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    Quote Originally Posted by Dr. Strangelove View Post
    Such a wanton, needless attack on Who. You even changed the narrative!
    He has to deflect, conservatives have no reasonable answer for the wealth inequality that causes this.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Crepitus View Post
    He has to deflect, conservatives have no reasonable answer for the wealth inequality that causes this.
    Wealth inequality isn't the issue- it is not as bad in the US as many make it out to be (they often leave out government assistance programs when they crunch the numbers).

    The main problems are the lack of new affordable houses and "education inequality" - too many either pay zero attention in school and end up working as unskilled or low skilled workers and too many get degrees in useless disciplines.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dr. Who View Post
    I'm posting in bad faith? That's rich.
    Most immigrants aren't. In fact, they're typically poor. Guess how that impacts the stats you're citing?
    Whoever criticizes capitalism, while approving immigration, whose working class is its first victim, had better shut up. Whoever criticizes immigration, while remaining silent about capitalism, should do the same.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Crepitus View Post
    He has to deflect, conservatives have no reasonable answer for the wealth inequality that causes this.
    What exactly is the deflection, Kansas? If you want to cite statistics on inequality why is it a deflection to call attention to a phenomenon that causes it to rise precipitously?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    Wealth inequality isn't the issue- it is not as bad in the US as many make it out to be (they often leave out government assistance programs when they crunch the numbers).

    The main problems are the lack of new affordable houses and "education inequality" - too many either pay zero attention in school and end up working as unskilled or low skilled workers and too many get degrees in useless disciplines.
    But that is Dr. Who's issue yet she doesn't understand that the mass immigration she champions drives inequality.
    Whoever criticizes capitalism, while approving immigration, whose working class is its first victim, had better shut up. Whoever criticizes immigration, while remaining silent about capitalism, should do the same.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    Wealth inequality isn't the issue- it is not as bad in the US as many make it out to be (they often leave out government assistance programs when they crunch the numbers).

    The main problems are the lack of new affordable houses and "education inequality" - too many either pay zero attention in school and end up working as unskilled or low skilled workers and too many get degrees in useless disciplines.
    Perhaps educational facilities should be required to provide full disclosure i.e. that a degree in certain disciplines is unlikely to result in employment.
    In quoting my post, you affirm and agree that you have not been goaded, provoked, emotionally manipulated or otherwise coerced into responding.



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    Quote Originally Posted by Mister D View Post
    What exactly is the deflection, Kansas? If you want to cite statistics on inequality why is it a deflection to call attention to a phenomenon that causes it to rise precipitously?
    You need to treat each OP on its own merit, not based on your belief about my opinions on other subject matter. If you want to challenge based on your opinion on immigration, do so, but fulfil your obligation to substantiate it, rather than raising personal allegations which are both irrelevant to the argument and may be lost on others reading the thread.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dr. Who View Post
    You need to treat each OP on its own merit, not based on your belief about my opinions on other subject matter. If you want to challenge based on your opinion on immigration, do so, but fulfil your obligation to substantiate it, rather than raising personal allegations which are both irrelevant to the argument and may be lost on others reading the thread.
    Your opinions on the matter are crystal clear and I have treated the OP on its own merits. I don't doubt that inequality has increased. My point is that immigration is a driver of inequality. That the influx of tens of millions of poor migrants has impacted inequality in the US is obvious. Surely you understand that.
    Whoever criticizes capitalism, while approving immigration, whose working class is its first victim, had better shut up. Whoever criticizes immigration, while remaining silent about capitalism, should do the same.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Dr. Who View Post
    You introduced the connection - it's up to you to substantiate it. It wasn't part of the OP or my job to defend an ambiguous allegation.
    What was ambiguous about poor migrants being....well poor? The connection is obvious and you know it is. Ambiguous...ROFL
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    Apparently, the racial wealth gap is news to Dr. Who. I wonder if she knows black people commit a lot of violent crime. lol
    Whoever criticizes capitalism, while approving immigration, whose working class is its first victim, had better shut up. Whoever criticizes immigration, while remaining silent about capitalism, should do the same.


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