Seeing this more and more as the new cultural divide in America, as told by the Right: the makers and the takers, the producers of wealth and the recipients of redistribution.
How simple. One person makes, and the other person takes. I'm glad that redistributed money does not pave the roads, pay for police and firemen, teach our kids, cover our military and thousands of other things.
And I'm sure the real ire of their distributed "wealth", old people and food stamp recipients, I'm sure they don't go out and buy products that keep all these companies making profits. I'm sure they sit on their Social Security checks and food stamps so they can build some wealth, too.
The only reason people are allowed to accumulate money is because a fully functioning society is there to buy and use services. Collectively, through redistribution, the society moves forward.
And what about the alleged "makers" who are complete "takers"? Wall St, Banks and Financial sectors scammed the world of billions. But I'm sure you're mad at the guy who gets $126 a week in food stamps and spends all of it at his local supermarket that employs his neighbors.
Not sure what guides these people in the cultural divides: it's not a Bible, it's not an economics book, it's not a history book and it's surely not compassion or common sense. Is it your WWJD bracelet?
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