Re: How the Rich Got Rich

2012-07-13 Thread Maureen
Which banks are sitting on money? http://www.treasury.gov/initiatives/financial-stability/briefing-room/reports/tarp-daily-summary-report/TARP%20Cash%20Summary/Daily%20TARP%20Update%20-%2007.12.2012.pdf On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 6:45 PM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > The banks are the best example. Ameri

Re: How the Rich Got Rich

2012-07-13 Thread Erika L. Rich
Definitely handpicked. Some are invite only. Most are hard to find. Not open to tire kickers. I belong to a few online that deal with marketing specifically. It's a heady experience to share and receive awesome ideas with people that actually act on them. I need to be more involved myself. On Mon

Re: How the Rich Got Rich

2012-07-09 Thread Jerry Barnes
"The problem is that a lot of people taking risk take it on the backs of others around them. " No. That is not the problem. The problem is that people take risks and are then not held accountable for the consequences. The banks are the best example. American banks made horrendous decisions an

Re: How the Rich Got Rich

2012-07-09 Thread Cameron Childress
On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 9:46 AM, Erika L. Rich wrote: > Wish we had a mastermind group locally ... If you are truly interested you > might want to find yourself one Cam. One of the rules to success in any > arena? Surround yourself with people who have succeeded already in that > arena. No matter

Re: How the Rich Got Rich

2012-07-09 Thread Erika L. Rich
Wish we had a mastermind group locally ... If you are truly interested you might want to find yourself one Cam. One of the rules to success in any arena? Surround yourself with people who have succeeded already in that arena. No matter what the subject. ~~

Re: How the Rich Got Rich

2012-07-09 Thread Cameron Childress
On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 7:57 AM, J.J. Merrick wrote: > The problem is that a lot of people taking risk take it on the backs > of others around them. That the "rich" keep taking these risks and it > is hurting the middle class. Housing, Jobs etc. etc. > I agree that this is the case sometimes, bu

Re: How the Rich Got Rich

2012-07-09 Thread J.J. Merrick
My takeaway is that at some point each person too some sort of huge risk and it paid off. The stats that most people are only on it once or twice shows that to be the case. Large amount of money in a year gets you on the list and then you drop back down to then enjoy your "money in the bank". The

Re: How the Rich Got Rich

2012-07-09 Thread Cameron Childress
On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 7:01 AM, J.J. Merrick wrote: > > The fact that half their income is taxed at a flat 15% is crazy! Never > understood separating "earned income" from "unearned income". In the > end it is all "earned" and should be taxed the same! In my opinion it's much more complicated t

Re: How the Rich Got Rich

2012-07-09 Thread J.J. Merrick
The fact that half their income is taxed at a flat 15% is crazy! Never understood separating "earned income" from "unearned income". In the end it is all "earned" and should be taxed the same! -J.J. On Sun, Jul 8, 2012 at 1:57 PM, Cameron Childress wrote: > > Obvious conclusion #1 - Working

How the Rich Got Rich

2012-07-08 Thread Cameron Childress
Obvious conclusion #1 - Working for a salary won't make you rich. Uh - duh. http://bit.ly/MaBCb0 -Cameron ... ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=h