Trump tells why he prefers rich people

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aLkaLiNE said:

You probably aren't the best person to talk about how things should work in America either.

Possibly. On the flip side... It does afford me a different perspective, so I could be THE best person to talk to.

aLkaLiNE said:

Minimum wage is set by the state which is based and set by the economy for that state. Hardly any state has a $7 per hour minim wage.

This I was aware of, I didn't see the point in elaborating upon my statement to include every single variation and nuance, unless of course I have a desire to waste an inordinate amount of time.

aLkaLiNE said:

Also, if someone is smart enough and finds themselves qualified enough to make major decisions for the rest of the country, you can bet your ass that they would not find themselves in the position of "I make $7 per hour and am a parent who survives" because that wouldn't really be possible here without government aid.

I provided what is commonly referred to as an "example". - And they can be a little bit extreme to hammer a point home, I apologise if it was a little to outlandish for you, but it was what it was, that's life.

And the point I was attempting to convey was the fact that someones earnings isn't a reflection of how good they are with money.

aLkaLiNE said:

That's definitely just not a survivable wage here or anywhere across the rest of the country. You're talking someone that works at McDonald's. Those are not the kind of people that can direct our economy, that's just the reality of the situation and your hypothetical scenario is completely moot here.

The wage isn't important. That is my entire point.

aLkaLiNE said:

Should someone be judged solely based on merit or their career work? YES. Is that person gonna find themselves working at a gas station trying to feed a family? That's a really massive stretch.

They will have put themselves through college/university to even be considered. I just don't see where someone capable of long reaching decisions that potentially influence other countries internal economic decisions would "settle" for a minimum wage job after they pushed themselves through Uni, nor can I imagine that it would be hard for this kind of person to be in high demand at least SOMEWHERE if they would really be qualified for economic reform.

And yet. There are so many cases of College/University graduates who fall short in the employment ladder.
This loops back to my point about examples though.

aLkaLiNE said:

Also if you show academic merit in the states you can pave your way to a free ride through school. In many cases and from that point the jobs start to find you rather than the other way around.

Our system is designed to make it possible for smart, driven people to find a career, regardless of where they start from. So again your situation doesn't really make sense and is an extreme, incredibly unlikely scenario that's over dramatic so you can try and get your point across. But again, we have checks and balances in place that will let someone from a poor family advance through school or get a free ride to Uni if they're smart and driven, regardless of the family from which they are born.

Most education systems world-wide are designed to enable smart, driven people to find a career, that is generally the entire damn point of education systems to begin with.

And none of what you have stated contradicts my original point anyway. - You are just nitpicking at examples I have provided for some reason, despite the fact they are supposed to be "extreme".