CNN-YouTube Republican Debate Question: Global Rich-Poor Gap

[CreepyHermitPoet]

Some people have so much and others so little. My friend Jesse is currently homeless and as winter approaches I worry greatly about him! He is poor as can be. It doesn't hit home until you see your best friend on the streets. This is his channel and I am trying to rally support for him to let him know that there are people out there who do care about him. I just don't know what to do to help him and it breaks my heart.

Chad

[RottweilerForce]

What can we do to close the gap between rich and poor...and the answer is- COMMUNISM !! :D

[megarational]

@RottweilerForce Horseshit. The answer is

- a progressive income tax system

- close tax loopholes that only the rich can take advantage of

- reintroduce inheritance tax on the largest financial dynasties

- increase capital gains tax

- once again include dividends as part of taxable income

[RottweilerForce]

@megarational hehe obviously I was joking...I'm not a commie I live in the UK and I get pissed off when they say that if ur annual income is over 150 000 u have to pay 50% tax...the government now are trying to lock up those gaps you spoke about but another problem are the labor who claim to have been diseased and get massive benefits apart from having their little businesses...so yeah don't get pissed off on youtube comments :D

[drowndefacto]

the boy is uber-cute =)) I'd make out with'em :) meeeeow =)) ...

make capitalism history.

greetz from Croatia :p

[andrewclunn]

I'm going to make sure I don't have too many kids and provide them with the education and resources to make good lives for themselves, so that I am not creating any dependency or poverty.

[robertzelutzu23]

please die

[Bobalithmiss1]

woah woah wait, "20,000 people die each day". Ok, what does this have to do with anything?

[Jarut195]

@Bobalithmiss1 they die from starvation because they can't afford food. Get it?

[Bobalithmiss1]

@Jarut195 mm, I guess... but along with being poor, another reason that stunts the growth of crops/food in many places is just bad climate/soil/droughts so that's why I was a little confused. Thanks!

[MarxBakuninMe]

Make capitalism history.

[tgheinrich]

Yeah, 'cause its chief competitor has done so well...

[MarxBakuninMe]

Actually it hasn't done too badly. Certainly it has done better than capitalism as applied to the third world.

[polite777]

start a tent city watch them stop it from happening you are not allowed to live free.

[kangalanatolian]

The growing wealth gap IS a reason to perhaps support Some kind of way to "reset" opportunity.

But your class war approach is not helpful.

The biggest problem America has is that our currency has been hijacked by a private corporation that buys the politicians with legally counterfeited money.

I would not be surprised if that was happening everywhere on a smaller scale, but based on experiences in other countries, when THIS breaks it will be very, very, devastating.

[shovet1111]

top 1% wealthist in america own 38% of the country's wealth. My solution is that next time we have a big war we just send them. The majority of the wealth in this country is inherited threw corporate stock or real estate. The only way you can get rid of the wealth gap is to raise taxes and fund education and small business. That is why they so desperately want Bush's tax cuts permanent. We have to understand that we get taxed for what ever the gov spends. Either income taxes or debt.

[Terminchiator]

humans have searched money for many reasons: food, women, home; today cars, pools, goldplated toilettes, goldplated chairs and tables and brains

the truth is: THE WORLD IS UNDER THE CONTROL OF A PLURY-MONARCHY tryng to mantain this gap to let the people work to serve the rich society, actually if you take care, the rich guy DON'T WORK AT ALL, he simply "make money"

if you are poor you can crack your ass tryng to make money but the result will allways be the same: you are a SLAVE

[laguys818]

lol! the guy has suck a funny armenian accent!

[BulgariiSuntTigani]

i am bulgarian i am rich!

[gizmosells]

Poor countries should tell the IMF to f*off and then reject koyoto and global warming garbage, and drop all tarrifs on importing raw materials, and use tax rebates on exports of finished goods. Subidize farming production, and encourage bigger efficent farms thru goverment collusion. Only idealist belive richardos trade theories.

[fdsfdsfdssdf]

snobs

[happyland104]

Those kids wanna see what a narrowed rich poor gap looks like? Take a look at what soviet Russia became. Then show them the picture of the soviet citizens being shot to death climbing over the Berlin wall. In short, the only way to end poverty is American way.

[BanjoPato]

Natural evolution, that is the key. we cannot interfear with other people, they have to sort things out for themselves. If we interfear than when things go wrong they instantly blame us. Lets countries war with each other and nationalise foriegn investment. They will eventually see the error of their ways.

[warren25rat]

poor people dont deserve to live.......

[greenie85]

fucking bastard... try to imagine if u were born poor and have no food to feed your family. see how that feels. fucking spoil brat-RAT

[warren25rat]

i dont care about eastern european rubble like yourself. i just dont want my kids to get AIDs.

[greenie85]

listen to urself, assuming that i'm European. gez man get urself a freaking education. how the heck do u even know that i'm one for that matter. just wait and see if u urself gets some shits that are much worse than aids itself.

[lio311]

why do u even bother asking the republicans about this ?? All they care about is building walls in the south border, keeping homosexuals out of the armed forces, and governing for the upper-middle and upper classes.

