‘Shark Tank’ reality show millionaire sends chills up liberal spines with ‘stinking rich’ comment
Kevin O'Leary not accepting the Marxist premises Like A Boss!
...and Amanda Lange spouting ruling class fascism like, "Let me tell you later what you should say to this" Like A Fascist!
...and Amanda Lange spouting ruling class fascism like, "Let me tell you later what you should say to this" Like A Fascist!
In my early business years I read Horatio Alger stories. These were rags to riches stories designed to teach the best way to rise to the top. Success magazine always had a modern day rags to riches story. I was always looking for something in these stories I could use for myself to be a better businessman. I believe in heroes and mentors. If you want to become wealthy, ask a rich man not the guy on welfare. Today it seems our next generation, for the most part, is unaware of anything like this.
I know Mr. Wonderful is right. Consider this, if Henry Ford had wasted his time resenting the fortune accumulated by Carnegie and hanging out at the corner tavern leading the bull session about all that is wrong with capitalism and incentives, where would we be today? What if all those early inventors and pioneers had been persuaded to just accept what government would gladly redistribute? My guess is we would look a lot more like Cypress, or maybe Ukraine.
I'm not against helping others. Some of the best help and advice I have received has come from mentors that were fabulously wealthy compared to me. They gave it gladly because I had an interest in them and what they had done and they were interested in helping me make the next step.
As a matter of fact, my experience is wealthy people are usually the most friendly and helpful folks around. What makes them seem unapproachable sometimes is our own fear of rejection.
There will always be those that would take your wealth and give it to others. I have noticed they are not so eager to forsake their wealth for the same purpose. Michael Moore is not giving up his millions to feed the poor, that is something better handled by government.
Most charities do a much more thorough and cost-effective job at such altruism. However, the better point is "Why does feeding the poor or wealth redistribution have to occur at all?"!. If we are to be consistent with Galt's ethics, we should let those who won't feed themselves or their families starve. The moochers and looters need to feel the full effects of their actions and inactions.
The conversation got around to the (then) news that our astronauts could see the Great wall of China from the space lab.
I remarked that I was sure that you could also see Michael Moore from outer space...and the lady across from me did a 'spit take' of wine, all over my dinner.
Everyone else went silent...she, and I, were the only conservatives there.
Jan
less fortunate, or more precisely, to their friends. -- j
Jan
It would be a great way to promote his AS project.
(If you don't know, most businesses in America have something like a 6 or 7% margin, so if you are paying out a 3 or 4% royalty off the top, you are very suddenly working for free or nearly-free as a business owner).
Do as we say, say as we say.
Frequently they seem guilty about their compensation for what they see as not really deserving it or something.
so let's enjoy the headroom!!! -- j