't think anyone should have to part with their money, rich or poor.    I just feel that being rich or poor is not indication of your work ethic but various socioeconomic matters.   I would love to be rich but not if it meant I would feel that those that have less myself are just plain lazy.   I am not a big fan of "distributing the wealth" or a big tax increase for those with large incomes but rather some sort of society (call it "Utopia) where there is fairness in income.

 THis is kind of off the subject but you know what I hate?  Kindergarten graduations or middle school graduations!!!  What are kidding me, you having a celebration for successfully completing the easiest time you will ever have in an academic setting.   My son's babysitter had a 8th graduation party over the summer.  She raked in thousands of $$$, a laptop, and a bunch of other crap, plus my wife even got her something.  For getting through 8th graduation.   It is the greatest example of rewarding mediocrity.  But I digress.

Yeah well I'm still paying off my preschool student loans!!

Dude, have some consideration for others. Kindergarten was the toughest 3 years of my life.

 THis is kind of off the subject but you know what I hate?  Kindergarten graduations or middle school graduations!!!  What are kidding me, you having a celebration for successfully completing the easiest time you will ever have in an academic setting.   My son's babysitter had a 8th graduation party over the summer.  She raked in thousands of $$$, a laptop, and a bunch of other crap, plus my wife even got her something.  For getting through 8th graduation.   It is the greatest example of rewarding mediocrity.  But I digress.

lately I think we have seen plenty of EXPERIENCED 7-figure executives that have run their company into the ground.  They get their golden parachute...the workers get screwed!

ETA "Experienced"

 I don't agree that some are wondering why people make large salaries and why some don't. The question seems to be why there is such a gap in income, and why that gap is growing. Perhaps if I get a little extra time (or if someone feels particularly helpful), I will find some information on the widening income discrepancy between the "have's" and the "have not's". This is an appropriate question because it changes the dynamics of the society, and the price of entry into the middle class is much different than before. Has it changed the "American Dream"? Is it possible for someone to work hard and move up in our society? What are the barriers that exist for immigrants? How has that changed over the years? How will this affect our relations with people in different socio-economic classes? It's easy for us to sit here and say "work harder"! without thinking about the underlying issues that arise from this growing discrepancy.