The Resident - Can the rich get richer while the poor get poorer?

[tmmy773]

$200,000 is not rich??? That is not living in reality. RT tells the truth.

[haichtee]

RussiaToday is starting to annoy me. They use similar tactics as Fox News does.

[DaCatOnTop]

Let ME tell you what the average New YOrker thinks about this shit. I'm a 29 yr old single female with no kids and I earn (yeah I'm being honest) 38 grand annually, thats before taxes and insurance taken out. Last time I did income tax the lady told me I fall into the better earning income category. What in the fuck? Mind you, I get almost no money in return. I pay 940 someting dollars for rent and I have a "steady" job that I hate. Imagine me actually having kids to pay for!

[DaCatOnTop]

Jeezus, RT you are pissing me the fuck off. These are not average New Yorkers for fucks sake! The dumb ass lady was from New Jersey and the dude was from Miami and the last dude was from Boston and you asked two Wall street mothafuckas who could give less shit whats going on. Stop going to Times Square to ask fucking tourists or bankers what should be an average New Yorker's opinion! WHATTTTTTTHEEEEFUCKKKK

[paullie6719]

I agree that the "keep up with the Joneses" were stupid to buy $300k houses. If they are not smart enough to do their due diligence before signing on the dotted line, its their own fault. I mean it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that the system is rigged and that if I lose my job with a 300k mortgage, I'm screwed. So lets take some responsibility for our actions.

I saved for 10 years then built my own 750 sq ft house and along with a 2 acre lot cost me $40K... paid in cash.

[burtonh1]

OMG the horror of of the idea of getting rich in America..what a bunch of bull s*ht.

[doire7]

I'm sorry but what is wrong with these Americans? Goldman sachs was caught red handed selling fraudelant mortgages and then betting against those mortgages. Goldman sachs, citigroup, jp morgan etc have all been caught repeatedly in financial fraud and that's just what they've been caught at. THAT IS NOT WHAT YOU CALL BEING SMARTER, THAT IS WHAT YOU CALL BEING A CRIMINAL. The biggest criminal at that. Grow up you dumb fucks.

[Sexisttroll]

funny how they talk about the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer when in fact they base all this on the personal distribution of income chart, yet they don't count the income mobility and the fact that national income is growing... all they say is that because the poor are getting a smaller share of income they are getting poorer... LOL! they forgot that national income is actually growing which means the poor get a smaller share of something way bigger...

[Sexisttroll]

the result for example take into account the average wages of the richer and the poorer from 1975 to 1991 the rich got richer by $4,354 more yet the poor got richer by $27,745... and this is because of income mobility where the poor actually ascend to a higher income and are substituted by new workers or immigrants... result "the rich getting richer and poor getting poorer" is a total myth...

[geffel]

What planet are these cunts on? $250k is "lower middle class"? WTF? The most I've ever earned in a year was almost $200k. I felt pretty damed well off, and I certainly don't consider myself "lower middle class".

Incredible.

[marniespeaks]

americans are stupid

[jeoyanda]

There was a guy at my workplace that got paid over half a million dollars a year and spending only 4 hour max a day. He was useless. He didn't do his job and the company faced times when they couldn't produce anything during times of high demand because he didn't bother to order anything or check the supply inventory (that was his job). Only reason he got fired was because he insulted the boss. Talk about unfair and lazy.

[geffel]

@jeoyanda

That's The Peter Principle - "in a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence", meaning that employees tend to be promoted until they reach a position at which they cannot work competently (from Wikipedia). We had a bunch of producers at my last job who were getting paid in the high $100k, almost $200k and did next to nothing to deserve it.

[ZapherJin]

unfucking believable, we are looking at a fine example of speaking sheep right here.

[MikeandSara88]

so basically she interviewed the ignorant people who watch fox news. Right.

[snooch1975]

the banks and morgage companies drove up the cost of homes to make a bigger profit per house then when jobs went by by they bet against the homeowners and made even more money not to mention the fact that these banks couldnt even prove they owned half of the houses the forclosed on i have no problem with people making money butt to cheat and steal to get it yeahh im having a problem with that

[snooch1975]

there working the poor people harder thats how the rich get richer

[95redballoons]

Were the people being interviewed all labotomised because I think they're all missing a brain and the ability to think!!!

