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It's funny how you say that, as you come from a background of privilege, and your "rich kid" attitude is singularly pervasive in the entire way you conduct yourself.

Aestu of Bleeding Hollow...

Nihilism is a copout.

if rich kids aren't allowed to feel that way, rich politicians shouldn't be allowed to vote on that stuff either.

Fat cat politicians aren't that numerous. The Forbes/Perot archetype is the exception rather than the rule. Most politicians are career political professionals who have diverse reasons for seeking office.

Aestu of Bleeding Hollow...

Nihilism is a copout.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate#Salary_and_benefits


diverse reasons like....?

$174,000 is peanuts compared to how much CEOs and CFOs make.

http://www.forbes.com/2010/04/27/compen ... intro.html

No one spends their entire lives, twenty-four hours a day seven days a week, campaigning for office, so they can get fat to the tune of $174,000 a year. Anyone with that level of energy does it for some other reason, and those who are in it for the money, go into business.

Why do it?
-Love of power
-Desire to serve their country
-Ideological fanaticism
-Delusions of grandeur
-Delusions of moral superiority

Aestu of Bleeding Hollow...

Nihilism is a copout.

I think you missed the part where it said around half of the senators in 2003 were millionaires.

There's a big difference between having a million bucks in cash and being a millionaire.

Being a millionaire, i.e, $1M in net worth, is having a suburban house in a good neighborhood, two cars in the garage, an insurance and retirement plan, a decent amount of petty cash and savings, and no debt.

Basically anyone who owns a small business with any tangible assets like a truck or real estate is a millionaire.

Aestu of Bleeding Hollow...

Nihilism is a copout.

that's probably being a bit generous, don't you think?

Yes, probably, but the point stands. It's particularly true with regards to real estate.

Aestu of Bleeding Hollow...

Nihilism is a copout.

I'd like to take this time to point out that the original topic of this thread was trinkets in WoW. Not sure how or why we're discussing the salaries of politicians or the net worth of suburbanite businessmen.

Then we should probably stop and think about that when they start talking about taxing all those filthy millionaires...because they're probably pointing fingers at people who really aren't all that wealthy.

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The most controversial progressive taxes are income taxes, capital gains taxes, and estate taxes: people who do pull down huge sums, people who make money by reselling stuff, and people who make money by having their parents die.

The federal government does not collect land tax; state and local governments do.

Aestu of Bleeding Hollow...

Nihilism is a copout.

How did trinkets digress into taxes/politicis?

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Maybe it's kinda like Godwin's law? Except instead of Nazism it's rich people?

1. Quadtard makes post drawing a parallel between trinkets and class struggle irl.
2. I point out he's a spoiled rich kid.
3. Usdk draws parallel between Quadtard and politicians.
4. I assert politicians aren't in it for the money.
5. Usdk disputes this.
6. Inc debate about the nature of wealth and taxation in America.

Aestu of Bleeding Hollow...

Nihilism is a copout.