[FurCapped]

Taxing the rich and giving to the poor? That's why communism doesn't work...

[surprise1982]

Get rid of government oppression. That is how you end poverty. America is the wealthiest in the world because we were free for a long time while the shackles of socialism and despotism gripped the rest of the world. Unfortunately, those shackles have moved here in the last 70 years.

[happyland104]

i agree completely

[xagentpoop]

they're running for President of the United States. It is expectations and demands like this that have bloated the federal government so much.

So there's a gap between the rich and the poor. How is that the role of the President to solve? You want to make poverty history? Get rid of government power which always does far more harm, don't look to it for a solution.

"Mr. President. I can't find a girlfriend. What can YOU do to solve my problem?!"

[guy2100]

tax the rich and give to the poor. that has always work.

[debwinslow]

CNN would never post such a question. Nor ask the Republicans about the poor in THIS country. You can't get answers from people who don't seek them, or want to,.

[irishmonkey]

I hope that this one is asked.

[MamaMia4545]

Steal from the rich to give to the poor. Idiot liberals!

[tmack62]

All the rich countries are democracies.

[LifeBlows]

The only real "fair trade" is free trade and free markets. When the government intervenes in the marketplace, someone gets screwed -- and it isn't the rich guy.

[PreservingLiberty]

YES!!! Well put!! Something only one man can answer!!

Dr. RON PAUL!!

[krissy4nik]

Those who have earned them ? Like multi-national corporations who run swearshops paying people cents a day while they work in dangerous conditions with no health benefits . Im sure they earned it . Nobody is saying take money from the guy whos mom and pop shop has earned him a couple million but these corporations who profit billions on slave labor need to be shut down or forced to pay fair wages.

[YazDawg]

nice accents

[brookshm]

If you notice the map, all of the higher income ares are capitalist free market democratic societies. The poorest regions are socialist, communist, and dictatorships. hmmmmmm........

[debwinslow]

because they sell us the resources which we improve and sell back to them at enormous profits for us and not squat for them. Capitalist colonialism. The United States of Robin Hoods. Me first!

[laztechs]

Very old datas. Emerging countries economy are growing faster than US and Europe.

[heinj98]

Anderson Cooper ain't going to be honest. He's a Vanderbilt and a Whitney. I'm sure you've heard of Eli Whitney, the inventor of the cotton gin. Same family. The Vanderbilt's were not as rich as some of the affluent families they lived around, and they were treated like the people on the other side of the tracks by them, but they married into the illuminati. I wouldn't expect a whole lot of truth from him.

[flyingbugubird]

Unless western countries stopped pressing trade protection rules against other developing countries, without reforming those bloody exploited trade rules, "G8" members will always look like hypocrites, even though they declared they wanted to make povetry history.

[rainmancdw5]

The rich aren't getting richer and the poor aren't getting poorer. There are more and more poor people because poor people pass down their inferior genes at a higher rate than the rich people.

[AurorumM3TE0R]

I agree.

[JustOneEarth]

"inferior genes"? That has to be the most awful comment I've seen on YouTube in quite a while.

[dazs42020]

i know hey. kinda reminds one of hitlers ramblings.

[Triscuit77]

rainmancdw5 you are the biggest bastard in the world "inferior genes" well i hate to brake it to you but there is no such thing. Second of all believe it or not the gap between the rich and poor grows every day.

[rainmancdw5]

You are no different that the people who want to replace the teaching of evolution with creationism in public high schools if you really believe that.

[Triscuit77]

no human is ever inferior to another no matter what his or her views are

[rainmancdw5]

Remember those Sudanese people who wanted to kill a teacher because she named a Teddy Bear after Mohammed? Those people are inferior to me; however, they may not be inferior to you.

[jdogclf]

I'd like to ask these kids what they do to help the poor. Most likely nothing at all. Americans do more than any other people to help the poor. It's not the governments job.

[JustOneEarth]

Something tells me these kids don't have billions in disposable income.

Also, it's the government's job if the people decide it's the government's job. That's how democracy is supposed to work.

[TheAmericanManifesto]

Lets steal form the rich and give to the poor! Eliminate private ownership of business,goods,and property. Thats the only thing Liberals want. Too bad it has never worked ever and anti-constitutional.

[maidenman69]

Stupid ideologically driven question. The rich-poor "gap" is irrelevant. A poor Guatemalan who can't afford a pair of shoes doesn't care how much Bill Gates makes. Neither should we, as it's not the riches of rich that account for the poverty of the poor. In fact, the countries that have the richest people also have higher incomes for the poorest people. The poorest countries should learn from the rich countries how wealth is created.

[NapaSales150]

I'd like to see Ron Paul get a chance to answer this one, even though he's probably the only one prepared to answer (and it would be so much fun to watch the rest hhhmm and haw for 60 secs)

[zoticus1]

These kids are insane asking the fox how to best manage the hen house!To best understand the world economy and Americas role check out whats been going on in Latin America from the get go. Big business has the Cia among many other factions legitemize instability and dictators, while they profit from the natural resources. It does not trickle down!

