Is it worth the money?

Post by **pigsteak** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 3:28 am

sigh..

Post by **tbwilsonky** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 3:53 am

if poor people and rich people had a race to see who could steal the most money i wonder who would win. you know, with all things being equal just like in the real world; the same real world where history is just a silly excuse to explain away the clearly inherent socio-economic shortcomings of losers.

hah. everyone knows the only history that matters is the stuff that is 1) being talked about right now and 2) the stuff related to your hobbies.

-t

Post by **sendit** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 4:20 am

pigsteak wrote:Well, being honest won't get you extra food stamps, so in one 5 day period, $100,000 worth of food stamps were re-issued in this ONE county for "spoiled" food.

Folks, they stole your money, no different than the Wall Street thieves. That is your state tax money at work.

No different than the Wall Street thieves?! R U Serious? Your comparing 100k in food stamps fraud to Wall Street fraud?! Give me a break.
"The average managing director at an investment bank, a title typically earned after eight years on the job, will receive a bonus of $625,000. That's down from nearly $1.1 million last year, but it is still 15 times the income of the average American household. Top bankers could receive as much as $1 million."

Post by **krampus** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 4:26 am

tbwilsonky wrote:if poor people and rich people had a race to see who could steal the most money i wonder who would win.

uh, don't you think the answer lies somewhere within the question

I'm just sayin

Post by **pigsteak** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 12:34 pm

sendit wrote:
pigsteak wrote:Well, being honest won't get you extra food stamps, so in one 5 day period, $100,000 worth of food stamps were re-issued in this ONE county for "spoiled" food.

Folks, they stole your money, no different than the Wall Street thieves. That is your state tax money at work.
No different than the Wall Street thieves?! R U Serious? Your comparing 100k in food stamps fraud to Wall Street fraud?! Give me a break.
"The average managing director at an investment bank, a title typically earned after eight years on the job, will receive a bonus of $625,000. That's down from nearly $1.1 million last year, but it is still 15 times the income of the average American household. Top bankers could receive as much as $1 million."

no different because of the intent. to screw someone without earning it. plus, on a per capita basis, seeing that my experience was with one county, it might be as big...why do people defend one form of stealing and commend another?

Post by **Izzy** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 1:34 am

It's about class envy Pigsteak. The whole Robin hood complex, the rich are wicked for looking to become richer (and being rich in the first place) while the poor are righteous for looking to become rich, regardless of the means. That's one theory anyhow.

Post by **tbwilsonky** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 1:37 am

if i see someone - anyone - in the daniel boone national forest eating a sandwich in the next month i'm taking it back.

i'm taking them all back.

this ends now.

-t

Post by **Crankmas** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 2:22 pm

does anyone remember football? life unfair? damn who woulda thunk it? get in the pit and try to love someone

Post by **rjackson** » Fri Feb 27, 2009 1:25 pm

Man I love you guys. From passion to politics, and then passionate about politics. And then there's the word of the day, greed. Could be a thread all it's own...

But I'm wondering if the question shouldn't be 'worth the pain?' I'd bet that while most of these guys are hoping to make the game (and then the salary) they are so passionate about the game that they'd be playing for a pittance if that's what the baseline was. You don't get to that level of athleticism because you want a buck, it's because you want to win.

Post by **michaelarmand** » Fri Feb 27, 2009 5:00 pm

rjackson wrote:But I'm wondering if the question shouldn't be 'worth the pain?' I'd bet that while most of these guys are hoping to make the game (and then the salary) they are so passionate about the game that they'd be playing for a pittance if that's what the baseline was. You don't get to that level of athleticism because you want a buck, it's because you want to win.

I'm going to disagree, I'm sure these players like winning..but the only reason they are in the NFL is pure talent. Look at half the Bengals or players like Plaxico - itiots can't even stay out of jail or show up to practice, yet they remain top players. No matter how hard you or I work, we could never be NFL players...