Plenty o' roadkill deer and possum and coons, no work needed to collect
fresh meat on our road. I have dragged more than a few of dead deer out
of my driveway and the roadside in front of my vast estate. Went out
one morning to get the paper and there was a big deer in the median of
the
WE have deer all over D.C., especially on the grounds of the VP's estate.
On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 9:26 AM, Rich Thomas
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Plenty o' roadkill deer and possum and coons, no work needed to collect
fresh meat on our road. I have dragged more than a few
Interesting you mention Bill Gates. He has put a lot of his fortune
into his philanthropic foundation (and I think plans for all of it
to go there when he dies). He also promotes other rich folks doing
something similar, either to his foundation or to their own to do
good things. The
So a funny anecdote about rich idiots. Last year Bill corralled a
bunch of his rich buds and had them down here at Kiawah for a coupla
days to talk about this philanthropy giveawayyourmoney thing. We
have a little airport here, it was wall-to-wall with jets. This old
black guy who lives up
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Who among you tips hotel room maids
.
-Curt
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Andrew wrote:
Who among you tips hotel room maids by leaving a fiver on the pillow as you
check out?
I don't do hotels.
They are disgusting. This is based on reports from a person I know
that works at a reputable hotel. Hotels are the best place to acquire
disgusting things.
mao
Andrew wrote:
Who among you tips hotel room maids by leaving a fiver on the
pillow as you check out?
Mountain wrote:
I don't do hotels.
I guess that means you sleep on the ground and shower in truckstops?
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Philip wrote:
I guess that means you sleep on the ground and shower in truckstops?
Drive until dark.
Find a rural church at edge of town.
Drive to back and sleep in W123 or on ground.
Showers are over rated. Stay calm, no overload.
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Good point Rich -
Back in the 90s the liberals managed to pass a Tax the rich' bill -
following that, many boatyards closed and laid off workers - may extreme
craftsmen who had to find other work. Often that talent is lost
forever. The rich buy new boats - like G-650s - and all the people in
Trickle down works GREAT for the ultra wealthy, for sure.
On Mon, Jan 27, 2014 at 9:35 AM, Larry T l02tur...@comcast.net wrote:
Good point Rich -
Back in the 90s the liberals managed to pass a Tax the rich' bill -
following that, many boatyards closed and laid off workers - may extreme
On Mon, Jan 27, 2014 at 10:35 AM, Larry T l02tur...@comcast.net wrote:
but the rich must buy the new stuff so the used stuff will be around.
Case in point: How often do any of US buy a NEW Mercedes? ;-)
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My cousin's husband and she think it works pretty well for them too.
--R
On 1/27/14 12:06 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
Trickle down works GREAT for the ultra wealthy, for sure.
On Mon, Jan 27, 2014 at 9:35 AM, Larry T l02tur...@comcast.net wrote:
Good point Rich -
Back in the 90s the
everybody
else is singing to with different words.
-Curt
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2014 11:35:39 -0500
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Most of the idiots with lots of money horde it by investing it in
companies (stocks and bonds and such) and buy stuff, but there is a
limit to how much stuff you can buy so the rest has to go somewhere that
will (they hope) help them make more money (just like your 401K plan!).
The
people own half the worlds wealth and 90% of the people
Trickle down works GREAT for the ultra wealthy, for sure.
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Trickle down works GREAT for the ultra wealthy, for sure
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Fred, you are obviously a Socialist who doesn't listen to Limbaugh.
On Mon, Jan 27, 2014 at 11:43 AM, Frederick Moir fredy4.s...@yahoo.comwrote:
Trickle down economics is just
+1
BiL was employed at a local mega yacht builder until the tax the rich thing
hit. Hiring stopped at the company and work transitioned to retrofits until
there was just a skeleton crew left. His degree in the shipwrights program
came in handy enough that he was able to find employment in a
BG has an agenda he is promoting. Bill is not in it for altruistic purposes.
