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10-04-2008, 06:32 PM | #141 |
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$$$$, Consumerism, Democracy.
The money in this world is disproportionately distributed. People who do crap work get paid the least, whereas some people with a cushy job get a fat paycheck and all sorts of perks. Some jobs are emotionally draining (like a suicide hotline operator, or someone who deals with disability claims), some are back breaking (roofers, ditch diggers), some rob you of your soul (any mass-retail or fast food job), and some are just unenviable (porta john cleaners and other septic and sanitation workers). Everytime I hear about how much some athlete or actor or actress makes, I want to rip a phone book in half. What human anywhere sees nothing wrong with making $1 million in a year, when there are other people who don't have a home or food to eat? And it's been proven that the more a person makes, the more the quality of their work declines. Anything over $500,000 annually should be taxed to death, and that money should go directly to people who need it. And I'm not talking about people who are lazy or unwilling to work for a living. There's a huge problem with people who have an over-inflated sense of entitlement in this world, and in America, at leat, this is encouraged by programs like welfare and food stamps. Don't get me wrong - there are people who need those services. Especially when our government endorses outsouricng American jobs to foreign countries. I guess another thing I don't like that most people do is Democracy. It doesn't work. I spent 8 years in the Army defending democracy, so I feel I have every right to state my feelings on this. There's a whole cycle here where our systme of government is bound to fail. It's starting to crack up right now. I've seen it coming since I was old enough to recognize it as such, when I started paying attention to the way our government worked. People buy, and people buy, and they take out loans, and go in debt, and buy and buy and buy. Consumerism. Just as much a problem as alcoholism or drug abuse. I wouldn't much care about it, but I have a daughter who's going to have to live with this. And it's not her fault, it's not my fault. We know who's fault it is. Credit companies. Oil companies. Politicians. etcetera. also, you talk about consumerism on a site dedicated to rampant, out of control consumerism. High five for mastering the art of Irony.
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10-04-2008, 07:02 PM | #142 |
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P.S. Just pointing out the obvious, that this is called communism. and in a way its a great idea but people are inherently greedy and it never works...also it is unamerican and I am sure if America had "an elite fighting force" with a code name, they would be against it.
also, you talk about consumerism on a site dedicated to rampant, out of control consumerism. High five for mastering the art of Irony. And I agree - communism is a great idea in theory. I've read the Communist Manifesto. The problem comes down to absolute power corrupting absolutely. AKA - human greed. We should all be more ready to commit some random acts of kindness. Good deeds are almost as infectious as violence. |
10-04-2008, 07:03 PM | #143 |
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$$$$, Consumerism, Democracy.
The money in this world is disproportionately distributed. People who do crap work get paid the least, whereas some people with a cushy job get a fat paycheck and all sorts of perks. Some jobs are emotionally draining (like a suicide hotline operator, or someone who deals with disability claims), some are back breaking (roofers, ditch diggers), some rob you of your soul (any mass-retail or fast food job), and some are just unenviable (porta john cleaners and other septic and sanitation workers). Everytime I hear about how much some athlete or actor or actress makes, I want to rip a phone book in half. What human anywhere sees nothing wrong with making $1 million in a year, when there are other people who don't have a home or food to eat? And it's been proven that the more a person makes, the more the quality of their work declines. Anything over $500,000 annually should be taxed to death, and that money should go directly to people who need it. And I'm not talking about people who are lazy or unwilling to work for a living. There's a huge problem with people who have an over-inflated sense of entitlement in this world, and in America, at leat, this is encouraged by programs like welfare and food stamps. Don't get me wrong - there are people who need those services. Especially when our government endorses outsourcing American jobs to foreign countries. I guess another thing I don't like that most people do is Democracy. It doesn't work. I spent 8 years in the Army defending democracy, so I feel I have every right to state my feelings on this. There's a whole cycle here where our system of government is bound to fail. It's starting to crack up right now. I've seen it coming since I was old enough to recognize it as such, when I started paying attention to the way our government worked. People buy, and people buy, and they take out loans, and go in debt, and buy and buy and buy. Consumerism. Just as much a problem as alcoholism or drug abuse. I wouldn't much care about it, but I have a daughter who's going to have to live with this. And it's not her fault, it's not my fault. We know who's fault it is. Credit companies. Oil companies. Politicians. etcetera. People that think the government should tell me what I should do with a large percentage of money I earn.
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10-04-2008, 07:40 PM | #144 |
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And the government already tells you what to do with a large percentage of your money, and they just spent it all on the financial bailout b.s bill they just passed. But I don't remember saying that I thought the government should tell you what to do with your money. Anyway, back on subject again, I hate pineapple flavored anything - especially pineapples. |
10-04-2008, 08:41 PM | #145 |
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I agree with a couple of those, but will counter with: Mavericks - If anyone is going to label themselves this way, their actions need to back that up. I can call myself a pimp, but that doesn't make it so. Last edited by NeilJam; 10-05-2008 at 09:09 AM.. |
10-04-2008, 08:50 PM | #146 |
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10-04-2008, 09:39 PM | #147 |
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I understand that jobs pay more when the skill is a little more specialized. That's not what I meant - I'm more referring to non-essential jobs (entertainers) who get paid obscene amounts of money on top of endorsements and other perks. The balance for them to be worth that much is not there, and if they were to make a more down to earth salary, then I believe we would have better products from the entertainment industry. Actors, athletes, artists of all sorts always did their better work while they were still struggling. Once they get into that comfort zone and are making 7-digit incomes, then they have no drive, and a lot of the time their output turns to crap.
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And the government already tells you what to do with a large percentage of your money, and they just spent it all on the financial bailout b.s bill they just passed. But I don't remember saying that I thought the government should tell you what to do with your money. 2:Who said I agreed with the bailout? ... I love Pineapples
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10-04-2008, 09:47 PM | #148 |
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P.S. Just pointing out the obvious, that this is called communism. and in a way its a great idea but people are inherently greedy and it never works...also it is unamerican and I am sure if America had "an elite fighting force" with a code name, they would be against it.
also, you talk about consumerism on a site dedicated to rampant, out of control consumerism. High five for mastering the art of Irony. Someone just hit the ball out of the park!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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10-04-2008, 10:06 PM | #149 |
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I also hate Kevin Smith and Seth MacFarlane. Last edited by minstrelboy; 10-05-2008 at 11:40 AM.. |
10-05-2008, 04:51 PM | #150 |
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"High School Musical".
I like Ashley Tisdale, but do we really need to see the parade of stereotypes dragged out? (Hell, making the fat girl work at the country club kitchens...yeah, THAT's new.../sarcasm) The plot of the proposed fourth one sounds more interesting as Sharpay postpones college as she takes over for the school's drama teacher the following school year. However, she butts heads with her former protege, Tiara, a British exchange student that is worse than Sharpay ever was...
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