Do liberals honestly believe that the rich only got that way by hurting the poor?

Willis Jeffords


capitalism is not zero-sum. if it were, why do we have cities, roads, technology, and other enduring testaments to wealth creation?

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28 Responses to Do liberals honestly believe that the rich only got that way by hurting the poor?

  8. IAmLegend August 18, 2009 at 10:02 am

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    Yes, they do… Unfortunately for them…

    Liberals have one thing on their mind… Themselves… They could care less what they do to their future generations, they only seem to care about the here and now…

  10. Stimpson J. Cat August 19, 2009 at 11:58 am

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    I don’t know if they honestly believe it but that theory creates class envy and divides people, making it easy to create an “us” against “them” mentality.

    People, overall, are richer now than they were 30 years ago. The tide has lifted all boats. (I just read that in “Better Investing” on Friday).

  13. xialou1 August 21, 2009 at 2:41 pm

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    study how money is made, the substance of it, what is it based on….
    it is a difficult concept but once you get it you will see that money is made from the blood, sweat and tears of the poor..

    also note that we are one unit of a body called humanity

    liken it to cells of the body all competing for what?

  14. Tokoloshemani August 23, 2009 at 1:30 pm

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    Liberals believe the rich got tax breaks, (which made them richer) and the middle class got higher prices. (which made them ………………….)
    Do you have enough brain cells to complete the sentence, Mr Super Capitalist?

    (And while you are ‘thinking’, go out and ask people what their lives were like under Liberal Bill Clinton)

  15. crabby_blindguy3 August 25, 2009 at 5:11 pm

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    No–liberals do not believe that. The claim that they do is simply neoconservative propaganda.

    What the right-wing wants you to believe is that ANY criticism of someones methods of acquiring wealth is somehow “anti-capitalist.” That is also false–and dangerous. Wealth-when earned by honest and legitimate work and investment–is to be praised. Wealth–when acquired through dishonesty or illegal actions-is not.

    There are no “blank check” tha texcuse a person from moral responsibility. Murdering wrkers–comonplace before World War 2–is murder, pure and simple. Failing to take reasonalble precautions for worker safety is wrong. Importing poisonous toys–or uying products from foreign companies that use child labor–is wrong. And so on.

    America is not a fascist country. We are not going to exonerate the wealthy if they have acquired their wealth ilegitimately–no matter how much the right-wing woud like us to do so.

  22. Jack September 3, 2009 at 3:31 am

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    Of course they do. They hate wealth (unless THEY have it). If someone else is wealthy, they MUST have gotten it by screwing someone else.

    It doesn’t occur to them that the creation of wealth helps EVERYONE.

    Love Jack

  23. Sky September 5, 2009 at 8:54 pm

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    The rich ARE hurting the poor.

    How do you explain Bush’s tax cuts for his wealthy buddies–while screwing the working poor and the lower middle class?

    You’re trying to insinuate that everyone has a chance at creating wealth. But the sad fact is, the majority of Americans are NOT wealthy and never will be–no matter how hard they try to aspire themselves. Only a small minority *are*. And even a smaller minority who are the super-rich.

    And these two groups of Americans do NOT need more of our tax-paying monies so they can get more rich while our own nation’s infrastructure (the roads, cities, and technology bases you harp about) continues to deteriorate at a good clip.

    But of course, you wouldn’t understand this.