Thebrownblob
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I spent a lot of time helping at a homeless shelter. Those people believe I am wealthy because to them I probably am, sadly.
The Scourge of America with Integrity (On Topic Only Please)
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Thebrownblob
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OK tell me where I’m wrong?
Fred's Myth
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Have you looked around you at the gender confused, the hamas supporters, blm, border igniters, police defenders, ad infinitum, ad nauseum??????
Where the capital friend are you going to find this reasonable person, and how will you get a consensus.
I believe you’re brain dead.
Integrity
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That doesn’t matter.
No reasonable person would view my assets or my income as being one that encourages or even makes possible the absurd accumulation of wealth.
Thebrownblob
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Some people believe in killing babies is reasonable. Some people believe mutilating children is reasonable. This is all very subjective my friend. There is no such thing as just reasonable people.
Integrity
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Integrity
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You must not understand the reasonable person approach to thinking things out.
Thebrownblob
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You’re wrong they definitely would. I’ve met them. You’re so well off you’re blind to the plight of a whole group of people you don’t know about. Just the idea of having a permanent place to live. Makes no sense to them.
And the sad part is if I gave them all of my money and worldly possessions, they would waste it all on booze and drugs.
Integrity
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I think this is an unreasonable approach to this discussion. I am trying to be reasonable.
Thebrownblob
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So am I I just pointed out to you some people think those things are reasonable. Am I wrong?
Integrity
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I disagree.
Why would you give anybody all your money? That’s not reasonable, IMO.
Thebrownblob
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If I gave them 91% lol what’s the difference? They would waste every bit of it on booze and drugs. Even they wouldn’t disagree.
Integrity
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I don’t think that you are right about this and all those things you mentioned as well.
Except we've already established that you would have people either pay 0% in income tax or 91% of their income in tax, depending on their income. In 1960 the progressive income tax had a top bracket of 91% at $200,000 or higher for singles, $400,000 for couples.
That doesn't mean that they paid 91% of all their income, just 91% above those numbers. Their income below those amounts were taxed at lower rates that grew progressively higher. If you were poor you paid little.
But wait there's more. In today's dollars it takes more than 10 times more dollars to have the equivalent to those amounts in 1960. So if you thought you were going to take 91% of $200,000+ in income, or $400,000+ depending on if single or a couple, from everyone today making that kind of money you would be wrong.
This is all academic anyways. It appears the scourge of America is our school system.
I'm Batman.
Thebrownblob
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Well, if they don’t think they’re reasonable, why do they do them?
Integrity
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The 91% would be your tax rate if you are one of highest earners in the country. You would be paying it as taxes not giving it to one person. But you know this.
Again, go to a developing nation. They are very reasonable people, and they think you're rich.
I used to research living in the Philippines. Saw on a forum a guy say that to most Filipinos if you stand in front of a machine, punch in some numbers, and it spits money at you then you're a very wealthy man.
Thebrownblob
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Well, according to statistics if my net worth is over $1 million I’m in the top 5% so I guess I am absurdly wealthy?
It’s pretty much pointless to argue with you because your argument is the way you feel with no actually facts at all. Your utopia sounds nice, but it isn’t reality my friend.
Integrity
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You have never done anything unreasonable in your life.?
Thebrownblob
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Yes, and I was well aware it was unreasonable.
