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I can't wait to be a member of the privileged class

By Kevin   Follow   Fri, 29 Jul 2011, 11:05pm   752 views   14 comments
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Since it has become clear that the tea party has taken over the government and wants to eliminate social safety nets and the middle class in general, I've decided to just embrace them.

You see, I'm lucky enough to have a valuable skill set that will earn me a place of comfort serving the oligarchs. I won't be a prince myself, but I'll be well rewarded for making the princes' lives better.

Most of the rest of you will probably wind up as serfs if you're lucky, though I'm sure new factory jobs will become available once wages fall below one dollar an hour and all workplace safety regulations are repealed.

Democracy was fun while it lasted, but its utter failure here is going to all but guarantee that the dominant governments of the next century will be state capitalists and new dictatorships.

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1. B.A.C.A.H. Follow Befriend (6) 5 threads 2,359 comments

   1   11:13pm Fri 29 Jul 2011   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Kevin, You might become a member of the priveleged class, but if I take your post at face value, you are not a member of a privileged class. At least, not a class that was privileged to a quality public K-12 like available in The Fortress.

2. Done! Follow Befriend (4) 159 threads 2,826 comments

   2   7:49am Sat 30 Jul 2011   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   I don't know, you look a little queer to me.

3. kentm Follow Befriend (1) 117 threads 971 comments

   3   8:12am Sat 30 Jul 2011   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   I can offer you some pleasant 'Horatio Alger' books to read while you wait. They've been keeping me nicely occupied...

4. FortWayne Follow Befriend (13) 102 threads 3,762 comments

   4   8:57am Sat 30 Jul 2011   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   privileged class? Try those who are on permanent welfare working for cash or government union thugs. Thats the privileged class, they get to live their lives completely unproductively and yet be paid a lot. At least in CA government will rip your arms and legs off if you work just to hand your hard earned money, your labor, your sweat and tears, to the lazy complacent union thugs and welfare abusers. "I predict future happiness for Americans, if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them." — Thomas Jefferson

5. Kevin Follow Befriend 40 threads 2,652 comments

   5   5:56pm Sat 30 Jul 2011   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Yeah, damn welfare abusers and their high quality of life.

6. iwog Follow Befriend (48) 273 threads 12,494 comments 47 male Lafayette, CA Premium

   6   6:03pm Sat 30 Jul 2011   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Protected   EncinoMan says privileged class? Try those who are on permanent welfare working for cash or government union thugs. Thats the privileged class, they get to live their lives completely unproductively and yet be paid a lot. Horrible, I'm sure all of them combined might be costing the country about 1% of the cost of the Iraq war. Ya'll better get your priorities straight because we're headed into a depression now.

7. marcus Follow Befriend (5) 168 threads 5,070 comments

   7   7:28pm Sat 30 Jul 2011   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   C'mon Iwog. I have ChrilsLA (Encino man) on ignore so I won't have to read his retarded comments against public service workers anymore. MY union job is by far the most productive and most difficult of all the jobs I've had. And most people who aren't as challenged as Chris don't believe I'm overpaid for what I do. On behalf of all of the other government workers.... oh, nevermind. But please do me a favor and don't quote that moron with his anti american views.

8. iwog Follow Befriend (48) 273 threads 12,494 comments 47 male Lafayette, CA Premium

   8   8:00pm Sat 30 Jul 2011   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Protected   marcus says But please do me a favor and don't quote that moron with his anti american views. My bad.

9. FortWayne Follow Befriend (13) 102 threads 3,762 comments

   9   9:36pm Sat 30 Jul 2011   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   iwog says Horrible, I'm sure all of them combined might be costing the country about 1% of the cost of the Iraq war. Ya'll better get your priorities straight because we're headed into a depression now. I didn't say they were an exclusive club. Insane military contracts ripping off our nation, constant hand outs to banks, subsidies to the unproductive businesses, or subsidies to those who completely do not need them. This country is spending way more than it should. And just because it may not cost a lot on your planet where no facts are presented about how much it actually costs, doesn't mean it shouldn't be addressed. There will be no depression, people will get used to making less and we'll be fine. What we are headed to with this spending is debt slavery.

10. Nomograph Follow Befriend (1) 104 threads 2,851 comments

    10   9:41pm Sat 30 Jul 2011   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   EncinoMan says privileged class? Try those who are on permanent welfare working for cash or government union thugs. Thats the privileged class Holy shit, you think welfare recipients are the "privileged class"?!? What kind of cesspool life have you built for yourself where you would think that welfare recipients are upper class?

11. Kevin Follow Befriend 40 threads 2,652 comments

    11   11:49am Sun 31 Jul 2011   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Slavery to whom? Our debts are in dollars, which we can print. Macroeconomics is not microeconomics.

12. FortWayne Follow Befriend (13) 102 threads 3,762 comments

    12   12:51pm Sun 31 Jul 2011   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   we are not going for Zimbabwe economics Kevin. Can't constantly print and spend.

13. zzyzzx Follow Befriend (9) 412 threads 4,116 comments Baltimore, MD

    13   8:47am Mon 1 Aug 2011   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   FortWayne says privileged class? Try those who are on permanent welfare working for cash or government union thugs. Thats the privileged class, they get to live their lives completely unproductively and yet be paid a lot. At least in CA government will rip your arms and legs off if you work just to hand your hard earned money, your labor, your sweat and tears, to the lazy complacent union thugs and welfare abusers. I agree.

14. Kevin Follow Befriend 40 threads 2,652 comments

    14   8:54am Mon 1 Aug 2011   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   FortWayne says we are not going for Zimbabwe economics Kevin. Can't constantly print and spend. Quality Auto Repair Since 1979 You know nothing and less about Zimbabwe. Its like comparing a Porsche to a hotwheels