I have another view.
It's not that money is a bad thing, it's personal, fiscal responsibility.
Right now, our country is in an economic crisis that came about primarily
because of
credit irresponsibility.
Let's face it, we live on credit, and we encourage it, and it's getting us in
trouble.
People are funding their lives with money they don't have, and people in the
mortagage
crisis bought McMansions with money they didn't have.
Our culture isn't promoting personal financial responsibility, quite the
opposite.
Here's something I really don't like. We glorify greed and wealth in our
country, and we are
doing it directly to our kids thru the media.
TV shows like "Cribs" and "Gossip Girl" and all that just have a negative
effect, because it
sends a message that wealth/stuff = happiness.
That's BS.
We celebrate idiot, spoiled kids that have temper tantrums because the Mercedes
they got
for their 16th birthday is the wrong color.
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "justifiedright" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I agree Mike. Been both too.
>
> Not being able to get money creates a frustration by itself. As you
> say, at least with money you don't have that, even if you have the
> rest of the problems.
>
> That's why I cringe when I see anyone telling a child that money is
> some sort of bad thing, or that the desire for it is bad.
>
> The lad or lass is growing up in a capitalist society. To tell him
> or her the pursuit of money is not good is crippling them. It puts
> them at a disadvantage for power, property and security (and in some
> respects, for peace of mind and happiness).
>
> Particularly relevant to poor kids in Asbury Park: Teach them some
> greed for money - it will help them in life.
>
> Sorry Gabby. Your world view needs some adjustin'.
>
> --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Mike Hemeon <tvnetdude2000@>
> wrote:
> >
> > I have been in both situations and if you think being poor brings
> happiness you are dead wrong. Everyone has problems but if you have
> a little money, then money isn't one of them the rest of the
> problems still remain.
> >
> > --- On Mon, 9/15/08, Gabrielle Obre <gabrielleobre@> wrote:
> >
> > From: Gabrielle Obre <gabrielleobre@>
> > Subject: Re: Fwd: [AsburyPark] off -topic but not...
> > To: AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com
> > Date: Monday, September 15, 2008, 10:22 PM
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com, Jersey Shore John
> > <jerseyshorejohn@ ...> wrote:
> > >
> > > Capitalism has an amazing ability to destroy lives, too, whilst
> the
> > > über-rich float along geshrieing "Correction! ".
> >
> > capitalism doesn't destroy lives, greed does. Greed is a human
> > behavior. I always find it amazing when people blame an inert
> system
> > for so much destruction. an elevated human consciousness will be
> the
> > only thing that stops people from &^%$ - ing one another because
> they
> > see the other as different, something to be used,
> something "other".
> > And the only think that will stop them from thinking MORE MORE MORE
> > will get them anything. We are NOT separate from one another no
> > matter how much we would like to think so. What we do to another we
> > do to ourselves. The monied (not wealthy) people i have known are
> > some of the saddest peeps around...no. ...the people who drool at
> their
> > feet are a little sadder.
> >
> > sorry apcouple, obviously you have a hard time with conversations
> > beyond your comfort, but as a community we should be able to have
> > conversations of our choosing. You can always ignore.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
>
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