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6. Regardless, they cannot become wealthy without help

Tue Jan 28, 2014, 02:50 PM

Jan 2014

from society.

I bet if I dropped Bezos on a deserted island with $10, he would not make a cent.

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About wealthy people [View all] GRACIEBIRD Jan 2014 OP

not necessarily. GRACIEBIRD Jan 2014 #4

Nah. Bonx Jan 2014 #11

HOW they make it is NOT always decent hfojvt Jan 2014 #3

cool story. tenderfoot Jan 2014 #5

Regardless, they cannot become wealthy without help Kingofalldems Jan 2014 #6

As you've pointed out SheilaT Jan 2014 #7

of course GRACIEBIRD Jan 2014 #12

Only the wealthy believe we hate them BECAUSE they are wealthy. EC Jan 2014 #8

I kinda have to say you have a skewed view Boxerfan Jan 2014 #9

I don't see creativity as a big skill of the wealthy GRACIEBIRD Jan 2014 #15

No, I don't have a problem with wealthy people in general. Xyzse Jan 2014 #10

Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2014 #13

As my uni Calculus Professor would write on tests: GRACIEBIRD Jan 2014 #16

imagine 10 people on a deserted island. unblock Jan 2014 #17

+1 nt laundry_queen Jan 2014 #20

I understand what you say GRACIEBIRD Jan 2014 #23

the first step is to acknowledge you have a problem. unblock Jan 2014 #24

absolutely GRACIEBIRD Jan 2014 #26

but who gets to change the rules and when? GRACIEBIRD Jan 2014 #29

What a wonderfully insightful post Populist_Prole Jan 2014 #19

Honestly, I'd tax the poor miserable fuckers out of existence. hunter Jan 2014 #21

Er . . . . HughBeaumont Jan 2014 #25

gazelles and rabbits!!! GRACIEBIRD Jan 2014 #28

I know the type you are talking about laundry_queen Jan 2014 #30