From: punditster@gmail.com   
      
   On 2/1/2026 1:28 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   > On Sun, 1 Feb 2026 12:14:53 -0800, Dude  wrote:   
   >   
   >> 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.   
   >   
   > Sorry, I have been retired for these 20 years and intend to stay that   
   > way.  None of which has anything to do with corporate feudalism or the   
   > attempt to pretend it is not happening in the us right now, today.   
   >   
   So, we have you to blame, but Nick's just getting started. Good work!   
    >   
      
   >>   
   >> 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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