13 Dec 06
Wealthy people do more good by investing their money and building businesses that create jobs and help others to become wealthy, rather than giving it away to charities like the United Nations, a bureaucracy famous for squandering money, says John Stossel:
http://townhall.com/columnists/JohnStossel/2006/12/13/are_the_rich_cheap
13 Dec 06
Originally posted by der schwarze RitterWe should use the rich as a food source.
Wealthy people do more good by investing their money and building businesses that create jobs and help others to become wealthy, rather than giving it away to charities like the United Nations, a bureaucracy famous for squandering money, says John Stossel:
http://townhall.com/columnists/JohnStossel/2006/12/13/are_the_rich_cheap
13 Dec 06
Originally posted by RedmikeAs soon as the last productive person was gone, all you socialist types would turn on each other. Then, when the engines of the world stop turning, you'd be sitting alone in your cold, dark Victory Mansions, wondering why you welfare check hasn’t arrived yet.
We should use the rich as a food source.
13 Dec 06
Originally posted by der schwarze RitterThe rich aren't productive.
As soon as the last productive person was gone, all you socialist types would turn on each other. Then, when the engines of the world stop turning, you'd be sitting alone in your cold, dark Victory Mansions, wondering why you welfare check hasn’t arrived yet.
People who work are productive, by definition.
13 Dec 06
Originally posted by RedmikeDidn't think you'd be a P J O'Rourke fan Red.
We should use the rich as a food source.
"If you think health care is expensive now, wait'll it's free."
"Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys."
http://www.conservativebookstore.com/rorourke.shtml
13 Dec 06
Originally posted by RedmikeHow then do you think people get rich? Do they find the money in a hole in the ground? Or do they rob someone at gunpoint and take it? I'd agree with your assessment of the rich if you're talking about people like the Kennedys or African kleptocrats, however, most people who are rich have earned their money because they were good at something or because they helped a lot of people by offering a needed service or product. There is no crime in being rich. Instead of hectoring them, you should aspire to be more like them.
The rich aren't productive.
People who work are productive, by definition.
13 Dec 06
Originally posted by kmax87Take as much as you can, give as little as possible, and don't worry too
I thought the rich are rich only because they've learn't the trick of minimizing their spending.
much about others having to struggle to make ends meet. That's the only
way to make it rich and staying there.
It's really that simple. Anyone who claims that such behaviour is actually
good for society is either rich con-artists or fools, in my opinion.
13 Dec 06
Originally posted by der schwarze RitterPeople get rich in lots of different ways.
How then do you think people get rich? Do they find the money in a hole in the ground? Or do they rob someone at gunpoint and take it? I'd agree with your assessment of the rich if you're talking about people like the Kennedys or African kleptocrats, however, most people who are rich have earned their money because they were good at something or ...[text shortened]... is no crime in being rich. Instead of hectoring them, you should aspire to be more like them.
Some people inherit wealth - which is about the same as finding it in a hole in the ground.
But what you perceive as
'helped a lot of people by offering a needed service or product'
can also be seen as
'ripped a lot of people off by selling them something they didn't need at twice what it costs to produce'.
I still think it is just simpler to eat the rich.
13 Dec 06
Most of the rich people i've come in contact with are pretty cheap, yeah.
Your average Joe 6pack will leave a better tip than any fat lawyer or corporate tool .. almost anyone who's ever worked in the service industry will verify this.
Bill Gates is a stone cold stiff. I say this from 1st hand experence.
He's cheap, yeah, but still, he's created a lot of wealth for a lot of people.
I think he saved my tip and gave it to the UN, that hurt.
13 Dec 06
Originally posted by der schwarze RitterWith no "death" tax, kids can live off their parents success. This isn't, as you would say, down to their own actions.
How then do you think people get rich? Do they find the money in a hole in the ground? Or do they rob someone at gunpoint and take it? I'd agree with your assessment of the rich if you're talking about people like the Kennedys or African kleptocrats, however, most people who are rich have earned their money because they were good at something or ...[text shortened]... is no crime in being rich. Instead of hectoring them, you should aspire to be more like them.
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Originally posted by wedgehead2I think he addressed that by mentioning the Kennedy's - those crusaders for social justice whom also happen to be living off daddy's money.
With no "death" tax, kids can live off their parents success. This isn't, as you would say, down to their own actions.
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Originally posted by wedgehead2First of all the "death: tax is a double tax because it is the government taxing money that has already been taxed. So basically the government is double dipping. Secondly, as a parent, I feel I should have every right to leave my hard earned money to my children if I so choose.
With no "death" tax, kids can live off their parents success. This isn't, as you would say, down to their own actions.