From: punditster@gmail.com   
      
   On 2/1/2026 11:12 AM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   > On Sun, 1 Feb 2026 10:06:31 -0800, Dude  wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 2/1/2026 9:03 AM, Wilson wrote:   
   >>> On 1/31/2026 4:44 PM, Dude wrote:   
   >>>> On 1/31/2026 10:30 AM, dart200 wrote:   
   >>>>> because billionaires don't have morals, and are slave to chasing what   
   >>>>> they perceive as profit regardless of the effect of others   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> there's a reason rich people can't make it into heaven   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> cause we can't even build heaven when rich people exist   
   >>>>>   
   >>>> Because it's obvious that you are biased by even using the term "rich".   
   >>>> There's a good reason people don't want to be equally poor.   
   >>>   
   >>> By global standards everyone here is rich.   
   >>>   
   >>> If there were somehow a sudden great leveling of worldwide wealth today   
   >>> it would almost certainly result in the end of our civilization. Any   
   >>> actual progress towards the improvement of living standards has always   
   >>> come from innovation, which requires a degree of concentration of   
   >>> wealth. Long-term overall improvement has never resulted from forced   
   >>> redistribution.   
   >>>   
   >>> That doesn't mean we shouldn't help other people who need it. It does   
   >>> however seem pretty obvious to me that assistance should never be from   
   >>> any sort of centralized coercion.   
   >>>   
   >>> Forced redistribution is regressive and not progressive.   
   >>>   
   >> So, it looks like we have a few regresive on the list. We read about   
   >> this in History class at college.   
   >>   
   >> Apparently, they want to get back to feudalism, where the King owns all   
   >> the gold and land - where some lucky guy gets to sharecrop for a living.   
   >   
   > Now there is a gold plated excuse for doing nothing (or going back to   
   > 1776).  When all else fails accuse them of feudalism.  But not   
   > corporate feudalism.  We're trying to make recognition of that   
   > nastiness go away.   
   >   
   Let's not be hypocritical, you probably work for a corporation and pay   
   income tax to the Crown. And Nick's trying to get a job in Silicone   
   Valley and pay income tax to the state and the federal government.   
      
   There's no turning back now. Be a progressive and get back to work!   
    >   
      
   >> Back then, you were not even allowed to pick your own last name without   
   >> the King's approval.   
   >>   
   >> Note:   
   >>   
   >> Once upon a time there was a guy called Will, who had a son they called   
   >> Will's son, or Wilson. Another guy was also called Will, so he wanted to   
   >> be called Will I Am. So, he became a Williams.   
   >>   
   >> They all decided to migrate from the land that was owned by the King of   
   >> Saxony, so they went over to England, to the land that was owned by a   
   >> King they called Harold, who was Godwinson with Williams and conquered   
   >> the land called Anglia and kicked out the Picts.   
   >>   
   >> One Wilson became the Prime Minister of Britain and the other Archbishop   
   >> of Canterbury.   
   >>   
   >> Good work! I love England!   
   >>   
   >>   
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