r/FluentInFinance 29d ago

Wealth inequality in America: beliefs, perceptions and reality. Discussion/ Debate

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What do Americans think good wealth distribution looks like; what they think actual American wealth inequality looks like; and what American wealth inequality actually is like.

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u/Next-Wrongdoer-3479 29d ago

Unfortunately, democrats being absolutely insufferable makes a lot of people consider the other option.

Which is just plain idiotic, lol. "You guys are clearly the better of the two options but you're also annoying, therefore I've come to the conclusion the best thing to do is shoot myself in the foot to teach you a lesson." That's the basic logic those people are using.

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u/37au47 29d ago

I mean that's literally what Bernie or bust was, and now we lost abortion rights.

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u/Next-Wrongdoer-3479 29d ago

What...? Tell me you have absolutely no idea what you're talking about without telling me /u/37au47. Try again, bud

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u/37au47 29d ago

Bernie or bust was when people decided to either vote for Bernie or no one. So many people didn't vote for Hilary and Trump won, giving him supreme Court nominations you dumb ass.

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u/Equivalent_Missions 28d ago

While I agree, the Democratic Party was divided. I wonder if their votes would have mattered in the electoral college. Hilary won the popular vote but lost anyway.

I am hoping Trump has divided the Republican Party. But his effects on the Supreme Court will take decades to correct. RLG should have left when Obama was in, what a folly.

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u/Next-Wrongdoer-3479 28d ago edited 28d ago

Hillary won the popular vote....You may want to research the electoral college and how little your individual vote means/used to mean (the laws have since changed regarding the electoral college and how they can vote) before you spout off anymore, lol.

Finally, based off my original comment you're saying both Hillary and Trump would've been better off for this country than Bernie would've been, which is just silly and completely undermines the entire "gotcha" you're trying to get me with.

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u/37au47 28d ago

Ya you may want to research what bust means. Bernie for their candidate or bust, the word bust meaning no one else and they are excluding themselves from voting. This is why the person above said liberals are insufferable. People like you make it harder to vote Democrat, you really make people want to cut off ones nose in spite of their face. It's right there in the wiki as well https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Sanders_2016_presidential_campaign#Bernie_or_Bust ""Bernie or Bust" refers to the intention of some of Sanders's supporters not to vote for Hillary Clinton if she won the Democratic nomination, but rather to write in Sanders, vote for a third-party candidate such as Jill Stein or Gary Johnson, or not to vote at all.[201]"

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u/Next-Wrongdoer-3479 28d ago

Lol, you and the other user still have the whole thing backward. The Bernie or bust was people not wanting to vote for anyone but Bernie because he was the best candidate. What I was talking about are people who know one candidate is better but refuse to vote foe them for one reason or another. You and the other user's example is literally the exact opposite of what's being discussed. Funny how the people who argue in favor of conservatives are never all that bright.

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u/37au47 28d ago

Ya never that bright, I'm sure you are America's next billionaire. Good luck making ends meet, at this point I'm financially insulated enough to vote against my own wants if it means your ass is worse off.

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u/Next-Wrongdoer-3479 28d ago

Imagine equating intelligence to wealth despite how demonstrably untrue that is lol. Thank you for proving me right. I love that you actually think this comment is a win for you.

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u/37au47 28d ago

Ya go read the Bernie or bust wiki you dumb ass. People like you are why abortions are illegal. I don't love that you think that is a win. People like you have hurt democracy more than you will ever realize.

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u/Next-Wrongdoer-3479 28d ago

People like you have hurt democracy more than you will ever realize.

Saying this directly after you posted the below is peak irony. You're so outrageously stupid you can't even keep your argument straight between two comments a few minutes apart. Thanks for playing, bud. Last word is all yours, I've proven how stupid and wrong you are plenty of times, but if you're going to go ahead and do it for me, no reason for me to stick around, lol.

I'm financially insulated enough to vote against my own wants if it means your ass is worse off.

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u/37au47 28d ago

Ya I'm stupid but at least I'm paid well. Get back to work rent is already late and next month's rent is around the corner.

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u/37au47 28d ago edited 28d ago

Ya the electoral college that's been around since the beginning, why don't you look at the map, Hilary lost Wisconsin by 23k votes, Gary Johnson 106k votes Jill Stein 31k votes, Hilary loses Michigan by 11k votes Gary Johnson 172k votes Jill Stein 51k votes, loses Pennsylvania by 44k votes Gary Johnson 146k votes Jill Stein 49.9k votes, loses Florida by 113k votes Gary Johnson 207k votes Jill Stein 64k votes. That's 75 electoral votes. If those states went blue instead the outcome is trump 231 vs Hilary 307. Even without Florida that's Trump 260 vs Hilary 278.