High Income inequality is detrimental to a societies wellbeing.

In developed countries it is not over all income that determines the quality of it's life of the people but it's income income inequality. This is a fact.

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/richard_wilkinson.html

Health, number of people in prison, lifespan, social mobility, highschool graduation rates, homicide, and many other things.

If you want to live the american dream, go to Denmank.

It doesn't matter if this income equality comes from taxes or just smaller differences in pay.

I disagree. There will always be the haves, and the have nots. Any attempt to do anything about it causes more damage than it fixes.

No one should be surprised by this.

This really shouldn't be surprising to anybody. Of course a country that has a small number of super rich people and a large number of poor people is going to have some unrest. JML897

but people at all levels are affected, not just the poor.

I disagree. There will always be the haves, and the have nots. Any attempt to do anything about it causes more damage than it fixes.

airshocker

You are wrong. This isn't something that you can argue on a theoretical level because in the real world the numbers say that you are wrong. This is a fact.

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I disagree. There will always be the haves, and the have nots. Any attempt to do anything about it causes more damage than it fixes.

Guybrush_3

You are wrong. This isn't something that you can argue on a theoretical level because in the real world the numbers say that you are wrong. This is a fact.

I disagree. There will always be the haves, and the have nots. Any attempt to do anything about it causes more damage than it fixes.

airshocker

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I disagree. There will always be the haves, and the have nots. Any attempt to do anything about it causes more damage than it fixes.

Guybrush_3

You are wrong. This isn't something that you can argue on a theoretical level because in the real world the numbers say that you are wrong. This is a fact.

what kind of damage?ZumaJones07

Tax increases hurt those who are affected by it. It also disenfranchises them. That's the fix for income inequality by liberals.

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I disagree. There will always be the haves, and the have nots. Any attempt to do anything about it causes more damage than it fixes.

themajormayor

You are wrong. This isn't something that you can argue on a theoretical level because in the real world the numbers say that you are wrong. This is a fact.

well of course you are going to have some level of inequality in any democratic mostly capitalistic society but contries like denmark and japan have much less.

Why don't you go shine Romney's shoes more... We have had enough of **** the rich put us through. Rich people need to pay (yes I know a pun) but how do you think most get their money? Stepping on others.Banjo_Kongfooie

I'm perfectly fine with the rich stepping on you in order to make their money. People like you deserve to be stepped on.

[QUOTE="ZumaJones07"]what kind of damage?airshocker

Tax increases hurt those who are affected by it. It also disenfranchises them. That's the fix for income inequality by liberals.

Except that the countries that do that have a higher overall wellbeing across all levels, including the richest people.

Except that the countries that do that have a higher overall wellbeing across all levels, including the richest people.

Guybrush_3

I don't think we have the same definition of wellbeing.

[QUOTE="Banjo_Kongfooie"]Why don't you go shine Romney's shoes more... We have had enough of **** the rich put us through. Rich people need to pay (yes I know a pun) but how do you think most get their money? Stepping on others.airshocker

I'm perfectly fine with the rich stepping on you in order to make their money. People like you deserve to be stepped on.

What do you mean people like me?

I bet you laugh when banks forclose on houses.

What do you mean people like me?

I bet you laugh when banks forclose on houses.

Banjo_Kongfooie

Idiots?

Banks don't forclose on anything.

Excessive economic inequality, sure.

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Except that the countries that do that have a higher overall wellbeing across all levels, including the richest people.

airshocker

I don't think we have the same definition of wellbeing.

Well my definition includes stuff like health, lifespan, trust, happiess, you know, sh*t that actually matters, and your's inucludes... wealth?

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Except that the countries that do that have a higher overall wellbeing across all levels, including the richest people.

Guybrush_3

I don't think we have the same definition of wellbeing.

Well my definition includes stuff like health, lifespan, trust, happiess, you know, sh*t that actually matters, and your's inucludes... wealth?

Mine too as well as most rational thinking human beings.

Well my definition includes stuff like health, lifespan, trust, happiess, you know, sh*t that actually matter, and your's inucludes... wealth?

Guybrush_3

My health is pretty good, people live pretty damn long here, I don't trust the government on some things, but I do trust them on others, I'm very happy, just overtaxed.

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Except that the countries that do that have a higher overall wellbeing across all levels, including the richest people.

Guybrush_3

I don't think we have the same definition of wellbeing.

Well my definition includes stuff like health, lifespan, trust, happiess, you know, sh*t that actually matters, and your's inucludes... wealth?

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Well my definition includes stuff like health, lifespan, trust, happiess, you know, sh*t that actually matter, and your's inucludes... wealth?

airshocker

My health is pretty good, people live pretty damn long here, I don't trust the government on some things, but I do trust them on others, I'm very happy, just overtaxed.

President Obama lowered your taxes unless you are uber rich...

