Peter_Puget Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 …compared to anti-redistributionists, strong redistributionists have about two to three times higher odds of reporting that in the prior seven days they were angry, mad at someone, outraged, sad, lonely, and had trouble shaking the blues. Similarly, anti-redistributionists had about two to four times higher odds of reporting being happy or at ease. Not only do redistributionists report more anger, but they report that their anger lasts longer. Linky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_b Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 I guess it does explain why regressives who have been pushing for upward wealth transfer for the last 30 years appear so pissed all the time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_b Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 The handy work of the redistributionists: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaskadskyjKozak Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 The handy work of the redistributionists: Weird, because idiots like you were whining just as loudly and shrilly about how bad it was back in 1976. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tvashtarkatena Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Oprah's hiring analysts, guys. Go after that shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Conway Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 I thought this was about the paid conservative shills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 compared to anti-redistributionists, strong redistributionists have about two to three times higher odds of reporting that in the prior seven days they were angry, mad at someone, outraged, sad, lonely, and had trouble shaking the blues. Similarly, anti-redistributionists had about two to four times higher odds of reporting being happy or at ease. Not only do redistributionists report more anger, but they report that their anger lasts longer. Linky seems like a "no-shit" statement to me - people who have everything sleep soundly at night while poor folk stay up worrying about how to keep their families together? wow, amazing insight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prole Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 How much time elapsed between the release of "Don't Worry, Be Happy" and "Fuck tha' Police"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaskadskyjKozak Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 seems like a "no-shit" statement to me - people who have everything sleep soundly at night while poor folk stay up worrying about how to keep their families together? wow, amazing insight! Interesting since it seems the rich have just as much trouble (if not more) "keeping their families together". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 seems like a "no-shit" statement to me - people who have everything sleep soundly at night while poor folk stay up worrying about how to keep their families together? wow, amazing insight! Interesting since it seems the rich have just as much trouble (if not more) "keeping their families together". that might be true, but that's generally more b/c they can afford 6k$/day coke habits? don't think the rich folks family problems revolve so much around keeping their kids in health insurance, w/ a roof over their heads, in a decent school, etc. etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prole Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Spaulding Smails: "I want a hamburger, no a cheeseburger. I want a hotdog. I want a milkshake. I want potato chips--" Judge Smails: "You'll get nothing and like it!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimmo Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 …compared to anti-redistributionists, strong redistributionists have about two to three times higher odds of reporting that in the prior seven days they were angry, mad at someone, outraged, sad, lonely, and had trouble shaking the blues. Similarly, anti-redistributionists had about two to four times higher odds of reporting being happy or at ease. Not only do redistributionists report more anger, but they report that their anger lasts longer. Linky your point? (not that you'll answer, because your "point" is nothing you really care about.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter_Puget Posted April 13, 2011 Author Share Posted April 13, 2011 And it continues..... Those who support capitalism and oppose greater income redistribution tend to be better educated, to have higher family incomes, to be less traditionally racist, and to be less intolerant of unpopular groups. Those who oppose greater redistribution also tend to be more generous in donating to charities and more likely to engage in some other altruistic behavior. The academic assumption that anti-capitalism and opposition to income redistribution reflect an orientation toward social dominance seems unwarranted. same linky... Kimmo - A bit of parenting advice....if you have your kid look a word up in the dictionary (rather than give them the definition verbally) he/she really will remember it better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-spotter Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 How much time elapsed between the release of "Don't Worry, Be Happy" and "Fuck tha' Police"? Negative one month. fuck Tha Police came out first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_b Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 isn't it amusing how regressives make up their own reality? I mean it's not like they aren't responsible for the largest upward transfer of wealth in history away from the middle class over the last quarter century. Denial isn't a river in Egypt even though propaganda about 'redistributionists' rolls off the tongue rather easily when corporate media spews that drivel 24x7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prole Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 How much time elapsed between the release of "Don't Worry, Be Happy" and "Fuck tha' Police"? Negative one month. fuck Tha Police came out first. Talk about divergent realities, they both came out after 8 years of Reagan! A full four years before the LA riots, tho... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_b Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 so, those who oppose paying taxes tend to have higher income and had parents who could afford sending them to school longer? whew, that's quite some penetrating insight there buddy! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimmo Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Kimmo - A bit of parenting advice....if you have your kid look a word up in the dictionary (rather than give them the definition verbally) he/she really will remember it better. "Parenting advice"? I suppose there's always the mariners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prole Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 If my kid was a Mariners fan, I'd beat them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_b Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 among other earth shattering news, those who tend to be wealthier, tend to itemize their taxes, thus tend to donate stuff more often. I wonder how many years of painstaking research it took to come up with such non-intuitive observations. So, is this some frank luntz malarkey to rechristen greedy anti-tax regressives as "anti-redistributionist"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaskadskyjKozak Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 among other earth shattering news, those who tend to be wealthier, tend to itemize their taxes, thus tend to donate stuff more often. I wonder how many years of painstaking research it took to come up with such non-intuitive observations. yeah, like Bubba donating 6 pairs of used underwear! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_b Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 What the dude actually meant: Rich Greedy Fucks Don't Like to Pay taxes and They Are Quite Happy at the Moment Because They are Paying the Least Taxes in Nearly One Century. but I guess that wouldn't have conferred the right amount of academic credential to his bullshit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 The well to do's I've talked to realize their taxes are low...too low - according to the older folks with a sense of history. Rich or poor; nobody voluntarily pays more taxes than owed, of course. These folks have told me they wouldn't have a problem paying Clinton era taxes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Conway Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 And it continues..... Those who support capitalism and oppose greater income redistribution tend to be better educated, to have higher family incomes, to be less traditionally racist, and to be less intolerant of unpopular groups. Those who oppose greater redistribution also tend to be more generous in donating to charities and more likely to engage in some other altruistic behavior. The academic assumption that anti-capitalism and opposition to income redistribution reflect an orientation toward social dominance seems unwarranted. same linky... Kimmo - A bit of parenting advice....if you have your kid look a word up in the dictionary (rather than give them the definition verbally) he/she really will remember it better. PEOPLE WITH MONEY WANT TO KEEP THEIR MONEY? HOLY SHIT PETER THAT'S HUGE NEWS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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