Galt's Gulch
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"... The man who damns money has obtained it dishonorably, the man who respects it has earned it." - Francisco d'Anconia / Ayn Rand

Posted by GaltsGulch 9 years ago to The Gulch: General
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"Or did you say it's the love of money that's the root of all evil? To love a thing is to know and love its nature. To love money is to know and love the fact that money is the creation of the best power within you, and your passkey to trade your effort for the effort of the best among men. It's the person who would sell his soul for a nickel, who is the loudest in proclaiming his hatred of money - and he has good reason to hate it. The lovers of money are willing to work for it. They know they are able to deserve it. Let me give you a tip on a clue to men's characters: The man who damns money has obtained it dishonorably, the man who respects it has earned it." - Francisco d'Anconia / Ayn Rand

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  • Posted by $ puzzlelady 9 years ago
    Money deserves as much respect as does life, since it represents the part of your life you invested to earn it. Money is a piece of your life; it is portable time/energy. No wonder it is a desirable target for thieves, moochers, looters, predators. Then there are the "get-rich-quick" con artists feeding on the free-lunch crowd. But you cannot cheat an honest man.
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  • Posted by Herb7734 9 years ago
    So long as men live together on earth and need a means to deal with one another -- their only substitute, if they abandon money, is the muzzle of a gun. -- Ayn Rand
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  • Posted by $ Olduglycarl 9 years ago
    The selected paragraph is dead on...from my knowledge and observation the dislike of money usually comes from the mindless; meaning: brain only reactions...it's mystical (not all mystical thinking is religious in nature). and stems from the lack of it, a lack of ability to create value and a childhood determination "Not to be", not to be a conscious human and assume the responsibility to create value in an honest, moral way...and to beat the band, as this piece explains, those with a dislike of money are usually the one's that have usurped it form others, inherited it or are just envious because others have earned it and are admired.
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  • Posted by term2 9 years ago
    I really like the Francisco character.

    So maybe the Trump haters should read this. Maybe he is not so bad? Hildebeast and Sanders hate money, and negative attention should be placed on them instead of Trump.
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    • Posted by cjferraris 9 years ago
      Oh, the Clintons don't HATE money, they love it as much as any, it's just they don't want to be seen as loving money. Sort of like asking for donations but "anonymously" so that it's not in someone's name... Then you get the contributions, just not tied to anyone's name.. That's why they established the Clinton Foundation to try and hide the ties. As for Sanders, he's so built around the communist/socialist manifesto, he doesn't take into account ambition and malingering... He thinks that we live in a "Star Trek" existence where everyone contributes to society for its own good (and before you ST fans start getting riled, I'm a big ST fan). Neither are a realistic, or in my opinion, honest, view of life.
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      • Posted by $ pixelate 9 years ago
        Indeed, I recall one of the STNG feature-length films where one of the leading characters informed another character that, essentially, money no longer existed ... at that comment, I laughed out loud. The lack of money necessitates the lack of a price system, where the profoundly economically illiterate Bernie Sanders and his followers have a complete lack of understanding. The price system exists to communicate the value of products and services. It is very sad to see people, who should be adults, behave in their thinking like that of toddlers wrapped in entitlement.
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      • Posted by term2 9 years ago
        Maybe I should qualify my comment a bit. Clintons want money for themselves, but are pissed off when others get it. Not sure how that fits into Francisco's comments, but maybe they feel money is bad, so they want to hide what they get, but emotionally they still lust for it (even though its bad). They feel better when they denigrate the money others get.
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  • Posted by $ Olduglycarl 9 years ago
    The selected paragraph is dead on...from my knowledge and observation the dislike of money usually comes from the mindless; meaning: brain only reactions...it's mystical (not all mystical thinking is religious in nature). and stems from the lack of it, a lack of ability to create value and a childhood determination "Not to be", not to be a conscious human and assume the responsibility to create value in an honest, moral way...and to beat the band, as this piece explains, those with a dislike of money are usually the one's that have usurped it form others, inherited it or are just envious because others have earned it and are admired.
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  • Posted by CircuitGuy 9 years ago
    I get the idea that Rand is talking about money as a medium of exchange while the New Testament is talking about "wealth".

    I agree with Rand completely if she's talking about money as a medium of exchange. A medium of exchange is on the opposite end of the spectrum from the slaveholder's whip.

    If she's about wealth, I think everyone should decide for themselves what they love in life. IMHO wealth is good and love are good, but they're not on the same axes.
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  • Posted by ScottJohnston1978 9 years ago
    I do in a way think our society worships money a bit too much. At tanning it , accumulating it and having the biggest house and feeling like money defines success. I feel that doing something you love that fulfills you is much more healthy for your psyche than just making money .
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  • Posted by ScottJohnston1978 9 years ago
    I do in a way think our society worships money a bit too much. At tanning it , accumulating it and having the biggest house and feeling like money defines success. I feel that doing something you love that fulfills you is much more healthy for your psyche than just making money .
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    • Posted by jetmec 9 years ago
      If you can enjoy your work and make money too. that's the best
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      • Posted by ScottJohnston1978 9 years ago
        I agree but too often in society those two never Match up
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        • Posted by Maritimus 9 years ago
          An observation: it is the individual's responsibility to find that Match. The "society" cannot, among others because it cannot know what each individual would enjoy the most working at. It is the opportunities that give each individual the chance to find the Match.
          Our country is well known historically to have been and still is providing more opportunities to individuals (from illiterate Latinos to entrepreneurial PhDs from anywhere) than any other on this planet.
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