[hstone39]

The rich will get richer and the poorer will get poorer and the middle class is come down right now and the Fed continue to slide the economy and QE2 to bring in more inflation so it can breakdown families and force them to live on the streets.

[mongolkid69]

@hstone39 my family immigrated here with just $1000 in our pockets and little english..we didn't even have a job lined up when we landed. it was tough times, and now 10 years later my parents make a combined income of 350-400k and I've worked hard, got into uni and now make 80k/yr.

YOU JUST NEED TO WORK HARDER. WORK SMARTER. AND STOP CRYING

[meltvalueman]

I'm poor, But why would I work harder if I won't see any benefit from my hard labor. Why work hard for a raise just to pay more taxes and not get rewarded for my work. How about those company's pay their % of taxes and stop giving them subsidies at our expense.

[sytunsyn]

stay on the street asking questions. It will force people to think and wake more up.

[hmj8786]

dumbass mother fuckers amerca is DONE DEAL!!!

[127miles]

ya tell them that after they find out all their money gets stolen by the banks. and the fed is ruining the economy on purpose. "oh ya they are smarter than us, so they deserve all that money they still from us retard" UGH it pisses me off. RON PAUL 2012!

[RealNarod28]

im watching this video second times and on 0:15 this guy is total asshole. 

[seanmPWH]

She needed to explain to people that the bank owners are first class citizens and the rest of us are second class citizens, i.e. why do the people who own banks get their money at zero percent but the rest of us have to go to these first class citizens and get our money at much higher interest rates? The Federal Reserve must lend every American citizen money at the same rate. Why do we put up with these thugs over-taking our government?

[WhatTheHeo]

WTF!? Making $250,000 a year is lower middle class. What a fucking cocksucker!!!!

[MrShane737]

@WhatTheHeo well it is going to be because of inflation... and the raising of taxes.. business is going to close down because of insanity in every aspect you turn

[medzcine]

She's a terrible reporter; on many levels. And yes I'm against the bailouts, two different issues. Did you know that the top 1% has for the large part and more so with relation to the bailouts has unfairly doubled in size since the 1920's.

[BlankBrain]

I am a capitalist; with reservations. Capitalism is inherently unstable, and needs to be regulated. Capitalism gets a bad name when it goes out of control, as it is now. We need to deconstruct multi-national corporations. We need to split up large corporations. We need to reinstate progressive taxes. We need to break-up interstate banks. We need to invest in basic research to have hope of a future. We need to invest in art to bring our spirit back. We need the will to do what’s right.

[TheSelfGoverned]

@BlankBrain "I am a capitalist; with reservations. Capitalism is inherently unstable, and needs to be regulated."

This is the fault of a severely flawed currency. The system is unstable by design. It helps the rich build wealth off of the backs of the working class.

[mrspazshot]

NY makes me faceplam

[Zehcnas89]

250k is lower middle class? Jesus Fucking Christ what an asshole :|

[UFCextra]

anyone who's ever spoken for RT or worked for RT....is a scumbag LIAR who's completely anti-usa before he even speaks

[UFCextra]

Russia Today is 100% liar scum bag news channel...you should believe absolutely nothing that comes from Russia Today...it is the most scumbag organization on this planet, shoving dishonest news into english speaking people's faces, using the "freedom of speech" against the USA by reverse media so it's ALL anti USA.....fuck you RT, you guys are SCUM

[GeedanUK]

@UFCextra sad that the federal police hasn't recruited you! you're certainly doing a great job, spreading bullshit opinions from foxnews!

[UFCextra]

@GeedanUK Most propaganda images from the Cold War look outdated now, but the idea of embedding a message in Cold War style could be more relevant than ever in propaganda of the modern.

With a little hate here and a little fear-mongering there, could the raging positions of mainstream pundits on certain issues be stemming from something a little deeper than mood swings?

What do Cold War and modern day propaganda have in common?

remember, Russia spends more on Propaganda than Unemployment !!!!

