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10. Income does not equal wealth. The Billionaire class are the parasites.
Mon Sep 7, 2015, 01:01 PM
Sep 2015

The workers in the US may have higher incomes but they also have higher debts. The majority of workers are debt slaves for the billionaire class. They are one debt payment away from having no home, no car, no source of food, no source of clean water, billionaire bankers will destroy a worker's life if that worker loses their job and cannot pay their debts.

The billionaires and the bankers own everything in this country if you have a house with a mortgage they own your house and all the property in it. If you have a car payment they own your car. If you have credit card debt and student loans they own your life.

Income means nothing on a world scale. Many people throughout the world live simple lives of growing their own food. They live on land that has been in family for hundreds of years they live in communities and tribes that all members contribute and ensure the success of all members.



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