Inequality In America Worse Than Tunisia,Egypt,& Yemen

agreed vot^d

Don't worry the way things are going they will have a chace to see it first hand.

They are rioting because a young Tunisian boy set himself on fire in silent civil disobedient protest to a Regime that then spread to neighboring(regimes) countries(i.e. Egypt) where other young men set themselves on fire..sparking the mass protests / read the stories in the Telegraph or the BBC World ..They have planned elections coming up but yes thats been the sticking point in Egypt is a "democratically" elected 30 year pres. (yea right) it was always fixed.. but the rioters were originally calling for jobs reform(large well educated younger unemployed) and food price reduction,stopping of suppression of assembly and press ,not a call for the point to where it isnow (throwing govt all out) .it has escalated over a series of weeks

So, you're saying that you agree with me in general but I left out some of the details?

agreed

thats why i posted it like WTF .. this smells like bad suit

you go vot^d

Inequality rating is going by the lowest to highest salaries defined by tax returns usually. You then look at how many people fit into each category. You then are looking for a nice titty shape in distribution, like one perfect symmetric hill.

When you see two tits forming instead, you got problems, if it looks like the right side lost the fight and you see one huge left leaning tit, you got a really big poverty problem.

You will never see a right leaning tit, because that would mean we all suddenly won the lottery.

nicely put vot^d

Money is just a medium of exchange that we use to attach value. Behind the dollars and cents is the economic reality. One dollar in one function doesn't equate to one dollar in another, for a lot of reasons.

yep. the difference between rich and poor.

Good point.

nicely put vot^d

Oh yes, that happens in Sweden all the time... (highest equality)

classy.

You would be fun to meet. Unlike ayipis, I believe that your comments are the genuine result of your thought and opinion. Therefore, it is stunning to see how your ignorance gets displayed in every word you type.

your way of thinking amounts to being glad someone stabbed you instead of shooting you ..... THINK... it aint illegal yet

you occasionally say some pretty stupid shit

yup, this is one of those times.

I gave you one vot^ and vote down cause you posted this comment twice democracy at work isn't it sweet

Ok, you got me...haven't read the Red Badge of Courage since high school, and well, didn't retain much of it then.

thanks for enlightening us...even if you were trolling.

But do you spank the wife?

I'm flattered. Just playing my part in the just war against the forces of darkness. Pity you're on the wrong side. But that's your problem buddy, and it's your soul. Good luck with that. And calling someone a troll is a cheap cop out. It's a worn out cliche used to dismiss anyone who challenges your world view. Pathetic.

NATO is in Afghanistan but the US makes up over 90% of NATOs forces in country.

Absolutely! The SAS and also the Special Detail guys are getting the job done. If we left it to them and the US Special Forces, we could win that thing.

its true I'm the" Darknesses" in fact I had a close relationship with the late Rick James ..we even have the same b-day... " Come to the Dark side...Crystalman I am your Father...."(ewww creepy) I think I'll change my name to Darkness ...Thanks CrystalHead

A troll doesn't listen to facts. They listen to themselves.

"Screw you guys, I'm going home!" -Cartman

Sorry, for your wrongness.

"Fail"

http://www.businessinsider.com/15-charts-about-wealth-and-inequality-in-america-...

crystalman and facts don't get along.

in cartman's defense, he was the only one who thought talking poo was wrong.

buying weed from the ghetto, if that, is about as close as you've ever come to being impoverished.

You probably don't even fuck with poor people. You're a fake messiah

If you want to my facebook link is on my page learn whatever you like you don't have to wonder

umm you do know we're talking about money, right?

The only cure for a bad democracy is more democracy.

The problem is you don't see the poor and powerless...but they are there they don't need your belief or sympathy they need what you all so casually throw around freedom of speech then you'd know since its the only way most of you will ever get a socially conscience bone in your body ...when the suffering is so prevalent it surpasses your blatant denial and choice to look the other way ... the problem is they aren't a voice at all and your to foolish to see the calm before the storm...GROW UP!

So are you telling me that the weak and powerless don't need to vote or that it is wrong to expect them too?
BTW you have no idea what I see.

