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Given US wealth is finite, how can Republicans claim they'll create jobs for millions without taking money from the 1%?

Asked By: ChipmunkErnie 61-65, M 1 year ago

If the richer will keep getting richer under their policies, where will the money to raise everyone else up come from?

And it seems so obvious a question, why is it never asked at any of the debates?

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Posted by maple10 Feb 13th, 2012 at 4:11PM

IDK but 0bama is already claiming to have created millions of jobs with trillions of borrowed money and he hasn't raised taxes on the super rich. Of course we all know that he really hasn't created any jobs.

Ernie when you talk about taxing the rich, do you mean all the rich or just rich Republicans? Because what I am hearing here is tax the rich Republicans and an implied leave the rich Democrats alone.

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Reply by tonyt53 Feb 13th, 2012 at 4:36PM

You are "hearing" that the plan is to only tax Republicans and leave Democrats alone??? Get real. If you actually believe that then you are too stupid to vote.
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Reply by maple10 Feb 13th, 2012 at 9:16PM

Is your name Ernie? Have you read the answers on here ? Although there are just as many if not more rich democrats all you read is complaints about rich Republicans. Do you know what the word 'implied' means? Perhaps you should bone up on your vocabulary.
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Posted by imabear Feb 13th, 2012 at 3:05PM

This is an excellent question, Ernie, and I wish more Americans would ask it - even if just to themselves. The way things are now, the people who make the most money don't actually produce anything - they just shift money around on Wall Street - which is the root of many a problem.

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Reply by peza Feb 13th, 2012 at 3:10PM

It makes me despair....the land of the free ??......land of the brainwashed slaves more like....debate has been rendered as un-american now....guess we're all terrorists now then ?
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Reply by ChipmunkErnie Feb 13th, 2012 at 3:11PM

I'd say some of the super rich actually do more than just accumulate more, but far more seem to get money, and then ,look for ways to increase it rather than pay it back.
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Posted by juan1966 Feb 13th, 2012 at 4:17PM

War -- that is, if Obombya doesn't beat them to it.

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Posted by Lifeiscalling Feb 13th, 2012 at 4:14PM

Only business people can create jobs not the Gov't....Gov't only wants to tax the rich more money so that they can spend it on creating more gov't jobs and regulations.
I agree that there are really greedy rich people out there who don't care about anything except themselves but there are a lot of honest business people out here that want to make money but know the only way to do that is to create jobs and take care of their employees. Problem is that most gov't officels are to blind to see that more regulations, extra taxes on business will only cause business to not hire people and have the ones they do have on the payroll work more fo same pay.There should be a flat tax on everyone(rich or not rich)
If the current admin would stop spending our tax money on stupid things(like any bailouts) & cut out most of the gov't that is unneeded or wanted then maybe we can get going again. I am not part of the 1% or part of the 99%, I am part of the 53% who actually work for a living and believe that the OTW need to get to work and start paying their share instead of sucking us all dry.

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Reply by tonyt53 Feb 13th, 2012 at 4:34PM

The bailouts of the financial institutions was done under Bush. A flat tax won't work if the money is hidden in a bank in the Caymans or Switzerland. Government spending is what brought this country out of the Great Depression. Who do you think pays the policemen, firemen, and teachers? The difference between now (which was the worst financial situation in this country since the Great Depression) and the times of the Great Depression is that back then the citizens of this country had no problems with sacrificing to help others. Nowadays, the selfishness that permeates a lot of people is completely contrary to those great souls. Most people, contrary to what the right espouses, would prefer to work. However, when child care costs more than you are making, how is that possible without some type of assistance. Oh yeah, the right has eliminated most of the funding for that. You are paying less in taxes than you were under Bush. Turn the TV from Fox News and the radio from Limbaugh. Neither would know the truth if it hit them between the eyes.
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Reply by Lifeiscalling Feb 13th, 2012 at 5:00PM

Good answer. Except Obama still did bailouts and contunied where Bush ended. Neither one is right as there is no such thing as to big to fail. We are too selfish in this country(not all of us) currently as most people don't care to be "involved" in helping out our neighbors like they did from the 30's-60's. Which is sad to me as there are so many people that actually need the help to get ahead and they aren't receiving it due to cutbacks. Gov't spending did help get us out of the depression because they money was used to build dams,interstate system and other construction projects that helped our country moving forward. But it was the business's that actually created the jobs by hiring people not the gov't. I believe that the firemen, police and teachers should never be cut in wages as they are the front line. I don't listen to Limbaugh or CNN as both are idiots and wouldn't know what is right or wrong. I watch FOX News or local news as how else is anybody gonna know what questions to ask to get a honest reply? Not ABC,NBC or CBS And i'm niether for or against either party as I vote for who I believe will do the best for this country. But I will never vote for anyone that is negative or doesn't actually have a plan on helping us
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Posted by jettys Feb 13th, 2012 at 4:04PM

