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Greedy?

May 2

Written by: Jennifer Madsen
5/2/2009 9:52 PM 

Why is profit a dirty word? When did the phrase “record profit” come to be a slanderous accusation? On the micro scale, as my paycheck increases so does the amount I contribute to the federal coffers. A larger percentage and sum of my hard-earned money is then distributed by the government to those in need. My achievement feeds families, vaccinates children, funds our military, Mexican abortions, climate research and protects some California tit mouse. My desire for a bigger television, larger house and a real car produce good effects across the nation. So why is my ambition seen as evil? Why is the desire to earn more reviled? Why must I have a deep social concern for every action I take? Is it not enough to provide well for those I love and allow the government to handle the less fortunate? With the new administration any effort of mine would seem frivolous with the promise of sea level reduction and world peace.

On the macro scale, companies pay executives excessive amounts of money, spend millions on executive travel and most likely donate large sums of money to the upstanding young ladies working the gentlemen’s club. If someone was does not crave the accumulation of wealth, how would the rest of the world fund it’s philanthropy? One man may have the passion to save endangered animals, but his task would be much harder if it we not for the businessmen donating to his cause like a mid-evil Catholic buying indulgences. Yet the businessmen must endure lecture upon lecture about his greed and lack of passion. The man saving seals is honored for his devotion and sacrifice, but the years of labor the businessmen undertook to fund the project are besmirched as sinful greed.

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Re: Greedy?

Which is why Charity's are disappearing. They do not lend themselves to the power of our would be rulers, but work against them. It's no coincidence that homelessness, unemployment, etc. are on the rise while charity receipts to help the less fortunate are in decline.

By SkragAlpha on   5/2/2009 10:16 PM

Re: Greedy?

Good point SkragAlpha. We need to do away with the welfare state. There is nothing wrong with enjoying the fruits of your labor at all. I had a "record profit" last year also, so what? Does that give the government the right to take more of it from me??

By ruger1776 on   5/3/2009 1:09 PM

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