And if more democracy is not a viable solution, what is your suggestion? Do you think you're fit to rule them all?

I didnt say that...

I didn't say that either... but most people who are really poor can't vote because they have no residence

unless democracy becomes utterly corrupt and you get something like a dictator for life like the egyptians are dealing with.

Not true. Homeless people can vote.
To register, a prospective voter must be:

* A citizen of the United States
* A legal resident of your state*
* At least 18 years old on Election Day
* Not in prison, on probation, or on parole or convicted of a felony (varies by State)
* Not declared mentally incompetent by a court (varies by State)
* Some states want a current and valid driving license

Check it out:
http://election.dos.state.fl.us/voter-registration/voter-reg.shtml
http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_vr.htm
http://www.register-vote.com/
If you don't believe me, try something novel and do some of your own research.

FYI I never said you said anything. I was just asking a perfectly valid question. From your first statement you sounded like you were calling me ignorant, and I know I'm not so I gave you the benefit of the doubt and assumed you meant something else. I was just trying to figure out what that was.

*Edited- "legal resident" defined below.

Well, if the "democracy" has a dictator, then it's not really a democracy anymore, is it?

no not in the USA that just happens in all the rest of the world . just look on the TV box and you see nothing but good old democracy back home in the US fucking A .

And if its run on money and highjacked by the rich its not a democracy really anymore is it ?

Why did you drop .

* A legal resident of your state

I don't even understand what point you're trying to make.
Homeless people CAN vote. The biggest obstacle homeless people face when it comes to being registered to vote is lack of information and you're not helping them by being misinformed yourself.
And the USA IS a democracy. The way to solve our problems is not to throw a tantrum by participating in the destruction of public and private property, then looting it. I can't understand why anyone would think that's going to solve anything because when the smoke clears, the only thing that will have changed is the aesthetics of your neighborhood and the way civil servants view the rioters: You'll have gone from average citizen to a pain in the ass and a public health hazard who needs to have a shorter leash.

So yeah. I'm going to stick to voting.

The requirement to vote within states vary. But there is a distinction between "domicile" and "residence". i.e. One can be a resident of a state, and not be a property owner. As long as they are 18 years of age, and have lived in the state within the state's set limit, then they are allowed to vote.
The problem they will face is proving it.
Yet another blessing of bureaucracy.

You are right. Homeless people can vote. But it's difficult.

I never said it was easy, that's why I posted the link that I did, because it gives good info on the requirements for each state, a brief history of laws affecting the rights of homeless voters, and tips on how to organize a voter registration drive focused on the homeless.
It's nearly impossible for a homeless person to register when they think that they can't.

Want to help?

http://www.nationalhomeless.org/want_to_help/index.html

Ok thanks for clearing that up I'll get that info out to the homeless when I'm volunteering I'm sure that 'll warm their nights ( I have yet to see the homeless person with out criminal record or mental competence or a drivers license for that matter ) you have really well prepared homeless where your from ?!) don't get all info-graphic on me now im just saying

very difficult in most states accidentally on purpose kinda shit

Thanks for the link vot^d up good research great comments

"The way to solve our problems is not to throw a tantrum by participating in the destruction of public and private property, then looting it. I can't understand why anyone would think that's going to solve anything because when the smoke clears, the only thing that will have changed is the aesthetics of your neighborhood and the way civil servants view the rioters: You'll have gone from average citizen to a pain in the ass and a public health hazard who needs to have a shorter leash."

The people riot and loot not because we have some idea that we will change anything ...in fact it is exactly because the people do not believe anything will ever change regardless of whether we live and vote in this Democracy of ours or a fuckin dictatorship. We riot and loot because god DAMN IT we are gonna take what we are owed and damn the fucking system that never changes anyway..and ya your voting does not mean a fucking thing and further more your complete naivety about the tremendous obstacle faced by the poor and homeless in this nation beyond whether or not they can prove their fucking residency is so low on that list it funny and sick and shows the shallow disinterested regard you and far too many in America have for your fellow citizens...And one last thing take that leash and ...well you know the rest and i want others to read this post so we'll leave the rest to the imaginations of the reader.

