derkraut
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davewill said:Rich people don't get rich for no reason. They are often greedy, selfish, tightwads.
Maybe some of them worked hard for many years to earn what they have?? :?
davewill said:Rich people don't get rich for no reason. They are often greedy, selfish, tightwads.
turbo2ltr said:This is one of the biggest reasons why I left NY. I couldn't take the "I'm better than you, get the hell out of my way" attitude of everyone on the road (and elsewhere). I'm a believer in "you have to give a little respect to get a little respect". That doesn't work there. You give a little respect and they clobber you over the head with it.
Am I a model citizen? Certainly not. But I am a much calmer person for leaving NY.
I like it out here in the desert, but that's not to say it doesn't have it's sore spots. <cough>Scottsdale<cough>. Every time I drive around there I feel like I was transported back to NY simply by the "get out of my way" attitude of drivers. Not as bad, but definitely noticeable.
Herm said:http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Do_republicans_or_democrates_give_more_to_charity
"Do republicans or democrats give more to charity?
Republicans give more than twice what Democrats give in charitable contributions.
In 2008 Arthur C. Brooks wrote a book that included information on this very question and found that even though on average Democrat households have higher incomes, the Republican or Conservative households donate more of their income. Republicans also donate more blood as well.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/03/conservatives_more_liberal_giv.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; "
Make no mistake, you could take all the money from all the rich people and give it to all the poor people, and in a short time all the rich people would be rich again and all the poor people would be poor again.
ugh and ugly.turbo2ltr said:Make no mistake, you could take all the money from all the rich people and give it to all the poor people, and in a short time all the rich people would be rich again and all the poor people would be poor again.
+1
thankyouOB said:...are we really trying to discuss whether Dems or Repubs are kinder, nicer, give more, greedier, smell better, have better sex?
LTLFTcomposite said:Not every "wealthy" person is a Wall St bond trader. I know many who have built comfortable lives by working hard, saving money, and making prudent investments and wise choices over a long period of time. They are extremely generous, giving of themselves and their treasure. But they increasingly harbor hard feelings because the trend is toward higher and higher levels of redistribution, as government seeks to help themselves to others' property buying votes with OPM in the name of social justice.
What many fail to understand is why some are rich and others poor. I have seen people lift themselves from poverty in astounding ways, and seen others languish in it, perpetuating their lot with one bad decision after another. The problems of the poor run much deeper than the rich people hogging all the money, and the solutions lie in places people don't want to look. Make no mistake, you could take all the money from all the rich people and give it to all the poor people, and in a short time all the rich people would be rich again and all the poor people would be poor again.
LTLFTcomposite said:Sorry, I guess that isn't as enlightening as the article from Professor Dumhoff, but you know it really doesn't matter what you or I think about the 1%, because we have no right to steal from them. It's their money and property, not yours or mine.
Unfortunately no definition of "charity" is given.Herm said:Republicans give more than twice what Democrats give in charitable contributions.
:roll:Matthew 6:1 said:Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.
Uh... what does having an iPhone have to do with it? Seriously, not sure where you're going with that. Just because you can afford to have bought a $300 phone some time in the past few years doesn't mean you've had steady work for the past decade. Or is your point that instead of buying a cell phone you should put that money into savings? Not that I particularly care for the iPhone (or Apple products in general) but there is a value associated with having a cell phone which in most rational people's opinion is worth more than the value of $300 sitting in a bank doing essentially nothing.LTLFTcomposite said:In far too many cases the working poor aren't having it stolen, they are giving it away. Here's a litmus test: If you are over 30 years old and you don't have at least $125k saved for retirement or are carrying credit card debt, but you own an iPhone, stop and think.
Of course. Some of them even sit around blogging all day while pretending to work. :lol:derkraut said:Maybe some of them worked hard for many years to earn what they have?? :?davewill said:Rich people don't get rich for no reason. They are often greedy, selfish, tightwads.
LTLFTcomposite said:Not every "wealthy" person is a Wall St bond trader. I know many who have built comfortable lives by working hard, saving money, and making prudent investments and wise choices over a long period of time. They are extremely generous, giving of themselves and their treasure. But they increasingly harbor hard feelings because the trend is toward higher and higher levels of redistribution, as government seeks to help themselves to others' property buying votes with OPM in the name of social justice.
What many fail to understand is why some are rich and others poor. I have seen people lift themselves from poverty in astounding ways, and seen others languish in it, perpetuating their lot with one bad decision after another. The problems of the poor run much deeper than the rich people hogging all the money, and the solutions lie in places people don't want to look. Make no mistake, you could take all the money from all the rich people and give it to all the poor people, and in a short time all the rich people would be rich again and all the poor people would be poor again.
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