Thread: Being rich is NOT a virtue!

Originally Posted by SiliconMagician

Are you serious? Are you really telling me that it is impossible for a man to get rich without screwing over or exploiting someone else?

You are an economic bigot.

Well, in a capitalist society, the case could be made.

In order to stay in business I have to sell a book for at least twice what I paid for it, generally.

Originally Posted by Daybreaker

Well, in a capitalist society, the case could be made.

In order to stay in business I have to sell a book for at least twice what I paid for it, generally.

Then (*)(*)(*)(*) of the book business(which is dying thanks to internet/kindles anyway) and go find a globalized trade that involves the international movement of people, products, money or ideas.. anything else is economically doomed except in the 3rd world.

That is just a fact of life that people need to start accepting. The days of factory jobs and unions are dead and gone. We're an advanced society and it's not going to be easy living in this advanced society for low educated/low motivation individuals, in fact, I'd say that it might even be rather hellish for those people, and frankly I don't give a (*)(*)(*)(*) because I'm not one of them.

Originally Posted by Dave1mo

The amount of money you make is not an indicator of your quality as a human being.

People should know that; many do not (for various reasons).

Originally Posted by SiliconMagician

That's funny. Because America's work philosophy has always revolved around the concept of the Protestant Work Ethic.



The fact that you've never been taught any of this is part of the problem with America.

8 out of the 10 worlds richest people are self made within their own generation. The vast majority of millionaires are people who worked all their lives and saved.

There is no such thing as a "landed aristocratic class" in America anymore. Those are myths pushed by class warfare whores jealous for money and power.

The fact that you think outward displays of wealth indicate how hard one works is the most pathetic thing I've read on this board.

Originally Posted by Dave1mo

The fact that you think outward displays of wealth indicate how hard one works is the most pathetic thing I've read on this board.

Flipping burgers for 40-50 hours a week isn't "hard work".

Originally Posted by SiliconMagician

Flipping burgers for 40-50 hours a week isn't "hard work".

So why do you do it? The exorbitant benefits?

Originally Posted by SiliconMagician

Originally Posted by fiddlerdave
It may also be an indicator, as is often the case, of how willing you are to break rules of decency and law, to screw other people and steal their efforts, to abuse people who work for you, or exploit illegals.

Are you serious? Are you really telling me that it is impossible for a man to get rich without screwing over or exploiting someone else?

You are an economic bigot.

You are an illiterate one.

The topic of this thread is "The amount of money you make is not an indicator of your quality as a human being."

I posted a statement that starts with "It may also be an indicator of....", and you go on to claim that I "am telling you it is impossible to get rich without"...

GROSSLY exaggerating to try to defend your indefensible assertions looks foolish....

Originally Posted by SiliconMagician

Are you serious? Are you really telling me that it is impossible for a man to get rich without screwing over or exploiting someone else?

Not impossible. Just unlikely. And the greater the accumulation of wealth, the less likely that it is achieved through commensurate contributions to production.

You are an economic bigot.

As they say in Japan, "It's mirror time!"

Being rich doesn't suck, fool.

They say money ain't everything. Well it's very important though. Try living without it.

Originally Posted by Dave1mo

The amount of money you make is not an indicator of your quality as a human being.

Right, it's how much you own. There's even an expression, "He's worth $X," meaning he owns that much wealth. So each person's worth, value, or merit as a human being is equal to the amount of wealth they own. Pretty obvious, really.