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Old 04-01-2020, 07:37 PM
Gummee Gummee is offline
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Originally Posted by Black Dog View Post
Well said. The current drive to return to the gilded age and feudalism will not end well; the pandemic will only exacerbate this. The wealth is there to help those in need, however, redistributing the wealth is going to be interesting. Maybe time to start looking back to the tax structure of the most prosperous time in US history (post war). I think most people would be shocked at what they find.
This is not the first time and it won't be the last time that a percentage of people have more money/status/whatever than others.

Instead of focusing on wealth distribution, focus on 'how do *I* get there too?' That's a MUCH better question.

My buddy J has an idea that may need looking in to further...

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