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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 07:12 PM Original message |
I wonder how many of us would become total assholes if we were uber wealthy |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 07:14 PM Response to Original message |
1. I don't think so... |
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rurallib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 07:16 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. yet OTOH I have worked with some factory workers |
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Salviati (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 07:46 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Nah, they were assholes before, they just didn't have enough $ to tell everyone to fuck off. |
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zappaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 07:16 PM Response to Original message |
2. It seems a lot of folks here |
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MrSlayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 07:43 PM Response to Original message |
4. I'd be too busy enjoying myself to become an asshole. |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 07:59 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. Whenever I have a few bucks... |
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renate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 07:46 PM Response to Original message |
6. a acquaintance of my husband's who became super rich... |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 07:52 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. IMO, wishful thinking. Look at how many working class people have destroyed their lives |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 09:04 PM Response to Reply #7 |
27. Hah...I don't believe very much of the flattery people give me now |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 08:09 PM Response to Reply #6 |
14. I think that's probably true. We've had some pretty dramatic |
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jaysunb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 08:52 PM Response to Reply #6 |
25. Hubby is 100% correct |
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MIprogressive1 (80 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 07:53 PM Response to Original message |
8. I would buy an island and live there with an unlimited supply of beer and pizza :) |
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Fuzz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 07:53 PM Response to Original message |
9. I'm an asshole now! |
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William Z. Foster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 07:59 PM Response to Original message |
10. other way around |
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RandomThoughts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 08:39 PM Response to Reply #10 |
24. Ok, then lets fix it. |
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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 08:55 PM Response to Reply #10 |
26. I think you're right |
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William Z. Foster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 09:31 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. dominate or be dominated |
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RandomThoughts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 08:00 PM Response to Original message |
12. You can be thought to be an asshole without being an asshole. |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-14-10 01:39 AM Response to Reply #12 |
35. There are assholes and there are creeps nt |
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Stevenmarc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 08:04 PM Response to Original message |
13. I'll be able to afford people to be an asshole for me. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 08:10 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. LOL |
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RandomThoughts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 08:11 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. I personally do not consider that an workable equation. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 08:18 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. If you were rich, you could pay someone to know for you, too. |
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RandomThoughts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 08:21 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Willful ignorance is not an excuse either. n/t |
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Stevenmarc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 10:28 PM Response to Reply #16 |
29. LOL, You might want to share your concerns with my hired sphincter |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-14-10 01:38 AM Response to Reply #29 |
34. lol! nt |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 08:12 PM Response to Original message |
17. In honor of, the I-95 Song. |
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VOX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 08:17 PM Response to Original message |
18. No way. If I hit the jackpot, I'd create a foundation for **LIBERAL** causes, PACS and candidates... |
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renko (39 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-14-10 01:33 AM Response to Reply #18 |
33. Yep, but I'd aim for the Liberal Roger Ailes or Mellon-Scaiffe. n/t |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 08:23 PM Response to Original message |
21. I'm already an asshole. |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 08:26 PM Response to Original message |
22. Wealth does not always mean assholery. |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 08:27 PM Response to Original message |
23. They say that wealth doesn't change a person. |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 11:06 PM Response to Original message |
30. I'm an unwealthy asshole now. Why stop a good thing because the "un" changes? |
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Rincewind (682 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 11:20 PM Response to Original message |
31. I would |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 11:25 PM Response to Original message |
32. i know a number of moderately rich. they are good people. |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-14-10 01:42 AM Response to Original message |
36. If I was uberrich I think I'd just stay home enjoying pleasures and fomenting |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-14-10 01:46 AM Response to Original message |
37. I made a nice six figure income in the past |
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Taitertots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-14-10 03:13 AM Response to Original message |
38. You have to be an asshole to get uber wealthy n/t |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-14-10 03:30 AM Response to Original message |
39. Man, I'd love to be uberwealthy... |
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MkapX (76 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-14-10 03:56 AM Response to Original message |
40. Not all of them |
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