Evil Rich People

[Mjl]

https://www.reuters.com/business/financ ... 022-12-20/

Wells Fargo has got to be one of the most fraudulent corporations I have experienced in the banking industry.

Tell that to your neighbor who heavily invested in them

I try to tell as many people as possible to avoid Wells Fargo as an institution. When fraud is a corporate policy that is rewarded, it would be wise to steer clear of them.

I meant the Oracle

[twocoach]

Tell that to your neighbor who heavily invested in them

I try to tell as many people as possible to avoid Wells Fargo as an institution. When fraud is a corporate policy that is rewarded, it would be wise to steer clear of them.

I meant the Oracle

https://www.fool.com/investing/2022/05/ ... lls-fargo/

He seems to share my sentiment. Berkshire Hathaway washed their hands of Wells Fargo in '22 Q1

[Mjl]

Ah, didn't realize that

[ousdahl]

[KUTradition]

love the comment: the most absurd part is that there are two richer cats out there

[ousdahl]

What a system!

[twocoach]

What a system!

Ever hear the saying "it takes money to make money"?

[PhDhawk]

What a system!

Ever hear the saying "it takes money to make money"?

Yeah, but what about a rising tide lifts all boats?

[ousdahl]

It’s yet another double down on Reaganomics.

At this point I dunno why anyone would.

But go figure how many folks are still content to sit around and obediently expect the wealth to trickle down.

[Deleted User 863]

But go figure how many folks are still content to sit around and obediently expect the wealth to trickle down.

That's not what is happening here (on KCrim). Most of us are out there increasing our wealth through hard work and smart investments.

Others have decided whining on a messageboard is the most effective and efficient way to increase their wealth and better their situation.

I know which strategy I would choose.

[MICHHAWK]

i don't personally know anyone that is sitting on their hands waiting for someone else to do it for them.

i don't surround myself with those sorts.

[ousdahl]

But go figure how many folks are still content to sit around and obediently expect the wealth to trickle down.

That's not what is happening here (on KCrim). Most of us are out there increasing our wealth through hard work and smart investments.

Others have decided whining on a messageboard is the most effective and efficient way to increase their wealth and better their situation.

I know which strategy I would choose.

Is there anything to be said for those who want to “increase wealth” not just for themselves, but for every human, and some greater good?

[MICHHAWK]

yes. they are called good folks. i am surrounded by them everyday. as we all are.

[Deleted User 863]

yes. they are called good folks. i am surrounded by them everyday. as we all are.

This.


And it's not accomplished on a messageboard with 15 people.

[ousdahl]

Qusdahl alert!

Have a good holiday you guys.

“We must recognize that we can’t solve our problem until there is a radical redistribution of political and economic power. We must see now that the evils of racism, economic exploitation and militarism are all tied together. You can’t really get rid of one without getting rid of the others.”

- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

[japhy]

Is there anything to be said for those who want to “increase wealth” not just for themselves, but for every human, and some greater good?

Yes, but first you have to learn/know how to increase your wealth. That's not simple and usually includes some trials and error and perseverance. Then you can bring others along with you, show them the way and help do the same. Walking down the street with torches and pitchforks ain't gonna do it. No one is just gonna give it to you cuz you want it, deserve it, it's your birthright as a human.

You know the drill, it has been repeated often. Stop talking and start doing.

[ousdahl]

Actually, pretty sure everything from civil rights to women’s rights to voting rights to any sort of any progressive change came, and comes, from something closer to “torches and pitchforks” than from simply trying to increase one’s own wealth.

Bear in mind, there really are some folks out there in the world who care about bigger things than feathering their own nest.

In fact, today is a day to celebrate precisely one of those sorts of folks!

And based on the dialogue in the conspiracy thread this weekend, it kinda makes me wonder if we’ll get some sorta token performative “BLM Day” as a holiday like 20 years from now.

[japhy]

You're moving the goalpost from redistribution of wealth/taking of personal property; to equality of human rights. Apples are red and oranges are orange if that helps.

[ousdahl]

“You can’t really get rid of one without getting rid of the others.”

And speaking of redistribution of wealth, bear in mind it’s overwhelmingly less about taking it from evil rich people, and more about preventing evil rich people from taking the wealth from the workers who have created it all along.

You don’t think Bezos personally packs all those Amazon boxes himself, didja?

[Deleted User 863]

"Every thread"