Topic: Dear Rich People
wiley's photo
Wed 03/11/09 09:05 AM


The fact is most of the rich people out there didn't work a day in their lives. They inherited their wealth. They keep it by hiring someone else to keep investing that wealth. Not every rich person out there is a Donald Trump, Bill Gates, or Will Smith.



true...there are rich people that worked very hard for it....some lucked out

there hard working poor people as well.

i personally like the simple things in life


I know a lot of hard working poor people who make sacrifices on a daily basis just to make ends meet. I have far more respect for them then the people who have endless amounts of money whining about paying income taxes.

nogames39's photo
Wed 03/11/09 09:07 AM
OP refers to the original poster...the one that started the topic


Got it, yellowrose, thanks!

Doesn't it mean "Other People"?

nogames39's photo
Wed 03/11/09 09:08 AM

I know a lot of hard working poor people who make sacrifices on a daily basis just to make ends meet. I have far more respect for them then the people who have endless amounts of money whining about paying income taxes.


Do you also know a lot of so-called rich?

nogames39's photo
Wed 03/11/09 09:09 AM

The fact is most of the rich people out there didn't work a day in their lives. They inherited their wealth. They keep it by hiring someone else to keep investing that wealth. Not every rich person out there is a Donald Trump, Bill Gates, or Will Smith.


The fact?

yellowrose10's photo
Wed 03/11/09 09:11 AM
Edited by yellowrose10 on Wed 03/11/09 09:14 AM
there are rich people out there that worked very hard for the money they made. not all rich are evil or came about it the lazy way

just like if someone is poor and struggling doesn't mean they are lazy either.

there are lazy rich and poor that just want to whine.

it goes both ways

but to lump all in one catagory isn't right IMO

wiley's photo
Wed 03/11/09 09:13 AM


I know a lot of hard working poor people who make sacrifices on a daily basis just to make ends meet. I have far more respect for them then the people who have endless amounts of money whining about paying income taxes.


Do you also know a lot of so-called rich?


A few actually. A couple who work, the rest never have.

nogames39's photo
Wed 03/11/09 09:14 AM



I know a lot of hard working poor people who make sacrifices on a daily basis just to make ends meet. I have far more respect for them then the people who have endless amounts of money whining about paying income taxes.


Do you also know a lot of so-called rich?


A few actually. A couple who work, the rest never have.


Are you saying that you know a lot of poor and a few of rich?

wiley's photo
Wed 03/11/09 09:14 AM


The fact is most of the rich people out there didn't work a day in their lives. They inherited their wealth. They keep it by hiring someone else to keep investing that wealth. Not every rich person out there is a Donald Trump, Bill Gates, or Will Smith.


The fact?


Yep.

wiley's photo
Wed 03/11/09 09:15 AM

there are rich people out there that worked very hard for the money they made. not all rich are evil or came about it the lazy way


Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to imply the ones who never worked are evil. They simply lucked out. If I had been lucky enough to inherit millions from my family, I probably wouldn't work either.

wiley's photo
Wed 03/11/09 09:16 AM




I know a lot of hard working poor people who make sacrifices on a daily basis just to make ends meet. I have far more respect for them then the people who have endless amounts of money whining about paying income taxes.


Do you also know a lot of so-called rich?


A few actually. A couple who work, the rest never have.


Are you saying that you know a lot of poor and a few of rich?


Not a huge stretch. There are infinitely more poor people than rich people. Most of the people I know personally tend to be middle class though.

yellowrose10's photo
Wed 03/11/09 09:18 AM


there are rich people out there that worked very hard for the money they made. not all rich are evil or came about it the lazy way


Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to imply the ones who never worked are evil. They simply lucked out. If I had been lucky enough to inherit millions from my family, I probably wouldn't work either.



lol me too. but i'm talking about getting to that point
some actually worked their butts off to get where they are. they may have been good with the stock market etc to help get them there. there is nothing wrong with that at all. maybe part of it is luck...but can't discount hard work either

nogames39's photo
Wed 03/11/09 09:22 AM
The fact?


Yep.


Can you define rich and prove the fact?

Fanta46's photo
Wed 03/11/09 09:22 AM



there are rich people out there that worked very hard for the money they made. not all rich are evil or came about it the lazy way


Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to imply the ones who never worked are evil. They simply lucked out. If I had been lucky enough to inherit millions from my family, I probably wouldn't work either.



lol me too. but i'm talking about getting to that point
some actually worked their butts off to get where they are. they may have been good with the stock market etc to help get them there. there is nothing wrong with that at all. maybe part of it is luck...but can't discount hard work either


The key word in your post, rose, is "some."

A very few some!

nogames39's photo
Wed 03/11/09 09:24 AM
So, let me get this straight, Fanta and wiley,

You will not leave anything to your children, right?

yellowrose10's photo
Wed 03/11/09 09:24 AM
fanta....lol i said some because i haven't polled everyone in the US lol

i do know some ranchers here that are now rich that started with nothing

nogames39's photo
Wed 03/11/09 09:25 AM

fanta....lol i said some because i haven't polled everyone in the US lol

i do know some ranchers here that are now rich that started with nothing


Um.. I am sure these two did polled the rich.

InvictusV's photo
Wed 03/11/09 09:30 AM
Raising taxes on anyone effects us all.

Fanta46's photo
Wed 03/11/09 09:32 AM

So, let me get this straight, Fanta and wiley,

You will not leave anything to your children, right?


What does that have to do with anything?

Fanta46's photo
Wed 03/11/09 09:32 AM

Raising taxes on anyone effects us all.


Poppy-****!

yellowrose10's photo
Wed 03/11/09 09:33 AM
most of the people i know (not as rich as trump, but they are rich) have money through hard work (although they won't adopt me lol)

maybe it's where you are that you don't know them. most of the wealthy i know struggled to make what they have