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Aug 13, 2019
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Sea Chicken
Surly
except that the poor people in America are among the wealthiest in the world
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POLL: You are one of the wealthiest people on the earth. To what do you attribute it the most?
Sea Chicken
Surly
8/13/19 5:30pm
Capitalism
Hank Rearden
8/13/19 5:31pm
Why do you live in a capitalist system?
Sea Chicken
8/13/19 5:32pm
Choice. There are such things as airplanes if immigration is desired.
Division Bell
8/13/19 5:49pm
Tell that to 31 million Venezuelans
Sea Chicken
8/13/19 5:57pm
Are you saying that there are no Venezuelans in the USA?
Division Bell
8/13/19 6:42pm
that doesn't even make sense
Sea Chicken
8/13/19 6:44pm
None of those 31 million can find a way to get into the USA?
Division Bell
8/13/19 6:52pm
You think that any Venezuelan can immigrate to the US if they choose to?
Sea Chicken
8/13/19 6:56pm
My post was noting that *I* choose to live in a capitalistic society, and that
Division Bell
8/13/19 6:59pm
Curious. If you, division bell, was born in India, how would you immigrate
carlstud
8/13/19 7:19pm
Let me ask my India-born niece.
Division Bell
8/13/19 7:30pm
Ok, how did she immigrate here?
carlstud
8/13/19 7:33pm
Written permission from her father, and a plane ticket.
Division Bell
8/14/19 6:51am
So, obviously not one of the hundreds of millions of Indians who can’t afford
Jay Rick
8/14/19 7:28am
Wrong. Her father gave up his parental rights. He was too poor and a drug addict
Division Bell
8/14/19 5:48pm
Got it. So yes, one of the people who couldn’t afford a ticket (or food) and
Jay Rick
8/14/19 7:56pm
You didn’t build that
run26
8/13/19 6:11pm
Vladimir Putin might the richest person in the world
Sumguy
8/14/19 1:08pm
He's a filthy commie thief. That's the other way to become rich.
HighHorse
8/14/19 7:43pm
BM JohnHaddow
Gerald-DeGroot
8/13/19 5:32pm
In the words of Ron Swanson...
Duke Silver
8/13/19 5:36pm
except that the poor people in America are among the wealthiest in the world
Sea Chicken
8/13/19 5:37pm
Don't tell them that.
YSMACK
8/13/19 5:56pm
It's true
Sea Chicken
8/13/19 6:44pm
My parents immigrating to the USA. So fortunate.
slappy
8/13/19 5:36pm
or their hard work.
Bert609
8/13/19 5:37pm
But, a blessing for slappy.
Preppy
8/13/19 5:40pm
Yup, he's not lucky all at.
Bert609
8/13/19 5:41pm
very synonymous I guess. What would you attribute to a blessing?
Preppy
8/13/19 5:52pm
Heheh. I was just being a dork. Slappy said "fortunate!" I said, "nope hard work!" You said "blessing!"
Bert609
8/13/19 5:58pm
Yes! They both worked extremely hard to get citizenship.
slappy
8/13/19 5:41pm
Money
oryguncoug
8/13/19 6:03pm
All of the above.
bluecougar1985
8/13/19 6:15pm
Only means you’re ripe to get called to be a MP or GA.. pass
cougfanz
8/13/19 6:31pm
That wasn't hypothetical. You are one of the wealthiest people on earth.
Sea Chicken
8/13/19 6:57pm
Depends on how I became this wealthy, all would apply to various degrees
Pretorian
8/13/19 7:17pm
That wasn't hypothetical. You are one of the wealthiest people on earth.
Sea Chicken
8/13/19 8:42pm
Ok, then it goes like this:
Pretorian
8/14/19 5:52am
You should vote A or B depending on your belief structure
Sea Chicken
8/14/19 9:12am
I did
Pretorian
8/14/19 12:53pm
E. You are unethical
BluebloodOR
8/13/19 9:47pm
Is that the case for you?
Sea Chicken
8/14/19 9:12am
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