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Thu Mar-10-11 08:00 AM
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If your name is on Forbes "World's Richest Men" list you should |
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bury your head in shame. I was pleased to see Gates drop by one point. He still has a long way to go to not burn in hell.
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Thu Mar-10-11 08:04 AM
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1. I don't understand this hatred for the rich only because they are rich. |
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Edited on Thu Mar-10-11 08:06 AM by DrDan
Hate them for being dishonest, for lacking ethics and morals, for preying on others, for seeking wealth at the expense of the environment or the safety of others. But simply because they have a lot of money? I don't understand that.
Would you love someone simply because they have none? That would seem to follow.
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Thu Mar-10-11 08:25 AM
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2. Maybe because they got rich by... |
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being dishonest, lacking ethics and morals, preying on others, & at the expense of the environment or the safety of others.
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Thu Mar-10-11 08:28 AM
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Thu Mar-10-11 08:38 AM
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8. then hate them for that - not for simply having money. That really |
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sounds like middle-school jealousy to me.
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Thu Mar-10-11 08:46 AM
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Thu Mar-10-11 08:40 AM
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9. What dishonest, unethical, immoral act did this person do? |
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Thu Mar-10-11 09:50 AM
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12. big broad brush you're painting with there |
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Thu Mar-10-11 02:54 PM
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24. like stealing from others... |
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....like Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg....then they launder their money into some charity in their name and give it to their other rich buddies for their own social purposes....like charter schools-yay! And we're supposed to appreciate they are so giving.
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Thu Mar-10-11 08:26 AM
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3. How many people could eat & find shelter if those vast, immoral |
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accumulations of wealth were properly taxed?
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Thu Mar-10-11 08:37 AM
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7. is that the fault of the rich? If they consciously worked toward that end, |
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Thu Mar-10-11 09:49 AM
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11. They are, then, guilty of criminal negligence.. . |
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Edited on Thu Mar-10-11 09:49 AM by annabanana
There is no great fortune that is free of misery.
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Thu Mar-10-11 10:08 AM
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14. then hate them for that (if indeed the case) - not for simply having money |
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Thu Mar-10-11 08:31 AM
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5. "Behind every great fortune lies a great crime" |
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Thu Mar-10-11 08:37 AM
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6. then hate them for the crime |
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Thu Mar-10-11 10:04 AM
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13. So what great crimes did |
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Edited on Thu Mar-10-11 10:08 AM by guardian
* Oprah * Matt Damon * David Geffen * Steve Jobs * George Soros * John Kerry * Nancy Pelosi * Harry Reid * Ted Kennedy * Dianne Feinstein * Noam Chomsky * Michael Moore * Naomi Klein * Barak Obama
commit to make their fortunes? They are all millionaires. Oprah is a billionaire. Go ahead tell me Mr. Armchair Philosopher. Why do you hate them?
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Thu Mar-10-11 10:10 AM
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15. Why don't you ask Balzac-he made the quote. |
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And a little googling will tell you where some of your list made the money.
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Thu Mar-10-11 01:46 PM
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16. So your assertion is that all those people |
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have committed great crimes and are criminals. Thank you for the confirmation. So do you fantasize about about Noam Chomsky doing the perp walk in an orange jump suite? Do you think similarly of anyone who has something that you don't have?
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Thu Mar-10-11 01:51 PM
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Where did the Kennedy fortune start? The fantasy I have of someone doing the perp walk in an orange jumpsuit involves members of the BFEE and their cohorts
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Thu Mar-10-11 02:00 PM
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18. What is "BFEE"??? n/t |
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Thu Mar-10-11 02:27 PM
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20. Bush Family Evil Empire |
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Thu Mar-10-11 03:00 PM
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26. Investing in War Profiteering? |
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Not using their wealth and power(with few exceptions) to stop the other rich assholes that are ruining our country.
Oprah gave us Arnold, and supported the wars and all the other atrocities. She puts a happy face on repubs.. She helped elect Obama, and has done nothing to point out his broken promises, his lack of caring for people in New Orleans or anything else. She. Sucks.
and these guys * John Kerry * Nancy Pelosi * Harry Reid * Dianne Feinstein
They are all responsible for what is happening in this country.
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Thu Mar-10-11 03:01 PM
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27. Since I have commented on disparity of wealth. |
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And I don't hate anyone, that would be a waste of thought and time. Although I have different level of respect for different people, as do all people.
And it is obvious that having billionaires in a society shows societal systems are non-functional, if you think people matter.
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Thu Mar-10-11 04:26 PM
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many "societal systems are non-functional", but that is different than "Behind every great fortune lies a great crime"
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Thu Mar-10-11 02:42 PM
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23. A lot of these CEOs got rich by laying off workers and outsourcing jobs. |
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Thu Mar-10-11 03:08 PM
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29. hate them for that - the likes of Jack Welch deserve no better |
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not simply because they have a lot of money
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Thu Mar-10-11 10:26 PM
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33. But why did they lay off workers and outsource jobs? |
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To make more money perhaps?
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Thu Mar-10-11 02:24 PM
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19. I think the problem is |
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the "system" that allows that much wealth disparity in the first place. Most of those people will probably claim they played by the rules. If that's the case then the rules need to change.
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Thu Mar-10-11 02:38 PM
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21. I don't mind people getting rich, but when you gain so much wealth, it usually |
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means a lot of people are suffering.
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Thu Mar-10-11 11:53 PM
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35. Just call it capitalism. That's what that system is......... |
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that not only allows, but ENCOURAGES this wealth disparity.
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Thu Mar-10-11 02:41 PM
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22. Unrecc'd for sour grapes and class envy |
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What makes you any different than the right winger that calls people on unemployment lazy or calls a single moms needing assistance "welfare queens"?
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Thu Mar-10-11 02:55 PM
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Thu Mar-10-11 03:06 PM
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28. How rich can someone be without you hating them? |
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$10 million? $1 million? $100,000?
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Thu Mar-10-11 04:48 PM
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32. I think the answer is |
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any amount which exceeds the net worth of the OP.
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Thu Mar-10-11 04:31 PM
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31. Wait, let me check to make sure I'm not on the list. |
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Whew! I must be, like, number 433 or something. Glad I don't have to hang my head in shame. :evilgrin:
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Thu Mar-10-11 10:36 PM
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34. Amassing that amount of wealth is usually the result of greed. I think |
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many of the world's richest people are suffering from greedy personality disorder. They should classify it as a disorder in the DSM. These people (most of them anyway), eat, sleep and live money and the accumulation of it 24 hours a day. They also compete with each other to see who can get the most of it. It's a very sick thing, and yet they are ranked and celebrated for it. Crazy world.
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