In US top 1% now make more than entire middle class.

Freedom!

This will end well.

"You're just jealous!"

Seriously, the 1% could gain the power to snuff out the sun with their thumbs, and "libertarians" would think that right and proper.

"They earned it!"

One day, the ability to snuff out the sun will trickle down to me!

Excuse me but have you considered that TV size go up?

I think you're ignoring the fact that Both Sides.

Nothing to see here!
Can't do anything to fix this! That'd be socialism!

The few public servants willing to speak openly of taxing investment income are only so bold because they know they have no chance of getting it done. They risk nothing themselves, but can still blame everyone else for "obstruction."

Why that weird mix of bar and line graph?

If it's not obstruction, what is it?

Deference to the same masters they ALL serve.

Both sides tho!

This is true. But if one is willing to speak up and others don’t support him - regardless of personal reasons, what is it if not obstruction. I mean, we can’t not do anything just because some doesn’t like what they perceive as the others motives. It doesn’t make sense to not insist it be fixed just because they all like it broke. That’s moronic.

Not impressed with empty symbolic gestures designed to deliver the illusion of accomplishment.

So nothing ever changes. Thanks for your contribution. The rest of us will continue to fight for changes to inherently dishonest systems designed to favor a select few and fuck over everyone else.

What would it have to look like for you not to call it "empty symbolic gestures"?

"Fighting" does not involve Facebook, Twitter or a fucking smartphone.

Cyberwarfare uses all those things.

Gonna tell the DoD not to sweat China or Russia's efforts?

Gonna compare a bunch of entitled fucksticks trading self-agrandizing memes on Twitter with nations engaging in actual cyberwarfare? Fuck off.

And yet, a good deal of Russian cyberwarfare IS posting memes. To shape public opinion.

Y'know. Like media (social or otherwise) is VERY good for.

He tells everyone not to sweat it in the Facebook thread. He's delusional.

Pamphlets got the American Revolution started.
Pamphlets.
Let me say that again.
Fucking pamphlets.

Ok. So, if I call my senator or sign a petition, then that's ok with you?

Oh god. You're talking about the dreaded "Misinformation campaign" that literally FORCED people to vote a certain way. Fuck off twice.

How did you find out about Gina Carano being fired from Disney?

Okay, if nothing less than pure science fiction mind control has influence....why do shows still have commercials?

UA is this you?

https://budsbots.com/@iamnagolbud/107130005935128963

Sounds about right. Take 100 random people, the richest 1 has about the same wealth as the middle 60. If the average for that group is in the $50-100k range, that would mean the wealthiest one has about 60 times that, or about $3-6 million. Many homeowners in the biggest cities will have a big chunk of that just in the value of their homes. Own a 2000 square foot home in Missouri? You've got a few hundred thousand dollars in wealth. Own one in Atherton, CA and you're in the 1%.

Left off the chart is the proportion held by the 19% between the (arbitrarily-defined) middle class and the 1%. Those folks ain't doing bad, neither!

By the way, have you seen how cheap big TV sets have gotten lately?

I know I always say "I'm not an economist", but I have a hell of a better handle on economics than this fool.