I do. Your odds of being struck down by a terrorist in America are also virtually NIL.

My point was that the media trains us to be terrified of gun violence when common sense dictates that unless you’re involved in a life of crime, your odds of being randomly shot in America are extremely low. The overwhelming acts of…

yes, one piece of trash human being shoots another in an isolated road rage incident, and the whole country is scary. over 350 million people in this country, and approx. 12,000 or so are killed every year in gun-related violence. I’d say your odds of being shot in this scary country are slim to none.

Stop.

Will is trying to make this Gawker.

Will... let it go.

But here is the problem....to be in the fabled 1%, you have to earn around 450k per year

What? Many well-qualified economists do just that. Look it up. Seriously, google the phrases being used here that you’re feigning surprise at hearing for the first time.

No ‘well-qualified economist’ would have anything to do with defining ‘comfortable living’ or ‘content’. These are highly subjective terms that don’t have much to do with poverty as anyone with a little common sense might define it. I’m sure a lot of people in Appalachia are content and live comfortably, just as a lot…

Given the famously philanthropic bent of the innovator class, why would there be less incentive to innovate if innovation lead to a mild decrease in overall wealth among the rich? Gates is giving away most of his money. Zuckerberg is giving away most of his money. What was their incentive to motivate if they’re giving…

To me, it looks like the wealthy are doing their part…

So donating water=bad, giving a guy a nickel=good?

I think I read a book about this once. It was obviously an idiotic fantasy world. I’m sure glad no one cites it as a reasonable set of beliefs on which to build a society.

What is ‘living comfortably’?

Worse still, what if all the rich and talented people withdrew from society to punish us for not appreciating them sufficiently? What kind of world would that be? Not one I’d want to live in. Better not risk it.

Which is to say: it is a political problem

Yeah, but if you tax rich people at high rates, nobody will want to work hard to become rich or start businesses or create or invent. This is precisely why there were no rich people, businesses, or innovation back when the marginal tax rate was much higher for the wealthy.

The problem is it reduced sales for all, and most first for the smaller ones who don’t have the marketing muscle to promote something at all or long term.

Why do you say that the UFC’s popularity stands to go through the roof? The way I see it, they were more popular 5 years ago and they’re about 1 Conor injury/lawsuit and one Ronda implosion from being totally bereft of PPV $tars. No Lesnar, no GSP, Anderson Silva is greatly diminished, Jones is suspended and a…

Floyd Mayweather wins by knockout with complete ease. Go watch the video of Macgregor sparring with Chris Van Heerlow (a fighter who got destroyed by Errol Spence). His footwork is terrible, his punches are slow and predictable, his lateral movement is non-existant, his combinations are dull, he gives no angles. He…

So Athos56, what is your real name and address?