If you look at what his foundation supports, there is a rather dystopian pogrom
in place. Bill has a penchant to put his cash into getting more money coming
his way. support education that sells more M$ licenses
So a funny anecdote about rich idiots. Last year Bill corralled a bunch
of his rich buds and had them down here at Kiawah for a coupla days to
talk about this philanthropy giveawayyourmoney thing. We have a little
airport here, it was wall-to-wall with jets. This old black guy who
lives up
Gates is over-the-hill. He's made his pile and is just playing with it
The one to watch is Elon Musk.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk
Gerry
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BG has an agenda he is promoting. Bill is not in it for altruistic
purposes. If you look at what his
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I personally don't think concentration of wealth to that degree is.
... Perhaps one of the differences is
that we see the person that is a trillionaire whereas years ago we
never knew who
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So a funny anecdote about rich idiots. Last year Bill corralled a bunch
of his rich buds and had
, there are a few very rich people in the world, but why is that a
problem?
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So a funny anecdote about rich idiots. Last year Bill
On Jan 27, 2014, at 11:36 AM, M. Mitchell Marmel marme...@gmail.com wrote:
On Mon, Jan 27, 2014 at 10:35 AM, Larry T l02tur...@comcast.net wrote:
but the rich must buy the new stuff so the used stuff will be around.
Case in point: How often do any of US buy a NEW Mercedes? ;-)
I am
You've read Starship Troopers of course.
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I too feel that those who serve are being sold down the river.
I
Yeah but if the fella learned to use the bommerang, he could go out and
hunt animals with it and not have to buy meat.
WB could at least have signed the bommerang I suppose?
Hendrik
who does not know how to use a bommerrang
On 28/01/14 09:09, Rich Thomas wrote:
So a funny anecdote about rich
to be the worst tippers.
I've never worked for tips so I really don't know.
-Curt
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HF wrote:
For instance are we seeing the Waltons building factories in the US to
produce goods to sell at wallymart?
Be careful what we wish for.
NYT had an article recently telling about China building textile
factories in SC since china wages are out of line with their plans.
MinWage? - try
HF wrote:
There are a lot more factors that go into it but the basis is that if the
wealth is more spread out, then there is more chance of those who can do
something, will do something to give others a leg up, instead of a hand out.
Hendrik
who sponsors a child in Vietnam
Good stuff - I
clay wrote:
Most of the white shirts are so far removed from having held a decent job,
they feel entitled and above the rabble.
Yep.
The guy across the street is closing and sold to another guy down the
street. My son works across the street and interviewed with the new
owner - auto repair.
Having seen some true master wood smiths in action, I grieve his loss of
employment.
Yet another example of trickle up poverty induced by social engineering
and political greed.
Seems there have been several million deaths in wars through history over
just such ignorance in leadership.
Sad...
Starship Troopers?
Fred Moir
Lynn MA
Diesel preferred.
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I too feel that those who serve are being sold down the river.
I postulate that we would have far better governance
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Who among you tips hotel room maids by leaving a fiver on the pillow as you
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Yeah when we where in tipping land, we stopped in some Italian
restaurant for Sunday lunch and the waitress did mention that the
churchies are somewhat frugal, spose they put all their spare change in
the plate at the prayer centre.
We tipped her a bommerang and a half.
Hendrik
who hates
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H F wrote:
I personally don't think concentration of wealth to that degree
Scott wrote:
Sure, there are a few very rich people in the world, but why is that a
problem?
+1
mao
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It's a problem insofar that the ability to build businesses rest with a
few, who may or may not be inclined to start new ventures.
For instance are we seeing the Waltons building factories in the US to
produce goods to sell at wallymart? (as a side note, they are generous
in donations but)
I had dinner with my cousin last night. Her husband works for Gulfstream in
Savannah. They build G-650s there, which start at $65mil. If one were to
order one today it would take at least 3 years to get it. He says there are
people who pull out their checkbook to try to buy out someone
Well is it good?
I personally don't think concentration of wealth to that degree is.
Where are the jobs?
A that's right the Waltons are opening another wallymart on the corner
and Microcrap is rolling out another buggy pile of junk to keep it's
code slaves busy patching up.
The problem is a l
H F wrote:
I personally don't think concentration of wealth to that degree is.
Our problem is that we are looking at a time horizon of a decade. In
the larger time window, wealth has always been concentrated to similar
levels as we know today, probably. Perhaps one of the differences is
that
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