For me, it depends on how all 12 people pre-determined the splitting up of the 12 pieces. For example, lets say hypothetically that 40 hours of labor are what it take to earn one peice of pie. 5 people do 40 hours worth of consistent and valuable effort. 4 people work, but not quite 40 hours. 2 people consistently show up late, don't cooperate with co-workers, and constantly find excuses not to do as much work as the rest. 1 person doesn't do any work at all.
For me, that would change the dividing of the pie quite a bit. I have no problems with socialism or communism, as long as everyone is contributing and government is honest about the distribution. But I don't trust our government, and I have worked long enough to know that not everyone is going to contribute evenly. It's not just enough to re-distribute assets and money, you have to re-distribute work too. seekliberation --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <noozguru@...> wrote: > > So you go to a TM potluck. There are 12 people at the potluck including > yourself. There is a pie cut into 12 equal pieces. One of the people > is a Raja and decrees that he gets 11 pieces of the pie while the rest > of you have to split one piece. Now how to you feel about that? > > On 12/13/2012 04:16 PM, Mike Dixon wrote: > > Is it Thou shalt not have Stockholm Syndrome, or is it Thou shalt not > > covet? I've never resented anyone having something I don't have or having > > more than I have. If somebody has the drive to amass more stuff, or create > > more wealth, let them knock themselves out. We all benefit in the long run. > > I'm just glad Bill Gates did what he did and Al Gore invented the Internet. > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Bhairitu <noozguru@...> > > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2012 9:38 AM > > Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Voter Frustration Over Politicians > > > > > > > > Of course those greedy bastard Republicans don't want the tax cuts to > > expire. How else are they going to hoard all the wealth of the country > > and make you and me slaves? Perhaps you should watch this little video > > as it will help you understand how you've gotten Stockholm Syndrome > > being held hostage by Republicans. > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6ZsXrzF8Cc > > > > On 12/12/2012 03:42 PM, Mike Dixon wrote: > >> John, the republicans don't want any of the Bush tax cuts to expire. > >> Raising anybodies taxes now will do more harm than good. That's what Obama > >> said the last time he signed their extension.We're headed for another > >> recession regardless. <Obamacare and all of it's new taxes is throwing > >> cold water on the economy. Many businesses are refusing to expand because > >> of the new HC mandates and in many cases are shrinking to avoid them. Add > >> to that an increase in other taxes Businesses will be expected to pay and > >> what little growth you see now, will become stagnant or even recessive. > >> Raising taxes on anybody is only defeating the purpose of taxation, to > >> raise revenue. It puts the economy in a death spiral. The only realistic > >> solution is to cut the spending. We keep maxing-out the credit card and > >> then asking for a higher limit with less ability to pay it off each time. > >> If taxes go up on the middle class and poor, I'm sure more will blame > >> republicans because most > >> people want their cake and be able to eat it to. It's like the Chase > >> commercial, who doesn't want more money and who doesn't more *free* > >> things? Everybody wants lower taxes but they also want their freebies and > >> they want somebody else to pay for them. Now that's greed. > >> > >> > >> > >> ________________________________ > >> From: John <mailto:jr_esq%40yahoo.com> > >> To: mailto:FairfieldLife%40yahoogroups.com > >> Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 2:00 PM > >> Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Voter Frustration Over Politicians > >> > >> > >> > >> Mike, > >> > >> If the Republicans let the Bush Tax Cut expire, many voters will be angry. > >> I would expect many of the Republicans will be voted out in the next > >> congressional elections. Stay tuned. > >> > >> As Bernanke has warned, there is the possibility that the increase in > >> taxes to the middle class will negatively affect the economy. There could > >> very well be another recession. > >> > >> However, the stock market appears to be holding its own during the past > >> few days' activities. Maybe the market has already calculated the effects > >> of the "fiscal cliff" controversy. We'll know the answer for sure on New > >> Year's day. > >> > >> JR > >> > >> --- In mailto:FairfieldLife%40yahoogroups.com, Mike Dixon <mdixon.6569@> > >> wrote: > >>> John ,the voters that put Republicans in their seats, put them their to > >>> hold the line on taxes, not to do El Presidente's bidding. Remember the > >>> consequences of *read my lips, no new taxes*? Bush made the same mistake > >>> Reagan made, he believed the Democrats when they begged *if you'll only > >>> agree to a little more taxes, we'll agree to much less spending*. Well > >>> ,they agreed to more taxes and the dems NEVER came through with their > >>> promises of less spending. What's the old saying, fool me once, shame on > >>> you, fool me twice ,shame on me! If Republicans agree to higher taxes, > >>> there will be hell to pay from their voters. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> ________________________________ > >>> From: John <jr_esq@> > >>> To: mailto:FairfieldLife%40yahoogroups.com > >>> Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2012 11:47 AM > >>> Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Voter Frustration Over Politicians > >>> > >>> Ã > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> --- In mailto:FairfieldLife%40yahoogroups.com, "raunchydog" <raunchydog@> > >>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> --- In mailto:FairfieldLife%40yahoogroups.com, "John" <jr_esq@> wrote: > >>>>> It should be clear to everyone by now that the Republicans are not > >>>>> going to approve any higher tax rate for the wealthy. As such, they > >>>>> will let the Bush Tax Cut legislation expire. And, we'll be stuck with > >>>>> paying higher income taxes beginning on January 1, 2013. > >>>>> > >>>>> http://news.yahoo.com/voter-disdain-spreads-fiscal-cliff-looms-085417763--finance.html > >>>>> > >>>> Yeah. And then, let the Republicans look like fools if they argue > >>>> *against lowering taxes* for the working class January 3rd. It's the > >>>> best possible political outcome for Democrats. They get what they want > >>>> by doing nothing while Republicans shoot themselves in the foot. > >>>> > >>>> http://youtu.be/gMuA8I2M5l0 > >>>> > >>> The voters should realize by now that they should vote their Republican > >>> representatives OUT in the next election. > >>> > >> > > > > >
