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corkhead

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12. I feel like we are playing a real-life Monopoly game

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Sun Sep 28, 2014, 01:06 PM

Sep 2014

where they own all of the properties, have hotels on all of them and have the privilege of not having to throw the dice like us unwashed rabble. No "go to jail, do not pass go", community chest, or chance for them. They just get to sit back and collect money from the rest of us schlubs.

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How the 0.00003 Percent Lives [View all] n2doc Sep 2014 OP

Time to dust off and oil up the guillotine. hobbit709 Sep 2014 #1

Yesterday. hifiguy Sep 2014 #31

Their clothes, glasses and her hat probably cost more than my house. BlueJazz Sep 2014 #2

Not to mention the cosmetic surgeries and enhacements Cleita Sep 2014 #3

Recommend Read... Reminds me of this... KoKo Sep 2014 #4

Isn't it interesting how the breeze is always making the woman's hair look naturally wind blown lunatica Sep 2014 #6

Internationally acclaimed barrister Amal Alamuddin marries an acto uppityperson Sep 2014 #14

Hey! He's a job creator! lunatica Sep 2014 #5

Below minimum wage, though? nt kelliekat44 Sep 2014 #15

I wasn't being serious lunatica Sep 2014 #17

I was nt kelliekat44 Sep 2014 #20

Well in that case, yes it would be below minimum wage lunatica Sep 2014 #30

Clooney didn't make his money at my expense except when I patronized his movies ... DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2014 #7

George is no where near the 0.0003% club n2doc Sep 2014 #8

I know...But Poor George was brought into the conversation. DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2014 #10

Pet peeve I have about prop 13 here in California and those Cleita Sep 2014 #9

in general justabob Sep 2014 #19

It would appear that they are attracted to younger looking women too Sopkoviak Sep 2014 #11

The term "trophy wife" is in common use, so I think people have noticed. nt eppur_se_muova Sep 2014 #13

Or perhaps their girlfrieds and wives just get a lot of work done. hughee99 Sep 2014 #22

I feel like we are playing a real-life Monopoly game corkhead Sep 2014 #12

No matter how any of lives...we all go to the grave the same way...and our stuff is left behind for kelliekat44 Sep 2014 #16

What if there was no stock market? moondust Sep 2014 #18

Before there was a stock market, there was still this kind of wealth. hughee99 Sep 2014 #21

But it used to be much better balanced and much more just. moondust Sep 2014 #23

Yes, but during that time, there was a stock market. hughee99 Sep 2014 #25

There was a stock market. moondust Sep 2014 #26

.... SammyWinstonJack Sep 2014 #24

How many members of Congress does he own? nt valerief Sep 2014 #27

He owns the guy that owns a few Congress critters. Rex Sep 2014 #29

He doesn't have to make money from labor like the average millionaire. Rex Sep 2014 #28