[RealNarod28]

@UFCextra At least our unemployment rate ten times lower then in USA. And its getting lower, when in USA its raising every day.

[MoKillaGorilla]

this video makes me really sad

[jjvescovi11]

I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around [the banks] will deprive the people of all property until their children wake-up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered.

Thomas Jefferson,

[FilteredInc]

Yes DUH that's how it works! The rich get richer by scooping up the goods and assets of the poor and middle class during economic downturns for bargain prices! They then re-sell for retail or rent out or use as collateral to snowball the effect.

[upstart1234ify]

The rich are evil, selfish devils. They all need to go to hell. These poor broke ass brainwashed people who blame themselves are pathetic.

[ProsperityGlobal]

Begining at 1:51 this is a typical exmaple of a prozac taking, american flag waving, FAUX news watching TV Head American.

[T1m3Trav3l3r]

That guy in the pink tie is going to Starbucks, for a Frappuccino douche

[Flugabwehrkanone]

Why is everyone bagging on the first guy? He's right...$250k/yr is not a rich income.

[SturmWolfe]

@Flugabwehrkanone

Then you are sadly mistaken. Maybe you should start asking more people what they really make a year. I highly doubt they even make $50-$60K/yr. Oh... And that's also with the ever declining of benefits and wages as well.

[Flugabwehrkanone]

@SturmWolfe $250k/yr is more than $60K/yr but is still not a high income. Even being a millionaire isn't that uncommon among the middle class anymore. I'd say the true lower rich would be the hundred millionaires, the bulk of the rich would be billionaires, and the superrich would be old moneyed families, royalty, and bankers.

However, this has more to do with the devaluing dollar than anything else (it's lost 93% of its value since 1913).

BTW, I'm not rich--just keepin' it real.

[viru351]

Rich are rich because they work smarter unlike the rest.

[bohemianwriter1]

@dvi111

Live in a fantasy dreamwold a lot?

Wall Street bakers gave themselves record bonuses after taking YOUR money. With no strings attached. GOPs contributors are the biggest thieves and sconundrels since the robber barons....

You really think that the most important thing is to get rich on other peoples expence, while GOP wants to take your Social Security, your Medicare to give as tax cuts for these freeloaders on top?

[MrHellsMouth]

Just a word of advice, never talk to the general public, the public suck.

[MTVVH1sucks]

all these people are fucking stupid! the rich having been robbing the working class blind in america for a long time and the majority of americans have been brainwashed into thinking it's fair. hahaha what a bunch of suckers we are!

[tERtasdf]

REUPLOAD!!

[tERtasdf]

i dont see why not.. the rich deserve more cuz money = power

[EyNRoK]

lol? The Game is rigged ; The Rules DO NOT APPLY to the Rich (0.1%) but APPLY to the Poor (99.9%) ; The Poor are the Loosers ; The Losers blame themselves for loosing. Then what... ? The Losers accept to become Slaves...

[Peter4101]

@EyNRoK And i dont accept it. I feel like rebeling if anything. I'm not going to end up a slave like the rest of the mob. I find a hole and crawl though it and see how far i can take it. Even if it ends up at a narrow point i find a way to get smaller and keep going. Of corse being metaphoric probly wouldn't be the best way of explaining it to alot of people wouldn't it?

Shamanism is a dieing trait no one person should live without. It at least gives them some perspective.

[MultiSamsoon]

Too many sheeples around. The simply cannot understand simple logical things. Looks like they are wired so. They think something is wrong with you!

[sniper6081]

I like that Juilio takes responsibility for his own actions.  Most people are too childish to admit when they fuck up.

[Topdoginuk]

It's all the same all over the western countries. Predatory Capitalism backed by corrupt bias governments in favour of their wealthy friends manipulate the situation that results in mass division, ineqality, poverty and control over the general public.

It's what result in resentment, hate, radicalisation and terrorism. Do the rich give a stuff? Do they f**k.

[scrimpyanimal]

quick answer.....yes

[Ramsoondar]

Hey Lori is just playing the cards she was dealt, I empathize with her. governments can be bought by big business interests, I've seen it myself first hand, Those Political Party buttons, T-shirts and banners and their Manifesto mean nothing in the eyes of the lobbyists. It's all about turning a profit.

