Owe it to the other 99%
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Quote (on rich people):
“If you’re in the luckiest one per cent of humanity, you owe it to the rest of humanity to think about the other 99 per cent.” ― Warren Buffett
And I bless all you CPers to owe it to humanity ...
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Edo Tzumer wrote:
If you’re in the luckiest one per cent of humanity
It's an interesting sentence. He's not saying "the wealthiest", he's saying, "the luckiest", and we're implying in this that he is making a reference to "the lucky wealthy." I actually find this odd, sure there are people born into wealth and so forth, but a lot of people have worked hard for their wealth as well. And frankly, I'm not convinced by any degree that "the other 99 %" is 100% comprised of people who actually want to work rather than feeling they deserve entitlements because someone else is richer than them. So, perhaps Buffett really does mean luck, not hard work -- I certainly notice some people at the poker game get consistently better cards than I do! Oh wait, maybe they are only showing when they have good cards...hmmm... Marc
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Edo Tzumer wrote:
If you’re in the luckiest one per cent of humanity
It's an interesting sentence. He's not saying "the wealthiest", he's saying, "the luckiest", and we're implying in this that he is making a reference to "the lucky wealthy." I actually find this odd, sure there are people born into wealth and so forth, but a lot of people have worked hard for their wealth as well. And frankly, I'm not convinced by any degree that "the other 99 %" is 100% comprised of people who actually want to work rather than feeling they deserve entitlements because someone else is richer than them. So, perhaps Buffett really does mean luck, not hard work -- I certainly notice some people at the poker game get consistently better cards than I do! Oh wait, maybe they are only showing when they have good cards...hmmm... Marc
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My BlogWorking hard does not necessarily lead to being rich thus, Buffet could have (and probably had) included those who earned their $$ through other ways than inheritance (Inheritance being the object oriented way to get rich). According to Buffet is seems you still need "luck" [citataion needed] to translate the hard work (and even great skills) to big money.
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Quote (on rich people):
“If you’re in the luckiest one per cent of humanity, you owe it to the rest of humanity to think about the other 99 per cent.” ― Warren Buffett
And I bless all you CPers to owe it to humanity ...
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Edo Tzumer wrote:
If you’re in the luckiest one per cent of humanity
It's an interesting sentence. He's not saying "the wealthiest", he's saying, "the luckiest", and we're implying in this that he is making a reference to "the lucky wealthy." I actually find this odd, sure there are people born into wealth and so forth, but a lot of people have worked hard for their wealth as well. And frankly, I'm not convinced by any degree that "the other 99 %" is 100% comprised of people who actually want to work rather than feeling they deserve entitlements because someone else is richer than them. So, perhaps Buffett really does mean luck, not hard work -- I certainly notice some people at the poker game get consistently better cards than I do! Oh wait, maybe they are only showing when they have good cards...hmmm... Marc
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My BlogMarc Clifton wrote:
And frankly, I'm not convinced by any degree that "the other 99 %" is 100% comprised of people who actually want to work
This[^] article seems to prove that point pretty well.
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I'm a 1%'er now. I get 1% of my paycheck, my wife gets the remaining 99%.
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I get 1% of my paycheck, my wife gets the remaining 99%.
Just wait until you've been married a few years. Then you'll be lucky if you even get 0.5%. :)
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I cannot speak for Rage, but I’m guilty as charged. At least 99% of the time.
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Deyan Georgiev wrote:
At least 99% of the time.
And that's conservative estimate :)
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You can't make missus jokes yet. You're still in the first year - this year is out of bounds to you for wife jokes.
I was brought up to respect my elders. I don't respect many people nowadays.
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You can't make missus jokes yet. You're still in the first year - this year is out of bounds to you for wife jokes.
I was brought up to respect my elders. I don't respect many people nowadays.
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eh I cut him some slack on this one, she was in fiancé status already, so its as good as the wife part when it comes to the money :)
Treat stressful situations like a dog, if you can't eat it, play with it or screw it, then just piss on it and walk away. Be careful which toes you step on today, they might be connected to the foot that kicks your butt tomorrow.
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eh I cut him some slack on this one, she was in fiancé status already, so its as good as the wife part when it comes to the money :)
Treat stressful situations like a dog, if you can't eat it, play with it or screw it, then just piss on it and walk away. Be careful which toes you step on today, they might be connected to the foot that kicks your butt tomorrow.
gavindon wrote:
so its as good as the wife part when it comes to the money
Hardly. Fiancé status still has training wheels. Now he's moved to the Ferrari of wage loss.
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Quote (on rich people):
“If you’re in the luckiest one per cent of humanity, you owe it to the rest of humanity to think about the other 99 per cent.” ― Warren Buffett
And I bless all you CPers to owe it to humanity ...
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I get 1% of my paycheck, my wife gets the remaining 99%.
Just wait until you've been married a few years. Then you'll be lucky if you even get 0.5%. :)
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
You get to keep that much!!!
Reality is an illusion caused by a lack of alcohol
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You get to keep that much!!!
Reality is an illusion caused by a lack of alcohol
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eh I cut him some slack on this one, she was in fiancé status already, so its as good as the wife part when it comes to the money :)
Treat stressful situations like a dog, if you can't eat it, play with it or screw it, then just piss on it and walk away. Be careful which toes you step on today, they might be connected to the foot that kicks your butt tomorrow.
gavindon wrote:
cut him some slack on this one, she was in fiancé status already
Until her "slack" was "cut" and she became a fiancée.
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Quote (on rich people):
“If you’re in the luckiest one per cent of humanity, you owe it to the rest of humanity to think about the other 99 per cent.” ― Warren Buffett
And I bless all you CPers to owe it to humanity ...
// TODO: Create inquisitive signature (?)
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Quote (on rich people):
“If you’re in the luckiest one per cent of humanity, you owe it to the rest of humanity to think about the other 99 per cent.” ― Warren Buffett
And I bless all you CPers to owe it to humanity ...
// TODO: Create inquisitive signature (?)
But never assume that you know what's best for them.
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I'm not the 1% and I'm also not convinced more free stuff (entitlements?) are going to make my life any better. I'm content, and I'm also tired of political blabbering implying that I am on their side just because I'm not in the 1%.