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re: The Wealthy in Florence Today Are the Same Families as 600 Years Ago
Posted on 5/20/16 at 6:37 pm to HaveMercy
Posted on 5/20/16 at 6:37 pm to HaveMercy
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It chaps my arse how people in this country bitch and whine about how they are subjugated into poverty and preyed upon by the wealthy. America was the first country that allowed any personto earn a fortune, regardless of birthright, if you WORKED hard enough. This nation still affords more opportunity to earn wealth than any other on this earth.
Its only this way in America because the US is less than 250 years old. No one was born rich even in European countries. They all came into their riches through the obtainment of natural resources because it was widely available due to low population of earth, then most likely over time as the population grew, the resources got more and more used and wealth was gained. A thousand-aire 400 years ago, and the land they owned is easily a millionaire by today's wealth standards.
As I said. The US will likely end up on this same path. Its inevitable if the wealthy families are allowed better access to resources and assume more power as a result. The more time goes on, the more difficult it'll be to take the wealth back from the few who have it. The rich get richer, the poor get poorer.
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Posted on 5/20/16 at 6:42 pm to tiggerthetooth
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Its only this way in America because the US is less than 250 years old. No one was born rich even in European countries
bruh our "Founding Fathers" were mostly aristocrats from upper class, European lineage
Posted on 5/20/16 at 6:49 pm to tiggerthetooth
I was referring to the traditional European model of lords and fiefs. If you weren't born into money, there was no way for you earn money. You did not move beyond he station into which you were born. This concept is still prevalent in many countries: India, most African nations, China and Japan to a large degree.
Don't even try and tell me that any country on this earth rewards entrepeunership more than the US. Someone who is born a dirt poor f'er has a far greater chance of becoming wealthy in the US than any over country on this earth.
Don't even try and tell me that any country on this earth rewards entrepeunership more than the US. Someone who is born a dirt poor f'er has a far greater chance of becoming wealthy in the US than any over country on this earth.
Posted on 5/20/16 at 6:51 pm to tiggerthetooth
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The rich get richer, the poor get poorer.
What you mean to say is the poor LAZY people get poorer.
Posted on 5/20/16 at 6:56 pm to tiggerthetooth
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The rich get richer, the poor get poorer.
This is objectively false.
Did every family have a tv, cell phone or car 100 years ago? No, because some of that shite didn't even exist.
How the hell did they get "poorer" after accumulating these things and many others that made life easier and healthier?
I think you might want to rethink your hypothesis.
This post was edited on 5/20/16 at 6:58 pm
Posted on 5/20/16 at 9:49 pm to tiggerthetooth
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Its only this way in America because the US is less than 250 years old. No one was born rich even in European countries. They all came into their riches through the obtainment of natural resources because it was widely available due to low population of earth, then most likely over time as the population grew, the resources got more and more used and wealth was gained. A thousand-aire 400 years ago, and the land they owned is easily a millionaire by today's wealth standards.
As I said. The US will likely end up on this same path. Its inevitable if the wealthy families are allowed better access to resources and assume more power as a result. The more time goes on, the more difficult it'll be to take the wealth back from the few who have it. The rich get richer, the poor get poorer.
This is a smart dude. I mean it.
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