The Republicans(Conservitives in Canada) don't want to create too many jobs--As they need people struggling to find work--so we are desprate enough to take Poverty wages--This helps bussnesses large& small make even more money!
The rich get Richer---
The poor get--
Pregnant--

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Reply by ChipmunkErnie Feb 14th, 2012 at 6:31AM

There have even been corporate officers who have openly admitted they could create jobs but will not do so because by keeping unemployment up they hope to stop Obama's re-election.
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Posted by newman360 Feb 13th, 2012 at 3:42PM

how can they add jobs cause of them we lost jobs bush gave full control of the banks and the housing went to hell and a hand basket please don't fall for these butt wipes lies ,look back on the democratic years we had more econonic growth .thats a fact unless your where ritch fvcking republican lining his own pockets

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Reply by Lifeiscalling Feb 13th, 2012 at 4:00PM

not true, just look at the carter years. The only Democrat that did any good while in office was Clinton because he enforced the welfare to work rule which created jobs and also balanced the budget.
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Reply by tonyt53 Feb 13th, 2012 at 4:37PM

His reduction in the welfare recipients came because jobs were created. He also provided childcare assistance.
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Posted by drummerboybeatle Feb 13th, 2012 at 3:01PM

"MSLSD"

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Reply by ChipmunkErnie Feb 13th, 2012 at 3:04PM

Translation, please?
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Posted by SallySea Feb 13th, 2012 at 2:57PM

I didn't realize US wealth is finite. That's a new one to me. I'll have to go over my economic textbooks again to see where I missed that.

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Reply by ChipmunkErnie Feb 13th, 2012 at 3:08PM

There is only a certain amount of wealth, in the country and in the world. You can subdivide it in so many ways, but that's just playing with numbers. Yes, please re-read your text books and tell me where wealth (as opposed to the arbitrary valuation of "money", which is merely an abstract representation of resources) is not finite?
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Reply by SallySea Feb 13th, 2012 at 3:29PM

I recall the definition of economics is the allocation of resources. So I can see how it could be finite if all resources are being used at max capacity. But I don't think that is the case. Finding and extracting more minerals, better use of farmland, and creative use of resources could still add to wealth. So I don't think it is finite. But I'll go review the books to see what they say.
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Posted by CFOM Feb 13th, 2012 at 2:37PM

By taking it from the 99%?

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Reply by ChipmunkErnie Feb 13th, 2012 at 2:40PM

But that's the problem--they claim they can keep the rich getting richer while creating jobs at a decent wage for the rest of us. Where is this money coming from?
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Posted by jeanemae Feb 13th, 2012 at 2:37PM

simple, start a war a take that country's wealth. :)

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Posted by Hermey Feb 13th, 2012 at 2:36PM

Politicians are full of nonsense. It's all about lying. The idea is tell each separate group of people what they want to hear and hopefully those groups of people won't talk to each other and figure out the guy is lying.

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Posted by FlowersNButterflies Feb 13th, 2012 at 2:36PM

Magic wands. Only the most wealthy can afford them.

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Posted by Explodey Feb 13th, 2012 at 2:34PM

Asteroid mining. Jokes. I believe their thinking goes something like this: "Those poor people better find something to profit from somehow... So I can screw em for the money"!

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Reply by ChipmunkErnie Feb 13th, 2012 at 2:37PM

One of the few things I have EVER agreed with the Newt on is that we should aim for a moon base.
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Reply by Lifeiscalling Feb 13th, 2012 at 5:09PM

and then send the politicians there so we can actually get some work done down here....LOL
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Posted by TheJudgernaut Feb 13th, 2012 at 2:33PM

They will create jobs, lots of them, but then we will all be working for less than a living wage.

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Reply by ChipmunkErnie Feb 13th, 2012 at 2:35PM

Will they. How many illegal immigrants can you hire at less than minimum wage?
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Reply by TheJudgernaut Feb 13th, 2012 at 2:37PM

As many as I can fit in the back of my truck?
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Posted by NedKelly1 Feb 13th, 2012 at 2:32PM

If any person believes this statement is a FOOL

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Reply by ChipmunkErnie Feb 13th, 2012 at 2:33PM

Or a Republican?
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Reply by tonyt53 Feb 13th, 2012 at 4:38PM

Bingo!
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Posted by Mariner2 Feb 13th, 2012 at 2:32PM

It's an impossibility,
Hence the current and ongoing delima between the two parties!

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Reply by ChipmunkErnie Feb 13th, 2012 at 2:34PM

But people believe it's true.
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Reply by Mariner2 Feb 13th, 2012 at 2:36PM

Of course they do, it depends on which side of the fence youre sitting on, . . Don't you think?
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