North Korea’s one-percenters savor life in ‘Pyonghattan’

Re:North Korea’s one-percenters savor life in ‘Pyonghattan’ by fche on Sunday May 15, 2016 @11:27AM (#11701250)

"one-percenters"

Riiiiight, as though the ruling party of a totalitarian dictatorship deserved the same appellation as the people of top productivity in a free country.

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Re:North Korea’s one-percenters savor life in ‘Pyonghattan’ by Shivetya on Sunday May 15, 2016 @11:40AM (#11701301)

well it is the same in one way, those in government or heavily connected to it are the one percenters. It is not a wealth thing, it is a power thing. I don't think any form of government is different in this regard

In the West the politicians are adept at playing the public opinion game and between that and laws can keep those who earn their way through work to the top paying those in government. That last part may be sarcasm, trouble is when I read the news I am never sure

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Re:North Korea’s one-percenters savor life in ‘Pyonghattan’ by fche on Monday May 23, 2016 @10:07AM (#11753919)

"those in government or heavily connected to it"

Whoa whoa whoa. What's "heavily connected"? Government employees? Welfare recipients? Taxpayers?

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Re:North Korea’s one-percenters savor life in ‘Pyonghattan’ by fucking_tragedy on Sunday May 15, 2016 @11:28AM (#11701257)

> the people of top productivity

Have a source for this claim?

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Re:North Korea’s one-percenters savor life in ‘Pyonghattan’ by fche on Monday May 23, 2016 @10:02AM (#11753876)

It's almost trivial if you use the customary definition of "top 1%" as an income percentile, and accept that income is a measure of productivity.

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Re:North Korea’s one-percenters savor life in ‘Pyonghattan’ by rpgmaker on Sunday May 15, 2016 @11:40AM (#11701298)

Don't even bother. Lots of Atlas Shrugged believers here.

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