[1x93cm]

population culling is around the corner...too many useless eaters and mindless automatons

[insanelylogical]

The rich always get richer because this crooked government bends over backwards for the "elite" at all times. Always have, always will. I have nothing against those rich people who are self-made and pulled themselves out of a hole who aren't total snobs like some. Most rich people are evil,greedy bastards who don't give 2 shits about you, just like this government. Especially if you're poor. The poor deserve better than this.

[GtheMVP]

This chick needs to start deep throating the mic instead of talking into it, she brings nothing to the table.

What has to drastically change? How freaking vague is that statment?

If the rich use our gov't (our tax dollars) to bail them out of bad gambles, then the problem is obviously the gov't and not the rich, they'd have to fend for themselves otherwise.

Ultimately people only have themselves to blame because they keep turning to gov't solutions when it's actually the problem!

[MsSuviMarja]

Russia PLEASE I BEG OF YOU get your economy straight .. I can't stand living in this world were we have these kind of people in here. Stupid ignorant, imperialist, war raging and greedy nation. At least when Soviet Union (<3) existed there was some balance, in the sense that if a war would've happen we all would've go together.

[RealNarod28]

@MsSuviMarja Okay, we'll, our economy is growing right now so... i think we on the right course :) LOL :)

But still, in the next ten years you going to be "friends" with China :)) And i think its not going to be a good "friendship"

[riethc]

Holy shit, these people are dumb.

[ZoneTelevision]

IF RT wants to save money ... they should cut this Quasi Journalist from their payroll.

[PostoTres]

Congratulations to any one who might have gotten rich against all odds in America this year without inheriting it, marrying it, breaking the law, or harming thousands or millions of the rest of us along the way!

I hope there was at least ONE of you this year!

[jess1up]

Do something about it, and yes it is ALL OF OUR MONEY that they are spending on WHATEVER THEY WANT.

[USFullOfLies]

WIKILEAKS: Al Qaeda to unleash 'nuclear hellstorm' if Osama killed...

news. ninemsn. com.au/world/8241119/capturing­-bin-laden-would-unleash-hell

WWIII

[thatswhatisaidyeah]

It's the fall of Rome all over again... Why can't dumbasses learn from history books?

[turbotrana]

THe rich deserve to get rich doing legitimate business eg Bill Gates. Those who are gaming the system like many on wall street are thieving. IF it was left to free market and no bailouts wall street would be bankrupt.

[AiresQX4]

This lady is forming her questions like a good little socialist.

[sewbuttns]

Capitalists spend alot of money to keep people this stupid and brainwashed.

[sigmundbalmung]

@sewbuttns Corporatists, not Capitalists.

[sewbuttns]

@sigmundbalmung Capitalists.

[imbubba56]

That's the way Odumbo's administration works...

[NAZMY2003]

people are braiwashed and fucked 

[Armando7654]

Lori, you Dumb, Envious, Communist Whore,

Why should man not have what he can earn? Are you jealous?

If he steals it from us like Obama does that’s another story but If a man works hard his whole life while YOU just swing around that communist mic does that mean he is greedy & a thief or U incompetent?

Yes they got bailed out, but not by capitalists but by the socialists in the office. So blame ur beloved socialists/communists for getting richer at the expense of other people. U r garbage.

[zapproowsdower]

@Armando7654 Sounds like you're just angry that you could never land a fine piece of ass like that. And nobody is arguing that hard work shouldn't pay off. The only thing being argued here is the exaggerated payment scale for wall street, combined with government bailouts.

[Armando7654]

@zapproowsdower u call that: "a fine piece of ass"? Creep, u need help.

exaggerated by whose standards? jealous loser's like you?

move to fucking Russia if capitalism intimidates you

[neo19158]

A demoralized society that has no real values where slaves love their servitude.

[shaolonbros]

I agree.. hope is lost for ignorant people. Are we really born evil and become good later..or is it the other way around?

[bibbed87]

The system in modern time is totally the opposite of how it should be. People who sit around talk, read and write or calculate earn a shitload of money that they don't deserve while other people work very hard with their hands, machines, tools and stones but get so little money while they deserve much more!

