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Spunky · 08-04-2010, 05:17 PM

50 Billionaires giving away loot

bushwacker · 08-04-2010, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by bjlover

It is a lot easier to give half your money away when you are a billionaire and could never in your lifetime spend a fraction of what you have Than it is giving half your money away when you cant afford milk for your crying hungry baby

milk is overated anyway.

Amputate Your Head · 08-04-2010, 05:18 PM

I wonder how long it takes to come to the decision to give away billion$.

NetHorse · 08-04-2010, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Amputate Your Head

Been thinking about this here lately.... way I see it, if it helps the charities or the economy or the homeless or disease stricken or federal deficit in any way, then good. Fuck the rich. No one needs $100 billion dollars to themselves. Put it to good use. And you can continue to call the gov Marxists or Communists or whatever you want, as long as the money is "spread", I don't care what you call the gov.

That's a liberal philosophy I will NEVER agree with. You don't have to earn $100 billion either, make just $2 million a year and you will get struck with absurd taxes.

It goes to pay for welfare
Social Services
The pockets of politicians
Political campaigns

etc, etc..

That's all fine, we have to pay a certain amount of tax, but overly punishing the rich is NOT what America is about. Developing a system that says if you work your ass off all your life and make $2 million a year we are going to take $1,300,000, (65%) of it in taxes to fund entitlement programs is bullshit.

The democrats believe in MORE spending and entitlement programs, which in-turn leads to more taxing.

I'm not sure if you made it past the 3rd grade, but I'm sure you've heard the phrase, 'America is the land of opportunity'.

America has always been about fewer government benefits but vastly greater economic opportunity and social mobility. Something uneducated leaches who want to live off the system might not understand.

Go look at wealth in other countries, especially Europe, over 70% of wealth is frequently the product of birth or inheritance. In America, by contrast, every city abounds with immigrants who came to the United States with nothing and now run thriving businesses with dozens, if not hundreds, of employees. Most successful people in this country have earned their own money.

Go read the book 'The Millionaire Next Door' it estimates that 80 percent of American millionaires are entirely self-made.

What happens when the free market is overrun by government bureaucrats. Banking, auto, wall street, insurance, health, etc, etc?

I think it's funny you blurt out opinions without understanding the implications of them.

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"as long as the money is "spread", I don't care what you call the gov."

Amputate Your Head · 08-04-2010, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by NetHorse

That's a liberal philosophy I will NEVER agree with. You don't have to earn $100 billion either, make just $2 million a year and you will get struck with absurd taxes.

It goes to pay for welfare
Social Services
The pockets of politicians
Political campaigns

etc, etc..

That's all fine, we have to pay a certain amount of tax, but overly punishing the rich is NOT what America is about. Developing a system that says if you work your ass off all your life and make $2 million a year we are going to take $1,300,000, (65%) of it in taxes to fund entitlement programs is bullshit.

The democrats believe in MORE spending and entitlement programs, which in-turn leads to more taxing.

I'm not sure if you made it past the 3rd grade, but I'm sure you've heard the phrase, 'America is the land of opportunity'.

America has always been about fewer government benefits but vastly greater economic opportunity and social mobility. Something uneducated leaches who want to live off the system might not understand.

Go look at wealth in other countries, especially Europe, over 70% of wealth is frequently the product of birth or inheritance. In America, by contrast, every city abounds with immigrants who came to the United States with nothing and now run thriving businesses with dozens, if not hundreds, of employees. Most successful people in this country have earned their own money.

I think it's funny you blurt out opinions without understanding the implications of them.

I do understand the implications. I made them on purpose. I do not apologize for them.

Doug E · 08-04-2010, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Robbie

And the military? They are doing a great job of protecting us in case the Soviet Union decides to attack us in 1959

Classic :D

Robbie · 08-04-2010, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Doug E

Classic :D

I stole that line from Bill Maher.

When he said it I laughed because it's true.

12clicks · 08-05-2010, 04:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Amputate Your Head

Been thinking about this here lately.... way I see it, if it helps the charities or the economy or the homeless or disease stricken or federal deficit in any way, then good. Fuck the rich. No one needs $100 billion dollars to themselves. Put it to good use. And you can continue to call the gov Marxists or Communists or whatever you want, as long as the money is "spread", I don't care what you call the gov.

an encapsulation of all thats wrong in america today.
trash with this opinion get to vote.

AsianDivaGirlsWebDude · 08-05-2010, 05:27 AM

ADG

adultebusiness · 08-05-2010, 05:53 AM

First, they can't bring their money with them when they kick the bucket; second, their families will be fighting all over themselves if they inherit it; third, uncle sam will want a big piece of it; and last - it's good PR, and a great tax deduction.

Altruistic acts by some billionaires will NOT cover the cut throat practices of other billionaires and millionaires, whose God is the mighty greenback.

PR_Glen · 08-05-2010, 06:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Romance

This is an estate tax move on there parts...The fucked up thing is that the money will be mismanaged I am sure and will be taken advantage of one way or another even with the trusts and trustees they put in place.

Mr. Romance

wrong... they didn't become billionaires by trusting thieves and morons to manage their money, why would they on this?

u-Bob · 08-05-2010, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by BestXXXPorn

These "rich" people got rich by providing something so useful hundreds of thousands of people were willing to pay for it

That's how people get rich in a free world. However, this is not a free world. As Rothbard himself more than once stated: We should be very suspicious of how the ruling/rich elite acquired their riches.

NetHorse · 08-05-2010, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by 12clicks

an encapsulation of all thats wrong in america today.
trash with this opinion get to vote.

It's truly sad.

Amputate Your Head · 08-05-2010, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by 12clicks

an encapsulation of all thats wrong in america today.
trash with this opinion get to vote.

CaptainHowdy · 08-05-2010, 09:55 AM

Nice write-off, they will make it back in no time... the trick is to give it ALL AWAY.

Amputate Your Head · 08-05-2010, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by CaptainHowdy

Nice write-off, they will make it back in no time... the trick is to give it ALL AWAY.

Might be harder to convince them to do that.

Naughty · 08-05-2010, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by GatorB

Damn communist billionaires. How DARE they GIVE AWAY money. Don't they know they are supposed to give it to their spoiled lazy offspring so they don't have to actually WORK for living EVER? And they in turn give it to their lazy kids and so on for generations to come? Where are you going to get the Paris Hilton's of the world if people give away their fortunes?

If you have 10 million, your offspring would never have to work ever again. If you have billions, entire countries could be work-free;-)

The nicest thing i heard a rich guy say about this offspring stuff was that he would Double their income their entire lives, but they did not get anything for free. I liked that a lot, as they would still have a drive to work harder.

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