[Leftylou22]

What I love about this whole concept of the YouTube debate is that it totally opens the process to new influences like internationalists and ALL OF US, too, in the U.S. who can never be heard. We have the internet. We have a voice. Power to the People!!

[bonker12]

it's survival of the fittest or should i say fattest!!!!! motherfuckers!!!

[DeviantCharles]

I don't really understand what US politicians could do to enforce fair wages, especially compared to our system which has a completely different standard of living, or any kind of humanitarian system in other countries when we can't stop the violence in Iraq.

One step at a time, methinks...

[zoticus1]

For starters we could return industrial bases back to our soil where they belong, and if not that we can not back rotten governments and do coups everytime they truly elect someone who does align with our exploitive belief. Stop buying shoes and other clothes made by known slave labor and sweatshop supporters like nike. Doc Martins are even made in China now!

[momerath42]

Wonderful question and video!!

[megs501]

Any more illegals in this country and we will be a thrid world country and unable to assist any one

[megs501]

Just another bunch of illegals wanting something for nothing, to cowardly to fix there own countries, so they come here and live off american tax payers

[rasmusrockergal7]

They are international students, not illegals, you ass hole. They have no desire to live in the US, they love their own countries; they are just STUDYING US foreign policy. US foreign policy is very important to the international community, seeing as how we Americans dont know how to stay out of other countries' business. Please dont be so narrow minded and ignorant in the future megs501, and maybe you should try listening to what people in the videos actually say from now on.

[Agenepi]

oh really hmm seems your showing your ignorance when making comments like we cant seem to stay out of other countries. Why don't you have the international community tell us about there invasions on other countries? Please don't try to make there countries look like angles cause there not. in other words maybe they should take the board out of there own eyes before yelling and screaming at us. I'm sure we all can go tit-for-tat

[ctv4vp]

Very good Question

[SLCThunk]

Here's an idea: Pull out of WTO & other globalization policing groups and allow for true free trade. And refuse to trade with countries that do not give people property rights, so those countries have an incentive to produce goods and food and they don't starve because of government corruption. It works, take an econ class. Communism doesn't.

[afruff23]

The reason those Africans are poor is because of their corrupt leaders, so stop pulling at heartstrings. Most fo the aid we sent makes the leaders rich and the people never see the money.

Not to mention the fact that $1 in India buys you a lot more than $1 in the US.

[s7rugg1e]

Hey, communism! Let's make everyone poor so there are no more rich!

[boucaques07]

The Solution? Elect Ron Paul... Close the borders, Build the Fence, get the hell out of the U.N., stop all foreign aid immediately, close all overseas military bases, and NUKE any muzzie asshole nation that screws with us. I would offer that we sell arms to the muzzies so they nuke eachother off the map; but that's just me. How do you like us Now????

[jjones1987]

America cannot fix the world. I give to charity to help people, but you cannot help those who aren't willing to help themselves!

[jjones1987]

The rich nations, and the Rich people, are rich because they worked for it. America became the richest and most powerful nation on the planet, because the people worked for it! Why is it our responsibility to give money to other nations, that aren't willing to fix themselves. Africa is in constant turmoil with tribal fighting. The middle east is bogged down with Islamic fascist jihadist.

[bftfmother]

This is a very interesting question to pose to a future United States President. I look forward to hearing the responses.

[chasna2]

Do you believe, as the Left, that the drive towards economic progress is universal or do you accept the reality that many in the 3rd world absolutely reject the Western concept of growth and the discipline required to achieve it?

[csndra0504]

We can't expect our President to solve WORLD poverty. He's the President of the United States not the World. I don't want my the President to wast my tax dollars trying to save the world.

[ODHobeika]

It's still amazing to hear people who have won the metaphysical lottery speak about most poor people as though they were lazy. Yeah - they should either get rid of the government or get a job. Those would be two great options if they had opportunities and/or resources to do so. They don't - and that's why other humans need to step and see what can be done.

[KamikazeKoscki]

Maybe the republicans will stop the vulture funds which are creating the problem for some of the poorest in Africa.

[Agenepi]

Hmm maybe the 2.8 billion people should either get a job or get rid of the government that is not allowing them to make money. Waste of debate time. How about people stop waiting and depending on mankind to save them and take charge of there own lives. When someone does come along to help thats great.

[Tybalt311]

Well you invent the new Tv,Computer,telephones,well how about just finding electricty. Then you can be rich just like us.

[KupoChan123]

Yea, we really need to share some Capitalism to country that have none.

[vanjaland]

Great question...Boy is so sweet...And girls too...

[alex92acm]

Yeah... Really the Anderson Cooper shout-out is perfect.

And I think the boy has a great sharm. I know they will answer it

[Trigshiv]

very nice.. yeah lets hope they dont dodge it...

[kangaroorooroo]

Let's hope they are asked this question.

[carlysw]

I really enjoyed this video. The question is well-put, and it is one that should be answered by the presidential candidates. Also, the Anderson Cooper shout-out is hilarious!