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Tom Rinaldo

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18. A single working class mom who throws a buck into a Salvaton Army bucket is 1000x more generous...

Thu Jan 31, 2019, 06:45 PM

Jan 2019

...than a multi-billionaire philanthropist who gives hundreds of millions to charity. They still have billions of dollars left over after they they write that check. She still has to scrimp to cover her most basic household expenses.

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People who hoard money have a disease, an addiction. [View all] Claritie Pixie Jan 2019 OP

"The king was in the counting room counting up his money" Rorey Jan 2019 #1

Why should they help? HipChick Jan 2019 #2

Because they care? Wow, what a concept! Paying taxes IS helping. Claritie Pixie Jan 2019 #3

Care about what? HipChick Jan 2019 #11

Seriously? Claritie Pixie Jan 2019 #12

". . . it's not normal." Codeine Jan 2019 #4

If you had $5 million, would you still feel like you need more? lagomorph777 Feb 2019 #41

It's an Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) much like gambling IMO, sometimes RKP5637 Jan 2019 #5

It really is. ck4829 Feb 2019 #24

Wealthoholics. democratisphere Jan 2019 #6

Could be a reality tv show "Hoarders - Money Division" Sneederbunk Jan 2019 #7

Wealth is corrupting. NRaleighLiberal Jan 2019 #8

It is. ck4829 Feb 2019 #23

Greed seems to take hold from a sense of lack Kitchari Jan 2019 #9

Money at that level is about power and status not comfort or possessions marylandblue Jan 2019 #10

Yeah, Kanye and the Ks. cwydro Jan 2019 #13

Yup you nailed it. Let's help them out by taxing them to oblivion! Joe941 Jan 2019 #14

+1. It's time for some public medicine. ck4829 Feb 2019 #22

"Taxing them to oblivion"? Really? nt. Mariana Feb 2019 #38

Its immoral that there are millionaires and especially billionaires. Joe941 Feb 2019 #39

Besides, are they going to take it with them? grumpyduck Jan 2019 #15

+1 ck4829 Feb 2019 #25

You could take 99% of Jeff Bezos net worth ($137B) TexasBushwhacker Jan 2019 #16

Walmart owners are the same way...very wealthy and yet quite a few of their own workers... SWBTATTReg Feb 2019 #31

I agree. The thing that gets me about Walmart TexasBushwhacker Feb 2019 #35

Really. My sister worked there and finally retired. I'm curious as to how her retirement is ... SWBTATTReg Feb 2019 #37

This message was self-deleted by its author Tech Jan 2019 #17

A single working class mom who throws a buck into a Salvaton Army bucket is 1000x more generous... Tom Rinaldo Jan 2019 #18

Yep ck4829 Feb 2019 #21

Retaining savings does not equate to "hoarding" brooklynite Jan 2019 #19

Imagine a world with a fair enough distribution SoFlaDem Feb 2019 #27

What is your threshold number? brooklynite Feb 2019 #28

According to the New York Times SoFlaDem Feb 2019 #29

She doesn't complain and lives in a country with treestar Feb 2019 #33

Actually, some years she gives so much away that she loses her billionaire status TexasBushwhacker Feb 2019 #36

Yes, I remember her saying she got help once treestar Feb 2019 #40

From your posts in this thread, I think it's likely you have a lot of money. Claritie Pixie Feb 2019 #42

K&R ck4829 Feb 2019 #20

It's because capitalism instills insecurity. "What if I lose it all?" mainer Feb 2019 #26

and the INTERVENTION for this ADDICTION is TAXATION!! Grasswire2 Feb 2019 #30

Human dragons Bettie Feb 2019 #32

The people are fed up Johnny2X2X Feb 2019 #34

I told my daughter yesterday that the capitalism backlash is coming. Claritie Pixie Feb 2019 #43

Meh..I've been hearing that for 40 years BannonsLiver Feb 2019 #44

It wasn't always like this here Johnny2X2X Feb 2019 #45