Paul Allen partying on his "Superyacht" at Olympics

[BBert]

Socialism and Communism work soooooooooooooo well.

I don't recall anyone mentioning government intervention. I hope your knees are OK.

It's a personal choice he's certainly free to make...

 

[Natebishop3]

I don't recall anyone mentioning government intervention. I hope your knees are OK.

Redistribution of wealth

 

[MARIS61]

Maris, the problem is not one individual, it is systemic.

Be that as it may ...

Am I the only one tired of shoddy so called "journalism"? The "writer" finds it necessary to repeat the meme about "reclusive" Paul Allen and then goes on to describe the huge party with boatload, literally of guests - hardly the behavior of a recluse! But hey, doesn't "everyone" say he's a recluse so just repeat it, facts be damned. This is a pretty unimportant issue but I see the same shoddy journalism on serious, world class issues. Just repeat what "everyone" says as though it was as immutable as the physical laws of the universe. Regardless of evidence.

Not putting the weight of the world on PA alone, for he has done some wonderful things to benefit mankind in general.

Just using him as an example for the combined sins of the 1%ers in general, and the massive chain of fatal effects their mentally-dysfunctional mania for money-hoarding has on the world's population in general. And I'm not saying they have any duty or obligation to do more, or to live merely like kings rather than like gods.

I just can't grasp how they sleep at night.

 

[crandc]

Understand, Maris.

I would not feel comfortable being super rich. I'm even slightly embarrassed seeing the cleaning staff at work cleaning up our messes, although I try to be neat, not everyone is. I know they do a hard, dirty, boring job and since they are contractors they don't get anything close to my pay, benefits or perks.

Clearly I was not meant to be rich.

 

[Natebishop3]

I'm definitely not one of the people who thirst for wealth. As long as I'm comfortable and not stressed about money, I would be happy and content. With that said, I do not fault those that are driven by success and money. I firmly believe in a capitalistic society because I think it drives innovation and motivates people do succeed.

Obviously there are some people who are born into a situation that makes it very hard to succeed in life, but the possibility is there. I think a lot of the people who complain about capitalism and the rich are people who are too lazy to improve themselves.

 

[MARIS61]

I'm definitely not one of the people who thirst for wealth. As long as I'm comfortable and not stressed about money, I would be happy and content. With that said, I do not fault those that are driven by success and money. I firmly believe in a capitalistic society because I think it drives innovation and motivates people do succeed.

I agree wholeheartedly and am quite capitalistic and very competitive in my own life. My wife and I have worked long and hard and thoroughly enjoy the fruits of our labors, and I'll admit I have more toys than a lot of people. But we, like most people, will feel no guilt or emptiness when we can finally take it easy for our golden years and be content to be comfortable, step aside and let younger less fortunate folks take a shot at success.

The uber-rich seemed to be wired quite differently, with nothing that will ever satisfy them and little to no care about the rest of the world. They have no goal to reach, no result that will give them ultimate satisfaction.

The whole keeping up with the Jones thing, or in this case the Gates', seemed just plain silly when I was a kid in L.O., but now it seems to be a far more serious threat to humanity in general.

How much is enough?

 

[THE HCP]

Shit.... The HCP would be VERY comfortable being rich!

 

[BBert]

Shit.... The HCP would be VERY comfortable being rich!

And The Mrs. HCP could afford a better class of gigolos than these S2 schlupps.

 

[gatorpops]

Not putting the weight of the world on PA alone, for he has done some wonderful things to benefit mankind in general.

Just using him as an example for the combined sins of the 1%ers in general, and the massive chain of fatal effects their mentally-dysfunctional mania for money-hoarding has on the world's population in general. And I'm not saying they have any duty or obligation to do more, or to live merely like kings rather than like gods.


I just can't grasp how they sleep at night.

I don't know, nor do I care about your own economic state, but all of us could put the same principle as you state into action. Do we know anyone down the street or wherever, that is less fortunate than we? Do we do anything for anyone else at all? Just trying to get it into prescriptive for us, I guess.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Hey guys, why don't you move your socially conscious debate to the OT forum where it belongs? This thread is for boat porn.