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NuclearDem

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35. File this under NO SHIT REALLY

Reply to WillyT (Original post)

Sun Aug 25, 2013, 09:53 PM

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Study Finds Wealth Gives Rise To A Sense Of Entitlement And Narcissistic Behaviors - RawStory [View all] WillyT Aug 2013 OP

In the words of Nic Cage (regarding the study)... sakabatou Aug 2013 #1

Right. I think we mere mortals got that-w/o the study. Everyday thing. MichiganVote Aug 2013 #2

Did You Catch The One About The $75 Ice Cubes ??? WillyT Aug 2013 #4

Wow. A sucker born every minute, as the old saying goes. 7962 Aug 2013 #23

I don't get it Warpy Aug 2013 #3

The exception proves the rule. silverweb Aug 2013 #14

Well, the Pronoun Police would disagree Warpy Aug 2013 #15

LOL malaise Aug 2013 #27

I'm finding that pipi_k Aug 2013 #17

Like any science, it's statistical. caseymoz Aug 2013 #32

I know, I've seen it in action Warpy Aug 2013 #34

You should read the whole piece @ link. Gormy Cuss Aug 2013 #37

Worst of all is inherited wealth. Dawson Leery Aug 2013 #5

+1, n/t RKP5637 Aug 2013 #6

The people that didn't have to work for it shouldn't PsychoBunny Aug 2013 #8

No, no. They were born rich to get ready for their eternity in Heaven aquart Aug 2013 #31

I am SO glad they did a formal study PsychoBunny Aug 2013 #7

It doesn't take a study to figure out that conservative richie riches are selfish twits meow2u3 Aug 2013 #9

One The One Hand... No... One The Other Hand... Hell Yes It Does... WillyT Aug 2013 #11

It certainly makes sense.... dtom67 Aug 2013 #10

Study - Brilliant orb appears in eastern sky each morning.. IDemo Aug 2013 #12

It was obvious anyway, but . . . another_liberal Aug 2013 #13

BIG tax increases on wealthy is just doing them a public service 99th_Monkey Aug 2013 #16

But i thought PO FOLK and DEMOCRAT VOTERS were the real entitled Americans! alp227 Aug 2013 #18

"...Wealth Gives Rise To A Sense Of Entitlement And Narcissistic Behaviors" SoapBox Aug 2013 #19

"When I was a kid almost everybody had servants." Douglas Carpenter Aug 2013 #20

This is not at all surprising. nt City Lights Aug 2013 #21

And the results of this study, results we already knew, will change what??? Nothing. nt valerief Aug 2013 #22

I coulkd have told you that a long time ago gopiscrap Aug 2013 #24

Money doesn't turn people into assholes. name not needed Aug 2013 #25

oh REALLY Skittles Aug 2013 #26

All they had to do was ask me. They could have saved a lot of money from that study. nt kelliekat44 Aug 2013 #28

Assholes do tend to hang onto more money because money is more important to them than GoneFishin Aug 2013 #29

Which is why we either tax them back to reality aquart Aug 2013 #30

No. Really? SammyWinstonJack Aug 2013 #33

File this under NO SHIT REALLY NuclearDem Aug 2013 #35

I'd add that power does the same thing. k&r Little Star Aug 2013 #36