Rich people are poor, poor people are rich. But sadly not materially.

[TZMBigsteelguy]

We live in a Predatory Economic system, and it is not set up for the Well being of humans.

You get Rewarded to be Greedy in this society, but if you lose your job, you are considered a loser according to the majority of people.

People can press a few buttons on a computer screen and change a few digits around and presto someone is filthy Rich, or could do the opposite and make someone in Debt.

We need something different folks, and i strongly recommend watching Zeitgeist Moving Forward.

[goldsilverandiamonds]

Some people are richer, some healthier,some smarter, some taller,some better looking, some funnier, some thinner, some faster, some cooler......I AM OK WITH PEOPLE BEING PEOPLE...... RICH OR POOR!!!!!!Economic equality is for the stupid, ignorant, lazy and evil. WHAT WE NEED IS MORE RICH PEOPLE NOT LESS AND WE NEED POOR PEOPLE WANTING WEALTH BUT THROUGH HARD WORK NOTGOVERNMENT HAND OUTS or COMMUNIST RE-DISRIBUTION FUELED BY HATE AND JEALOUSY!!!!! GET RICH AMERICA IT COOL!!!!!!!!!

[bibbed87]

@goldsilverandiamonds wtf, totally wrong! Rich people are selfish and the rich are making people poor, so rich gets richer, poor gets poorer. Being rich is, far more, for the stupid and especially lazy AND evil!

[goldsilverandiamonds]

@bibbed87 Rich selfish??? You generally get wealthy by serving others needs and wants, thats not selfish. Not sitting around waiting for some government hand out like the poor. Face it you are a jealous, selfish, greedy person who wants to attack those who have more then you because you do not have the skills or will to do what most wealthy do to become wealthy. GET RICH AND STOP BITCH'EN. GET RICH AMERICA IT'S COOL!!!!!!

[Sexisttroll]

guy who admitted his mistake (julio) is actually the smartest of all the ones they've interviewed... probably even understands more than the reporter...

[skimaskradio]

Everyone who earns more than 80k a year needs to be osama bin ladened.

[InfluencingYou]

$250,000 is nothing compared to the real players who are making billions a year.

[Joe11Blue]

This situation never would have been a problem had the Government actually not perpetrated it's interventionist policies, and allowed failing business model's to actually fail. That includes the Federal Reserve.

[007HubbaBubba]

What is wrong with Equal Opportunity?

[DarthSchwartz]

nothing wrong with being rich.

[neil182sr]

these people are the reason america is going to fall

[98bigbutt]

The poor always gets fucked by the rich. Always had,always will.

[UndefeatedArmy09]

The reason why the rich get richer & the poor get poorer is because the system is designed that way.Now go back to watching X factor or whatever other distractions occupy your mind.

[BUFFALOCALZONE]

david gets it!!!

[andid]

@piercechrist It's more "suck up" economics than trickle down..

[Vertedtwylight420]

Wow... Thanks RT. News and perspectives I don't hear on the MSM. Keep it coming!

[cobhcmofo313]

i'm 24, i have a diploma, very little post highschool education and i make a staggering 34,000 a year, and i suport my wife, myself, a child on the way, and a dog tht eats better than i do. its hard but i only have 6,000 in medical bills for a debt. I'm not cool with how the government works in my country, but i live a good happy life. i have the things i need and some of the things i want. maybe people need to spend their money more properly, and learn whats really important in life. Living

[Vertedtwylight420]

@cobhcmofo313 But it is our job as Americans to stand up when the government crosses the line and allows the plundering of tax payers money.

[cobhcmofo313]

@Vertedtwylight420 never said it wasn't and it is up to us to stand up for where our taxes go, but at the same time i hate seeing other people who make alot more money than i do complaining on how they cant get by. and to hear the douche bag at the begining, "250k a year isnt rich", and tying together the bail-out vs. rich getting richer i dont see the full conection, i see where it could go that way, but the bail out is an action, people were bitching before the bail, lets look there as well

[usy444u]

Rothschild is very very very very very very rich man owns 500 trillion of wealth i bet that is gold bullion too. folks forget about it go for gold right now gold is being bought by banks by the tonnes guess where they going to send it , here a clue which country does Rothschild actually owns?

