One of the many shallow statements that sound good-- if you don't stop
and think about it-- is that "at some point, you have made enough
money."

The key word in this statement, made by President Barack Obama
recently, is "you." There is nothing wrong with my deciding how much
money is enough for me or your deciding how much money is enough for
you, but when politicians think that they should be deciding how much
money is enough for other people, that is starting down a very
slippery slope.

Politicians with the power to determine each citizen's income are no
longer public servants. They are public masters.

[...]

http://townhall.com/columnists/Thoma...8/enough_money

What page are we on today? http://mises.org/books/TRTS/

∅baMa∅ Tse Dung wrote:
One of the many shallow statements that sound good-- if you don't stop
and think about it-- is that "at some point, you have made enough
money."


Amassing wealth beyond your needs is immoral and Unamerican.

Family dynasties are Unamerican.

Growth is another name for tumor.

On Wed, 19 May 2010 04:59:41 -0800, dave puked:

¯baMa¯ Tse Dung wrote:
One of the many shallow statements that sound good-- if you don't stop
and think about it-- is that "at some point, you have made enough
money."


Amassing wealth beyond your needs is immoral and Unamerican.

Family dynasties are Unamerican.

Growth is another name for tumor.

So you're going to tell your children to go out in the world and have
a mediocre career because that's the American way? Maybe they'll be
qualified to work for my kids, but I'm thinking probably not...
--
lab~rat :-)
Do you want polite or do you want sincere?

lab~rat :-) wrote:?? On Wed, 19 May 2010 04:59:41 -0800, dave puked:?? ?? ¯baMa¯ Tse Dung wrote:?? One of the many shallow statements that sound good-- if you don't stop?? and think about it-- is that "at some point, you have made enough?? money."???? Amassing wealth beyond your needs is immoral and Unamerican.???? Family dynasties are Unamerican.???? Growth is another name for tumor.?? ?? So you're going to tell your children to go out in the world and have?? a mediocre career because that's the American way? Maybe they'll be?? qualified to work for my kids, but I'm thinking probably not...?? --?? lab~rat :-)?? Do you want polite or do you want sincere?????I tell my children to learn to survive with very little. Amassing ??wealth is no career.??

On Wed, 19 May 2010 12:17:42 -0700, dave puked:

lab~rat :-) wrote:?? On Wed, 19 May 2010 04:59:41 -0800, dave puked:?? ?? øbaMaø Tse Dung wrote:?? One of the many shallow statements that sound good-- if you don't stop?? and think about it-- is that "at some point, you have made enough?? money."???? Amassing wealth beyond your needs is immoral and Unamerican.???? Family dynasties are Unamerican.???? Growth is another name for tumor.?? ?? So you're going to tell your children to go out in the world and have?? a mediocre career because that's the American way? Maybe they'll be?? qualified to work for my kids, but I'm thinking probably not...?? --?? lab~rat :-)?? Do you want polite or do you want sincere?????I tell my children to learn to survive with very little. Amassing ??wealth is no career.??

Maybe they can teach you how to use a puter...
--
lab~rat :-)
Do you want polite or do you want sincere?

Tookin mee ah leetl cig anna ah coffee bareaque frum woikin onnas mah
howis.(House, iffin y'all cats dont's nose wuts dat T'IS)

LQQKA hyr, dee reeson most Wealthy peepuls issa Wealthy issa bercos dey
izza Smart anna oilso Intelligent anna oilso ahgin, dey know how to
Invest their Money.They Earned their Money and their Wealth and they
have the Right to do as they wish with their Money and Wealth.

Pssssst, I am looking for a rich old woman.If you know of a rich old
widow woman, send her over here to me!
cuhulin

On May 19, 8:59Â*am, dave wrote:
∅baMa∅ Tse Dung wrote:
One of the many shallow statements that sound good-- if you don't stop
and think about it-- is that "at some point, you have made enough
money."

.. . . . . . . . . . . . .


Amassing wealth beyond your needs is immoral and Unamerican.


Nonsense. Restricting people's freedom to acquire as much wealth as
they want (unless obtained through criminal activity) is immoral and
Unamerican, and reeks of the typical jealousy of success exhibited by
the Communist liberal/"progressive" left.



Family dynasties are Unamerican.


You mean like the Kennedys?

On 5/19/10 13:30 , DEFCON 88 wrote:
On May 19, 8:59 am, wrote:
∅baMa∅ Tse Dung wrote:
One of the many shallow statements that sound good-- if you don't stop
and think about it-- is that "at some point, you have made enough
money."

. . . . . . . . . . . . .


Amassing wealth beyond your needs is immoral and Unamerican.


Nonsense. Restricting people's freedom to acquire as much wealth as
they want (unless obtained through criminal activity) is immoral and
Unamerican, and reeks of the typical jealousy of success exhibited by
the Communist liberal/"progressive" left.



Family dynasties are Unamerican.


You mean like the Kennedys?


The Rockefellers?

On May 19, 11:49Â*am, "D. Peter Maus" wrote:
On 5/19/10 13:30 , DEFCON 88 wrote:





On May 19, 8:59 am, Â*wrote:
∅baMa∅ Tse Dung wrote:
One of the many shallow statements that sound good-- if you don't stop
and think about it-- is that "at some point, you have made enough
money."

. . . . . . . . . . . . .

Amassing wealth beyond your needs is immoral and Unamerican.

Nonsense. Restricting people's freedom to acquire as much wealth as
they want (unless obtained through criminal activity) is immoral and
Unamerican, and reeks of the typical jealousy of success exhibited by
the Communist liberal/"progressive" left.

Family dynasties are Unamerican.

You mean like the Kennedys?

Â* Â*The Rockefellers?- Hide quoted text -

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What I think he means is, that American Dynasties based on wealth come
ominously close to European Dynasties (or any other dynasties in
liberty-regressive nations) based on wealth, or power, or inherited
status. Ultimately, at their core, is the concept that one family
group amasses and maintains potentially undue power over others
through whatever means is at their disposal (in this case money and
political connection), and this is not at all what the Forefathers had
in mind in their Cradle of Liberty.

Having said that, I do have a soft spot for the Rockefellers - were it
not for very altruistic latter generations of that family, we would
have neither Acadia National Park nor the Jackson Hole district of
Grand Teton National Park - both near and dear to my heart.

Bruce Jensen

The City of Angels (Los Angeles,California, there is another Los Angeles
in South America too) used to have a fine Trolley Car system many years
ago.Along came that damn Rockefella SOB and he had those Trolley Car
Rails ripped from the streets of the City of Angels.

I have a soft back book here which I bought at the Books A Million Book
store on I-55 North Frontage Road a bunch of years ago.That Book is all
about the American Trolley Cars with a lot of photos too.Some of those
old American built Trolley Cars were sold to South America.They, or some
of them, are still running in South America.

To HELL with those damn Rockefellars!!!
cuhulin