>>>>>>No easy answers, but it's another example of the effects of increasing income disparity.
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>>>>>Question - have you purchased any of the Harry Potter books for anyone?
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>>>>No, I haven't, but my daughter-in-law and grandsons are avid fans.
>>>>I never got into them, but my daughter-in-law hooked my girlfriend now and she's a fan.
>>>>Why do you ask?
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>>>By purchasing the books, your family is contributing to income disparity.
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>>If you mean that they are adding to the zillions that JK Rowling is worth, I see your point and it's well taken.
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>That's exactly what I mean - we make economic choices every day to add value to our lives, and it makes others rich.
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>I just made the owners of the Keurig machine a bit richer - our Keurig broke down after 5 years. Could I go out and buy a cheap Mr. Coffee machine for a few bucks? Sure - but I prefer the Keurig, so I paid $150 for a good one.

Getting back to the title of this thread.. it's great to see people making lots of money.
The question is, how much should they give back.
If taxes rates went back to the pre-Reagan levels, many of the issues facing this country wouldn't exist.