Everything about this article makes me sick

[beanerhawk]

This reminds me of the few co workers that bitch about the owner of our company having a lot of money and they just want him to give them more and more.

If you want to be rich, go out and start your own company and quit sitting in your cube bitching about how well off someone else is that has figured it out. Just crazy.

 

[THE_DEVIL]

If you take the effect on the economy of one dude spending $450 million on 2 properties or $450 million spent by the average consumers which scenario would create the most jobs?

I can wait years for an answer.

Retirement is coming up and I will have even more time to spend on this topic. Never fear, I have the bump gif warming up in the bullpen and ready for daily usage

 

[Moral]

This reminds me of the few co workers that bitch about the owner of our company having a lot of money and they just want him to give them more and more.

If you want to be rich, go out and start your own company and quit sitting in your cube bitching about how well off someone else is that has figured it out. Just crazy.

Boot 👏 Straps 👏

Factor in the private equity, business consolidation, and massive income inequality increase into the hands of a few who use that money to rewrite government laws into their favor. The last time things were this lopsided we had what were called robber barons who historically are never the good guys unless you are a modern robber baron. You are completely discounting the value of labor in favor of wealth hoarding. You are also not factoring in the cost of entry for new small businesses and ether implying that it will have a good return for the risk or you are implying that because the owner had his idea first and is established that people shouldn't complain about his wealth or want to improve their situation within the current job they are employed at.

Just crazy.

 

[BrianNole777]

Boot 👏 Straps 👏

Factor in the private equity, business consolidation, and massive income inequality increase into the hands of a few who use that money to rewrite government laws into their favor. The last time things were this lopsided we had what were called robber barons who historically are never the good guys unless you are a modern robber baron. You are completely discounting the value of labor in favor of wealth hoarding. You are also not factoring in the cost of entry for new small businesses and ether implying that it will have a good return for the risk or you are implying that because the owner had his idea first and is established that people shouldn't complain about his wealth or want to improve their situation within the current job they are employed at.

Just crazy.

And half of Americans make under $50K per year while many CEO's have more money than they would need for 100 lifetimes...

 

[Moral]

And half of Americans make under $50K per year while many CEO's have more money than they would need for 100 lifetimes...

Why don't those people just become CEOs?

 

[abby97]

As I said.

Whatever you do, don't let the facts get in the way of your personal opinion.

 

[abby97]

And half of Americans make under $50K per year while many CEO's have more money than they would need for 100 lifetimes...

So?

 

[Formerly Rockymtnole]

Whatever you do, don't let the facts get in the way of your personal opinion.

What “facts”?

 

[Formerly Rockymtnole]

This reminds me of the few co workers that bitch about the owner of our company having a lot of money and they just want him to give them more and more.

If you want to be rich, go out and start your own company and quit sitting in your cube bitching about how well off someone else is that has figured it out. Just crazy.

Again, didn’t say anything about him having money or that he shouldn’t or that the government should take it all.

 

[cohawk]

I'm not a billionaire defender, I'm a free market capitalist defender. Of course it would be great if every billionaire gave their excess dollars to good causes but that is a moral issue. Maybe more God fearing Christian billionaires would solve that problem.

Are you for a closed border?

I have a huge problem with billionaires like Soros using their money to pay for people to destroy private property and peoples lives. I didn't hear the leftists complain how Soros was paying to fire bomb Tesla dealerships or private cars or when he paid for BLM to burn buildings or HAMAS supporters to keep Jews from going to college classes.

I guess buying ocean front property is where the left draws the line.

Soros hasn't paid anyone. You look foolish when you say this. There's zero proof he's ever paid for a protestor. None!!!

 

[cohawk]

Do you really think these people live on the local economy?

They need someone to wipe their asses. That's what she is saying.

No regular Joe could live anywhere near that island.

 

[beanerhawk]

Boot 👏 Straps 👏

Factor in the private equity, business consolidation, and massive income inequality increase into the hands of a few who use that money to rewrite government laws into their favor. The last time things were this lopsided we had what were called robber barons who historically are never the good guys unless you are a modern robber baron. You are completely discounting the value of labor in favor of wealth hoarding. You are also not factoring in the cost of entry for new small businesses and ether implying that it will have a good return for the risk or you are implying that because the owner had his idea first and is established that people shouldn't complain about his wealth or want to improve their situation within the current job they are employed at.

Just crazy.

Again, go risk your own money on a new business venture if you are so inclined. No one is stopping you from doing that. But it's easier to sit around and be lazy and bitch about the people that are willing to do just that.

 

[BrianNole777]

So?

So it's greed and selfishness.

Those are vices, IMO.

