[FairfieldLife] Re: Deluded Nestle CEO on your right to water

2013-05-30 Thread Richard J. Williams
> > Gate's father campaigned for an initiative to raise > > taxes on the rich in Washington state which didn't > > pass... > > Michael Jackson wrote: > You are living in a dreamworld if you think Gates is > responsible with his wealth given the fact that he is > bent of helping Monsanto and t

[FairfieldLife] Re: Deluded Nestle CEO on your right to water

2013-05-28 Thread doctordumbass
t; stonework too. Brings in the hummingbirds, and a lot of other creatures, > > too. > > > > Anyway, sounds like you have a great life, also!! > > And you too. You have obviously worked hard at a job not necessarily totally > to your liking and yet here you are, relatively young and very healthy with > the people you cherish aroun

[FairfieldLife] Re: Deluded Nestle CEO on your right to water

2013-05-28 Thread Ann
ted with care and with the intention of pursuing your art. Sounds like heaven to me. Congratulations - you have beauty inside and outside. > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Ann" wrote: > > > > > > > > > > &

[FairfieldLife] Re: Deluded Nestle CEO on your right to water

2013-05-28 Thread raunchydog
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > Well, what I said was an oversimplification, but here's one article that > discusses things: > Oversimplification, yes I agree. That's why I Googled for an answer and ended up linking to the same article in a previous post. There is

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Deluded Nestle CEO on your right to water

2013-05-28 Thread Bhairitu
evious > bastard than Marshy himself. At least Marshy only wanted money for himself. > He didn't try to help make slaves out of everyone on earth. > > > > > > ____ > From: Bhairitu > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Tu

[FairfieldLife] Re: Deluded Nestle CEO on your right to water

2013-05-28 Thread sparaig
_ > > From: Bhairitu > > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2013 12:36 PM > > Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Deluded Nestle CEO on your right to water > > > > > > When I was living in Redmond (home of Microsoft) near Seattle

[FairfieldLife] Re: Deluded Nestle CEO on your right to water

2013-05-28 Thread sparaig
I cited one article earlier. Here's another: http://www.hss.caltech.edu/~camerer/scanecon.pdf "neuroeconomics" is a new way of looking at how humans work with wealth and so on. The basic idea is that just assuming that humans are rational when they make plans is really bad science. The same pe

[FairfieldLife] Re: Deluded Nestle CEO on your right to water

2013-05-28 Thread sparaig
That sounds like change in how the brain functions to me: "The efficiencies of the affluent brain may trigger the shutting down of what the researchers call "pro-social" impulses and lead people toward the kinds of behaviors that a hedge-fund manager I spoke to characterized as "ruthless." "The

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Deluded Nestle CEO on your right to water

2013-05-28 Thread Michael Jackson
, May 28, 2013 1:05 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Deluded Nestle CEO on your right to water   Yep, but he is nothing like the Koch Brothers who earned their wealth the old fashioned way: they inherited it and keep messing with US politics. Not saying the Gates and Buffet too are all that

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Deluded Nestle CEO on your right to water

2013-05-28 Thread Bhairitu
ps.com > Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2013 12:36 PM > Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Deluded Nestle CEO on your right to water > > > When I was living in Redmond (home of Microsoft) near Seattle around > 1990, local newscaster Jean Enerson did an interview with Bill Gates. > She a

[FairfieldLife] Re: Deluded Nestle CEO on your right to water

2013-05-28 Thread sparaig
Well, what I said was an oversimplification, but here's one article that discusses things: http://nymag.com/news/features/money-brain-2012-7/ L --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "raunchydog" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > > There is some res

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Deluded Nestle CEO on your right to water

2013-05-28 Thread Michael Jackson
, 2013 12:36 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Deluded Nestle CEO on your right to water When I was living in Redmond (home of Microsoft) near Seattle around 1990, local newscaster Jean Enerson did an interview with Bill Gates. She asked him about his wealth. You would have loved his "Bud

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Deluded Nestle CEO on your right to water

2013-05-28 Thread Bhairitu
When I was living in Redmond (home of Microsoft) near Seattle around 1990, local newscaster Jean Enerson did an interview with Bill Gates. She asked him about his wealth. You would have loved his "Buddhist like" response. He knew he had money but it was "out there somewhere" and didn't think ab

[FairfieldLife] Re: Deluded Nestle CEO on your right to water

2013-05-28 Thread salyavin808
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Richard J. Williams" wrote: > > > > > > Billionairism is a mental disorder. > > > > salyavin: > > Quite right, I always put £5 into a jar to help > > pay my ever escalating ultility bills whenever > > I have a cup of coffee. It's only fair - these > >

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Deluded Nestle CEO on your right to water

2013-05-28 Thread Bhairitu
On 05/27/2013 08:51 PM, Ann wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: >> Just to give you an example how deluded the rich are > Pretty sweeping statement here. How rich is "rich"? What makes all rich > people "deluded"? Why so angry at "rich" people? Does being "rich" chang

