Re: Rich People Behaving Badly

On Sun, 29 Apr 2007 19:37:20 -0400, "Wade Ward" <invalid@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

I guess the writer isn't aware of http://www.simonyifund.org/ and he's
totally ignoring the Bill Gates and Warren Buffett's of the world. How
much does this man give to charity? Granted, top executive salaries are
way out of wack but this man is showing his green eyes.

I'm with you on this one Janice. You can wish that there weren't two
systems of justice in this country, but trying to correct it willy-nilly
only excacerbates the problem. trudogg's sentiments amount to confiscation.

....I am only pointing out what some are thinking. I guess I should
consider myself lucky, I've never had that drive to "acquire" things.
My needs are fairly simple, but there are many who want...and want
desperately. Those are the ones you need to pay attention to...
.

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