Are the very wealthy paying their share?

[Aeson]

We hand out money to every sob story group simply because it makes us sad to see that not everyone lives in a crystal palace. The fact is that no on in the US is truly poor. If you are really into the whole redistribution crap, why aren't we redistributing to the people who actually need money--you know, Malawians, Bangladeshis?

By taxing corporations obscenely high we would be sending jobs overseas where they are most needed

[MrFun]

The fact is that no on in the US is truly poor.

[MrFun]

You're right there are absolutely no homeless people in the USA. The ones we do see, are figments of our imagination.

[Hauldren Collider]

Those homeless people live like kings compared to people in shit holes like Lesotho. And there aren't very many of them, to boot. Virtually everyone in this country who is homeless is a drug addict or has some sort of psychological disorder.

[Jon Miller]

What do you do for those people HC?

JM

[Hauldren Collider]

Which, the people in Lesotho or the homeless? I don't actually have a responsibility for either. I'm merely pointing out the inconsistency of saying we need to redistribute to the poor but then giving your money to people who are in the top 50% of everyone in the world in terms of income.

[Dauphin]

It's not necessarily inconsistent.

[giblets]

Hey, I don't have a problem with development aid. Sounds a lot better than spending billions in order to bomb people.

[MrFun]

Which, the people in Lesotho or the homeless? I don't actually have a responsibility for either. I'm merely pointing out the inconsistency of saying we need to redistribute to the poor but then giving your money to people who are in the top 50% of everyone in the world in terms of income.

Face the facts, HC. Just because poverty is much harsher in developing countries, does not mean there is no poverty here in United States.

[MrFun]

I did not spill the milk on my kitchen floor, because my neighbor next door spilled more milk than I did in their home.

[KrazyHorse]

It's not necessarily inconsistent.

Just repugnant

[GePap]

Those homeless people live like kings compared to people in shit holes like Lesotho. And there aren't very many of them, to boot. Virtually everyone in this country who is homeless is a drug addict or has some sort of psychological disorder.

You really have no clue about what exists in this country, do you?

Why don't you ask your teacher to give your class a trip of a real homeless shelter? preferably a family one.

Which, the people in Lesotho or the homeless? I don't actually have a responsibility for either. I'm merely pointing out the inconsistency of saying we need to redistribute to the poor but then giving your money to people who are in the top 50% of everyone in the world in terms of income.

I doubt most homeless in this country fall under the "50% of everyone in the world in terms of income" unless they are recipients of government transfer payments already - last time I cheked, hard to be in the "top 50%" of income if you have none.

[KrazyHorse]

Median monthly income for beggars is estimated to fall somewhere in the 100-300$ range in the US

The top end of that range is above the 50% individual world median income.

[Aeson]

How does it stack up after adjusting for cost of living? I spend about $100/mo here on necessities and then some.

[Dauphin]

Median monthly income for beggars is estimated to fall somewhere in the 100-300$ range in the US

Before or after tax?