[FairfieldLife] Re: Deluded Nestle CEO on your right to water

2013-05-28 Thread doctordumbass
> > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Michael Jackson wrote: > > > > > > > > Wasn't your dad the CEO of Kraft at one time? > > > > > > Yes, from 1973 until 1985 when he retired. > > > > > > > > > > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Deluded Nestle CEO on your right to water

2013-05-28 Thread Richard J. Williams
> > Billionairism is a mental disorder. > > salyavin: > Quite right, I always put £5 into a jar to help > pay my ever escalating ultility bills whenever > I have a cup of coffee. It's only fair - these > guys have got massive yachts to maintain... > According to what I've read, over in Swede

[FairfieldLife] Re: Deluded Nestle CEO on your right to water

2013-05-28 Thread Ann
t; > Yes, from 1973 until 1985 when he retired. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > From: Ann > > > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > > Sent: Monday, May 27, 2013 11:51 PM >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Deluded Nestle CEO on your right to water

2013-05-28 Thread doctordumbass
l Jackson wrote: > > > > Wasn't your dad the CEO of Kraft at one time? > > Yes, from 1973 until 1985 when he retired. > > > > > > > > > > > > From: Ann > > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com &g

[FairfieldLife] Re: Deluded Nestle CEO on your right to water

2013-05-28 Thread Ann
Sent: Monday, May 27, 2013 11:51 PM > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Deluded Nestle CEO on your right to water > > > >   > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > > > Just to give you an example how deluded the rich are > > Pret

[FairfieldLife] Re: Deluded Nestle CEO on your right to water

2013-05-28 Thread Ann
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > There is some research that shows that people who are very wealthy show > differences in how their brains function compared to average people and that > these differences start to show up pretty much instantly if someone wins a > majo

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Deluded Nestle CEO on your right to water

2013-05-28 Thread Michael Jackson
Wasn't your dad the CEO of Kraft at one time? From: Ann To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, May 27, 2013 11:51 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Deluded Nestle CEO on your right to water   --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bha

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Deluded Nestle CEO on your right to water

2013-05-28 Thread Share Long
45 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Deluded Nestle CEO on your right to water   There is some research that shows that people who are very wealthy show differences in how their brains function compared to average people and that these differences start to show up pretty much instantly if someone w

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Deluded Nestle CEO on your right to water

2013-05-28 Thread Share Long
r riches or athletic prowess.  From: card To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2013 3:35 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Deluded Nestle CEO on your right to water   Based on my own experience (winning fairly much selling Nokia shares some 13

[FairfieldLife] Re: Deluded Nestle CEO on your right to water

2013-05-28 Thread turquoiseb
This ties in with a response I made earlier to Lawson, but which for some reason Yahoo wouldn't let me post at the time: I'd be interested in a citation about this research, if you can track it down. I've always been fascinated by the subject. It would be interesting to hear what researchers feel

[FairfieldLife] Re: Deluded Nestle CEO on your right to water

2013-05-28 Thread raunchydog
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > There is some research that shows that people who are very wealthy show > differences in how their brains function compared to average people and that > these differences start to show up pretty much instantly if someone wins a > majo

[FairfieldLife] Re: Deluded Nestle CEO on your right to water

2013-05-28 Thread raunchydog
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > There is some research that shows that people who are very wealthy show > differences in how their brains function compared to average people and that > these differences start to show up pretty much instantly if someone wins a > majo

[FairfieldLife] Re: Deluded Nestle CEO on your right to water

2013-05-28 Thread card
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > There is some research that shows that people who are very wealthy show > differences in how their brains function compared to average people and that > these differences start to show up pretty much instantly if someone wins a > majo

[FairfieldLife] Re: Deluded Nestle CEO on your right to water

2013-05-28 Thread card
Based on my own experience (winning fairly much selling Nokia shares some 13 years back) I think I'm in a position to confirm that. Not that I became *very* wealthy, but anyhoo... At least I, a gynophobic(?; with almost 7,5 inches, bone-press*), became much more courageous as to women! But now,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Deluded Nestle CEO on your right to water

2013-05-27 Thread salyavin808
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > Just to give you an example how deluded the rich are, here's an article > and video about the Nestle CEO who wants all water privatized. This > asshat doesn't care about people, just about money. He needs a visit > form Lord Yama and

[FairfieldLife] Re: Deluded Nestle CEO on your right to water

2013-05-27 Thread sparaig
There is some research that shows that people who are very wealthy show differences in how their brains function compared to average people and that these differences start to show up pretty much instantly if someone wins a major lottery. L --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Ann" wrote: >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Deluded Nestle CEO on your right to water

2013-05-27 Thread seventhray27
I happened to be reading today in the WSJ magazine about a model Natalia Vodianova who as a young girl (11 years old or so) sold fruit on the street in Russia in below freezing weather for 12 hours straight, was then "discovered", as a model, married one wealthy man, had kids and now lives with

[FairfieldLife] Re: Deluded Nestle CEO on your right to water

2013-05-27 Thread Ann
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > Just to give you an example how deluded the rich are Pretty sweeping statement here. How rich is "rich"? What makes all rich people "deluded"? Why so angry at "rich" people? Does being "rich" change someone or do only assholes become "