"It's nearly impossible for a homeless person to register when they think that they can't."
That is the most Campy shit ,...Jesus you have no fucking clue do you?

Voteing is not working time to try something else

"Shallow disinterest"? At least I put in the effort to confirm if what the majority of people believe is actually true. You shouldn't be angry: all I did was say that homeless people can legally vote and recommend a few ways to help. If that makes me naive, then I'll take it as a complement. But I'm not at all surprised by your anger, when you think that you can "take what is yours" from "a system" that is miles above the "systems" of other countries, by STEALING and putting the lives of average citizens at risk who are likely working their asses off for little to no money while the real dough goes to the CEOs who own the businesses, MY nativity doesn't seem to be the problem here. The problem is the belief that you are owed anything. The problem is, you think Big Brother is responsible for all your life's woes when Big Brother has little or nothing to do with your life as you live it from day to day. The problem is that you think you can't change anything and the biggest problem is: you probably never even tried if it looked hard. Do you go to council meetings and talk about something other than burning down the homes of people who disagree with you? Do you vote for your representatives in you city and state governments? That's where you're going to find your change, and if that's not how it works in your country, maybe you should move to the US. It's not perfect, but it sure as hell beats Egypt.

BTW, if a homeless person thinks it's illegal for them to vote, do you think they're going to try to vote? The answer is no because reasonable people don't like to challenge the law when they don't have the means or knowledge to challenge it, so they won't even try.

Where I live now, if there are homeless people, they wouldn't survive the winter, but in central FL (where I grew up) there is a very high population of homeless and from my conversations with them, they are "prepared" enough to go through the registration process as long as there is no travel involved.

We used to. Not anymore.

There are more people on the street every day.

There are young people that start selling their bodies to pay the bills. It's something I noticed after that scandal of the anti-gay guy being caught with one last year.

yeah. maybe it's just the spoiled brats that can afford to travel abroad and ruin our reputation.

Thank you sir!

Tunisia and Egypt both are great countries. I'm not disputing that. They're both poor countries also and Yemen is dirt poor. We send Egypt over 1 billion dollars in foreign aid every year. For what if the quality of life is so great over there.? The quality of life over there on the average is horrible and the Muslim world still treats women like 2nd class citizens.

Because the Mediterranean ocean is beautiful is not going to make me want to leave anywhere in the Middle East. I can get Egyptian and Tunisian food right here in Atlanta Georgia 7 days out of the week.

Gorgeous food can still taste like shit, in case you didn't know... We eat with our mouths.

Why you so angry ..? its a legitimate report Im just sharing why so hostile ...?

Egypt gets that aid so that they stay a loyal ally and a buffer zone for Israel. Israel gets more aid that Egypt and the Israeli quality of life is marvellous.
Aid is only an indicator of world politics, not quality of life.

Muslim women are not treated as second class citizens in the Muslim world. Only in specific countries. Indonesia and Malaysia have the world's largest Muslim populations and Indonesia is a bigger democracy than the US, women there are treated reasonable equal.

I'm all for presentation, but I'd much rather eat a meal that tastes better than it looks.
And the Brits? Well I've never eaten any of their cooking but they're notorious for boiling any/everything they can get their hands on, and unless it's tea or potatoes, I'm not interested.

"Israeli quality of life is marvellous."

unless you're a Palestinian.

Actually, if you are a Palestinian living in Israel you have more freedom and better quality of life than in Gaza or anywhere else.

precisely my point. How are you defining inequality ? The state of Israel is wealthy, but they live in fear and you call that marvelous ? Please.

I'm a member of a downtrodden race that has been in this country for well over 400 years. Just when we were just beginning to experience the freedoms that my enslaved ancestors suffered and died for, the bottom began to fall out. I personally have experienced racism throughout my entire life, but I've never been poor so please stop preaching to the choir. I would not want to live any place else but here. Those of us that have experienced inequality are usually the ones that can best describe about it.

Again, I would not trade places with anyone living in Tunisia,Egypt or Yemen.