Romney raised taxes by 700 million when he was governor...

Why do you hate President Obama when you like less taxes?

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Well my definition includes stuff like health, lifespan, trust, happiess, you know, sh*t that actually matter, and your's inucludes... wealth?

airshocker

My health is pretty good, people live pretty damn long here, I don't trust the government on some things, but I do trust them on others, I'm very happy, just overtaxed.

Anecdotal evidence isn't worth much, especially when compared to people with thousands of data points.

President Obama lowered your taxes unless you are uber rich...

Romney raised taxes by 700 million when he was governor...

Why do you hate President Obama when you like less taxes?

Banjo_Kongfooie

No he didn't, President Bush lowered my taxes and Obama kept the tax cuts in place. He's also made my healthcare more expensive.

700 million what? Do you even know what you're talking about?

I don't hate President Obama, I don't like his policies.

Anecdotal evidence isn't worth much, especially when compared to people with thousands of data points.

Guybrush_3

What's anecdotal? I didn't tell you a story about somebody, slick. I told you about me.

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Anecdotal evidence isn't worth much, especially when compared to people with thousands of data points.

airshocker

What's anecdotal? I didn't tell you a story about somebody, slick. I told you about me.

and to me that's an anecdote. You're just a random person on the internet. You aren't representative of the average person.

and to me that's an anecdote. You're just a random person on the internet. You aren't representative of the average person.

Guybrush_3

:lol: Last I checked you were trying to convince me that I have sh*tty living conditions and now I'm not representative of anything? Ooookay.

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Well my definition includes stuff like health, lifespan, trust, happiess, you know, sh*t that actually matter, and your's inucludes... wealth?

Guybrush_3

My health is pretty good, people live pretty damn long here, I don't trust the government on some things, but I do trust them on others, I'm very happy, just overtaxed.

Anecdotal evidence isn't worth much, especially when compared to people with thousands of data points.

No he didn't, President Bush lowered my taxes and Obama kept the tax cuts in place.

airshocker

Every time this topic brings up, it reminds me of the Simpsons episode where Mr. Burns blocks the sun and everyone just begrudgingly let him do everything he wants just because he can.

but taxes under obama for the middle class have been lowered.ZumaJones07

No they haven't. The Bush Tax Cuts were never gone. How could they have been lowered again if they didn't expire?

If you're talking about the payroll tax cut, that's chump change compared to the Bush tax cuts.

Income inequality is detrimental to society's wellbeing?

Income inequality is detrimental to society's wellbeing?

BossPerson

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President Obama lowered your taxes unless you are uber rich...

Romney raised taxes by 700 million when he was governor...

Why do you hate President Obama when you like less taxes?

airshocker

No he didn't, President Bush lowered my taxes and Obama kept the tax cuts in place. He's also made my healthcare more expensive.

700 million what? Do you even know what you're talking about?

I don't hate President Obama, I don't like his policies.

Do a google search... Romney raised taxes and destroyed jobs.

Do a google search... Romney raised taxes and destroyed jobs.

Banjo_Kongfooie

No, that's not how this works. The burden of proof lies with you.

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My health is pretty good, people live pretty damn long here, I don't trust the government on some things, but I do trust them on others, I'm very happy, just overtaxed.

Mafiree

Anecdotal evidence isn't worth much, especially when compared to people with thousands of data points.

How? stricter sentencing is a negative marker of societies that have greater income inequality.

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Income inequality is detrimental to society's wellbeing?

themajormayor

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Income inequality is detrimental to society's wellbeing?

BossPerson

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and to me that's an anecdote. You're just a random person on the internet. You aren't representative of the average person.

airshocker

:lol: Last I checked you were trying to convince me that I have sh*tty living conditions and now I'm not representative of anything? Ooookay.

because you certainly don't undstand studies and looking at your other posts you're none too familar with tax policies.

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Do a google search... Romney raised taxes and destroyed jobs.

airshocker

No, that's not how this works. The burden of proof lies with you.

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Anecdotal evidence isn't worth much, especially when compared to people with thousands of data points.

Guybrush_3

How? stricter sentencing is a negative marker of societies that have greater income inequality.

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[QUOTE="themajormayor"] as coolbeans said it should be EXCESSIVE income equality. Some income equality is definitely needed.

themajormayor

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Do a google search... Romney raised taxes and destroyed jobs.

Banjo_Kongfooie

No, that's not how this works. The burden of proof lies with you.

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[QUOTE="BossPerson"] well if you're just gonna say Income inequality is detrimental to society's wellbeing then it sounds like Income inequality to ANY extent is detrimental

BossPerson

Income inequality is detrimental to society's wellbeing?

BossPerson

because you certainly don't undstand studies and looking at your other posts you're none too familar with tax policies.

Guybrush_3

I do understand studies, I'm just not coming to the same conclusion you are.

What tax policies am I unfamiliar with?