[doug from upland]

Capitalism is the greatest economic system ever devised to provide the most benefits for the most people. Unfortunately, there is still a great deal of misery in our country. If you work hard you deserve the fruits of your labor, but I have to say there is something wrong with such great wealth in the hands of so few. No, I’m not complaining about the 1%, but maybe some tweaking needs to be done when you have people like this in the same country with someone controlling 80 billion in assets.

[Dilbert San Diego]

There must be more to the story. How did this girl get pregnant? How did she become homeless? Where is the father of her baby? We need more details before we talk about enjoying the fruits of labor and all that. Does this girl work, has she ever had a real job? And what about dad to support her and that baby???

[Mr.Unique]

...maybe some tweaking needs to be done when you have people like this in the same country with someone controlling 80 billion in assets.

Straight Outta DU.

[Lou L]

If you work hard you deserve the fruits of your labor, but I have to say there is something wrong with such great wealth in the hands of so few. No, I’m not complaining about the 1%, but maybe some tweaking needs to be done when you have people like this in the same country with someone controlling 80 billion in assets.

Bernie Sanders, is that you posting on FreeRepublic?

First of all, "someone like that" -- this panhandling woman -- has made her own choices in life and is suffering consequences of her own making.

Second, there are countless food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, etc. that are funded through largely private donations. Organizations that are funded through mostly private funds...perhaps some of it from the 1%, but most of it from donations by individuals and families with far less income. Can they help everyone? No, but they can help some, and that's what we do.

Who exactly, are you thinking of that "controls 80 billion in assets?" How many of these people do we have around? What is it you would like them to do with their money? How much do we have to spend, per person, to address this misery in our country?

Capitalism is the only kind of economic system that can provide the kind of regular flow of funds to give any sort of care to those less fortunate. If you start tweaking on it, thinking that you're "doing it to benefit the less fortunate," it becomes less like capitalism and more like socialism or communism.

[JimRed]

No, I’m not complaining about the 1%, but maybe some tweaking needs to be done when you have people like this in the same country with someone controlling 80 billion in assets.

Unless it was obtained dishonestly, it's none of our business how much they earn/own/control.