[luc649]

So if I get this right , American are being fist fucked in the ass by the super rich and are left with nothing more than licking it's fingers clean...and they're okay with that ? yup !... you people are truly a wonder

[europa]

Govt doesn't represent the little guy, it represents individuals private property rights, which we don't have that govt protection

Rich subsides are a different matter fascism is what we are experiencing, RT loves to call it Capitalism, that guy that got his home foreclosed is a stud for owning up to his failures for not being educated before making a huge decision based on impulse emotion and fascist govt bait, to snap down then choke the country as a hostage for the plunder.

RT=FOX/CNN

[wtf0804]

They all ready up loaded this video. What The Fuck. Re uploading the same

crap. This is that video they already did.

/watch?v=nMlDmXNHR7c

[TexasBeaner214]

shes saying that only the banks are rich?

[WJValente]

$250 K a year is NOT rich! "Rich" would be a million or more per year. And the government is bailing out the banks because the banks control the society. They are not "too big" they are too Powerful. The entire system is a scam.

[andid]

@WJValente Only 1.5% are over 250K. How can the top 1.5% of earners not be rich?

[andid]

"we have to talk about what is actually defined rich"

says douche in Trump tie in Times Square. This is our rich's problem: most can't even accept how absurdly rich they are. To many, they don't receive much more, and work harder for it (both jokes). Working people with graduate degrees rarely make over 100K a year. The ONLY groups that weasel their way over the 100K mark w/o PhDs are businessmen, politicians, and celebrities. If all 3 groups evaporated tomm, so would most of our problems.

[Ristar85]

lol... why are these retarded serfs so pro-wallstreet?

[luc649]

@Ristar85 because they're retarded

[rmarcus5456]

America's retards on parade.

[MadXMax187]

America is a corporation, its citizens are nothing but products not persons.

[PYSCOPOMP]

These Americans are so dumb. All hope is lost.

[spencermel]

@PYSCOPOMP lol! Don't give up friend.

[MoodyBlueCDN]

This has to be the most amateurish video I have ever seen. The interviewer looks like she's barely out of her teens. The people interviewed are definitely not representative of popular opinion. It's almost like this is "banker" post since most respondents are all saying, yeah, it's ok, this is America, if you're not at the top it's because you don't work hard enough and the poor slob CEOs of banks and other rich elite deserve everything because they earned it. OMFG indeed!

[MoodyBlueCDN]

This has to be the most amateurish video I have ever seen. The interviewer looks like she's barely out of her teens. The people interviewed are definitely not representative of popular opinion. It's almost like this is "banker" post since most respondents are all saying, yeah, it's ok, this is America, if you're not at the top it's because you don't work hard enough and the poor slob CEOs of banks and other rich elite deserve everything because they earned it. OMFG indeed!

[coolsteven2]

Did the first douchebag just 'shush'-finger her!? I like the Frank-guy.

[ZSwierczynski]

250k is lower middle class???? I thought that was 50k was lower middle class.

[WikeddTung]

omfg did she look for every repub douchebag in nyc to interview? clearly she must have because ny is neither as uniformly white nor uniformly non-professional as the d-bags in this clip. the ONLY one of those guys who looks like he has a PROFESSION was the suit guy who said the banks & gov't are in cahoots. everybody else looked like hich school grads.

[WikeddTung]

@WikeddTung that was a typo, i meant HIGH SCHOOL.

[uwmbigb]

omg the guy in the yellow shirt dbaggery, wall street is filled with guys like that. Absolutely spot on representation for anyone whos never worked in finance before.

[MrPeiceofmind666]

funny thing watch gangs of new york this same thing happend and people were pissed and killed the rich

[nett103]

That first guy is a Wall Street douche.

[Joe11Blue]

@nett103 What gave it away? Was it the flashy cheap suit, or the coke nose?

[spencermel]

@nett103 HE NEEDS TO GET ROBBED.

[nriab23]

@nett103 I would have used a stronger word than douche..... he was trying to shift moral guilt from himself