 

[cohawk]

What "mindset" is that? That someone who legally earns money can't legally spend it any way they choose? What is your "mindset", all money should be confiscated by the government to be spent how the government chooses to spend it? I'll take my Adam Smith or John Stuart Mill over your Marx/Lenin/Mao/Stalin any day. In case you are wondering, I hear real estate is cheap n Cuba, take a look, you may be happier.

No one has said they want to take all his money. They questioned whether it was good for wealthy people to purchase a town.

You lack critical reading comprehension skills. Your post has nothing to do with the original post.

 

[youflog1hawk]

Well, the real estate agents at least. The $450 appears to be home/land purchases.

Who builds the homes who does the electric who does the plumbing who supplies the wood who supplies the cabinets who supplies sinks who supplies wiring who supplies the roofing material who pays taxes. On and on and on we can go.
Shaking my head with unbelief.

 

[beanerhawk]

Again, didn’t say anything about him having money or that he shouldn’t or that the government should take it all.

No you didn't, but it makes you sick for some strange reason when the opportunity is there for anyone to go out and try and make as much as you can. My old man taught me early in my career, don't worry about what other people are doing in business worry about yourself.

 

[beanerhawk]

So it's greed and selfishness.

Those are vices, IMO.

Trying to be successful and make money is greedy and selfish????

wow, now that's crazy. I'm going to quit my job now and go live on the street and start doing heroin. That'll show the man that I'm not playing their games!

 

[youflog1hawk]

Are you for a closed border?

Soros hasn't paid anyone. You look foolish when you say this. There's zero proof he's ever paid for a protestor. None!!!

Not so he funds political organizations to do his dirty work.

 

[Moral]

Again, go risk your own money on a new business venture if you are so inclined. No one is stopping you from doing that. But it's easier to sit around and be lazy and bitch about the people that are willing to do just that.

I'm not personally complaining about my financial situation. When I think of insane wealth inequality I think of I think of a chapter that has already happened in the US. That was the Gilded Age with the friendly robber barons. Conditions for workers back then were absolutely atrocious and they were able to be because of desperation caused by the income inequality and one-sidedness in favor of wealthy. That lead to children laborers, unsafe working conditions for all, and little to no support for workers. Life expectancy was in the low to mid 40s for the wage slaves. Apartments, shanties, and other places they had to live were also multi-generational to be able to barely survive. The living conditions were as bad as the work conditions.

That is what I worry about.

You seem to worry about rich people's ability to be as rich as possible.

 

[SolarHawk]

We're becoming Russia where oligarchs rule and the dipshit trailer trash trumpers are rooting for it. This country is fvcked.

 

[BrianNole777]

Trying to be successful and make money is greedy and selfish????

Not at all.

It's selfish for a person to have millions and billions of dollars that they don't need...actually, no one needs that much money in a world where billions of people are poor.

It's selfish to hoarde massive wealth and not give back, especially for a CEO that made most of it because of his workers.

 

[Whiskeydeltadeltatango]

I can wait years for an answer.

Retirement is coming up and I will have even more time to spend on this topic. Never fear, I have the bump gif warming up in the bullpen and ready for daily usage

You should hold your breath while you are at it.

All you did was make up a completely unrealistic alternative and act like it is in any way feasible outside of you pissing yourself.

Here is a crazy idea, what if, they took the 450 and planted orange trees.....you can play the idiot game to infinity.

 

[Whiskeydeltadeltatango]

Not at all.

It's selfish for a person to have millions and billions of dollars that they don't need...actually, no one needs that much money in a world where billions of people are poor.

It's selfish to hoarde massive wealth and not give back, especially for a CEO that made most of it because of his workers.

You have a number where it goes to "nobody needs that much"?

 

[beanerhawk]

I'm not personally complaining about my financial situation. When I think of insane wealth inequality I think of I think of a chapter that has already happened in the US. That was the Gilded Age with the friendly robber barons. Conditions for workers back then were absolutely atrocious and they were able to be because of desperation caused by the income inequality and one-sidedness in favor of wealthy. That lead to children laborers, unsafe working conditions for all, and little to no support for workers. Life expectancy was in the low to mid 40s for the wage slaves. Apartments, shanties, and other places they had to love were also multi-generational to be able to barely survive. The living conditions were as bad as the work conditions.

That is what I worry about.

You seem to worry about rich people's ability to be as rich as possible.

Just the opposite, I don't worry about rich people at all. Never even think of them, never even heard of the dude that this thread is about. People that complain about others is what drives me nuts. Especially at work. Just STFU and work harder if you want more money, or work smarter. Which ever you need to do.

 

[BelemNole]

 

[Moral]

Just the opposite, I don't worry about rich people at all. Never even think of them, never even heard of the dude that this thread is about. People that complain about others is what drives me nuts. Especially at work. Just STFU and work harder if you want more money, or work smarter. Which ever you need to do.

The problem with your logic is that the system in it's current form wants and creates losers to capital can exploit to make more capital. Not everyone can be a winner competing in this form of capitalism. We even have things to factor in like health insurance and it's shackling mechanism when it comes to workers and slowing career mobility or non-competes that can kneecap a worker trying to leave a bad work situation. If left alone the people with the money and power will make sure there are even more losers.

Your thinking on all of this is very binary.

 

[SI_NYC]

Why does this make you sick? Are rich people not supposed to enjoy the spoils of their labor?

Did you miss the part about every American being under constant surveillance?

 

[cohawk]

Who builds the homes who does the electric who does the plumbing who supplies the wood who supplies the cabinets who supplies sinks who supplies wiring who supplies the roofing material who pays taxes. On and on and on we can go.
Shaking my head with unbelief.

You should be yearning for a class in grammar and the English language. That was painful even here.

 

[noleclone2]

The billionaire white knights really do crack me up.

 

[SI_NYC]

This reminds me of the few co workers that bitch about the owner of our company having a lot of money and they just want him to give them more and more.

If you want to be rich, go out and start your own company and quit sitting in your cube bitching about how well off someone else is that has figured it out. Just crazy.

That can be true in some cases, but it's important to recognize how executive pay has skyrocketed while worker wages have stagnated. Take ViacomCBS (now Paramount) as an example — it's a struggling company where CEO after CEO have pocketed $30 million a year, even as thousands of employees were laid off. The imbalance is glaring, and if we don't address it, this country could be headed for some very dark days.

 

[abby97]

Are you for a closed border?

Soros hasn't paid anyone. You look foolish when you say this. There's zero proof he's ever paid for a protestor. None!!!

Okay...😄😁😆😅😂🤣

 

[LuciousBDragon]

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What is your point with this graph? Are you pro storming the Bastille?

 

[DFSNOLE]

Okay...😄😁😆😅😂🤣

Provide the proof madam.

 

[Formerly Rockymtnole]

No you didn't, but it makes you sick for some strange reason when the opportunity is there for anyone to go out and try and make as much as you can. My old man taught me early in my career, don't worry about what other people are doing in business worry about yourself.

I’m doing fine, not envious in the least. Hobnobbing with the Palm Beach crowd sounds like absolute hell to me.

Lots of people in the world who are NOT doing fine. I just believe the greed and excess is kinda gross. Not sure why that opinion is so difficult to accept.

 

[goldmom]

Do you really think these people live on the local economy?

Which ones? Ellison and those who are buyers of the properties - or the craftsmen and vendors who supply the goods and services?
🙄

 

[Formerly Rockymtnole]

Just the opposite, I don't worry about rich people at all. Never even think of them, never even heard of the dude that this thread is about. People that complain about others is what drives me nuts. Especially at work. Just STFU and work harder if you want more money, or work smarter. Which ever you need to do.

You’ve never heard of Larry Ellison??

 

[goldmom]

I'm not personally complaining about my financial situation. When I think of insane wealth inequality I think of I think of a chapter that has already happened in the US. That was the Gilded Age with the friendly robber barons. Conditions for workers back then were absolutely atrocious and they were able to be because of desperation caused by the income inequality and one-sidedness in favor of wealthy. That lead to children laborers, unsafe working conditions for all, and little to no support for workers. Life expectancy was in the low to mid 40s for the wage slaves. Apartments, shanties, and other places they had to live were also multi-generational to be able to barely survive. The living conditions were as bad as the work conditions.

That is what I worry about.

You seem to worry about rich people's ability to be as rich as possible.

I’ve read several books on the Gilded Age and the very few men who were called “robber barons”. It was a very different time in the US and they operated under far fewer laws and
Regulations than there are today. Just for beginners there was no income tax.
And their beginnings were across the board pretty humble, so perhaps that’s where the term “bootstraps” originated.
Vanderbilt, Carnegie, Morgan, Gould, Rockefeller, and going further back Astor and DuPont. There are others and many still have descendants who are philanthropists.

 

[Hawki97]

If I was Larry Ellison rich, I’d be a terrible person. I have no doubt about it.

 

[Huey Grey]

This reminds me of the few co workers that bitch about the owner of our company having a lot of money and they just want him to give them more and more.

If you want to be rich, go out and start your own company and quit sitting in your cube bitching about how well off someone else is that has figured it out. Just crazy.

Dumb post. So everybody is supposed to start their own business?

 

[HawkeyeShawn]

You’ve never heard of Larry Ellison??

i too have never heard of Larry Ellison until today.