you didn't address my question about income being a fair measure of hard work.
The question does not imply that I think everyone should have the same income no matter what they do. harry On Wed, Oct 3, 2012 at 10:32 PM, Jojo Jaro <[email protected]> wrote: > So, let me get this straight. > > So, Bill Gates quits his schooling to start Microsoft. Invested his savings > into the venture. Worked hard day and night to perfect his software. Works > long days to market his software. Used his skill and charisma to win an > account with IBM, gets lucky and makes a Billion. But it did not stopped > there. He worked long hours at Microsoft. Poured his heart out. Exhausted > every skill. Worked very hard to build a credible software company, > outcompeting every other competitor. Now, he is harvesting the fruits of > his labor, and some idiot comes along and says he is not working hard, and > wants to redistribute his money hard earned thru charisma, luck and hard > work. > > Yeah, that's right, Bill Gates DID NOT work hard for his money. OK .... > > That's why I despise socialists and communists. They just want to steal the > fruits of your labor. It's a retrograde and thieving philosophy hatched out > of the minds of lazy bums. > > > > Jojo > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harry Veeder" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2012 12:43 AM > Subject: Re: [Vo]:Designer of 3-D Printable Gun Has His 3-D Printer Seized > > >> How does one measure "hard work"? >> >> How much harder does Bill Gates work in comparison to someone who >> works two jobs at minimum wage? >> Do you seriously he imagine he works 100 times harder if his income is >> 100 times greater? >> >> >> >> Do you believe a man with backhoe works 100 times harder than a man with >> shovel? >> >> Harry >> >> On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 10:42 PM, Jojo Jaro <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> This idea that poverty is the root cause of criminality is at best naive >>> and >>> at worst moronic. This can only come from the liberal minds of >>> socialistic/communistic people who think that "Income Redistribution" is >>> the >>> panacea for all societal ills. My friend, stealing from people who work >>> hard for their income and redistribute it to lazy bums will not cure >>> sociatal ills. You are smarter than to believe in that solution. >>> >>> Let's take a real life example. The United States has more felons and >>> criminals on a per capita basis than any other country in the world, >>> including such 4th world countries like the Philippines who are poverty >>> stricken to the core. The United States is flushed in food and resources >>> and conveniences, and yet manage to produce more criminals and felons >>> than >>> any other country. Please, I would like to hear your explanation why the >>> US >>> has more criminals than the Philippines (on a per capita basis). >>> >>> >>> Jojo >>> >>> >>> PS. The root cause of crime is not poverty. but rather the inherent sin >>> and >>> rebellion in the hearts of a glutonous, rebellious and lazy society. >> >> >> >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: Jouni Valkonen >>> To: [email protected] >>> Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2012 9:50 AM >>> Subject: Re: [Vo]:Designer of 3-D Printable Gun Has His 3-D Printer >>> Seized >>> >>> >>> I would think that only way to combat this problem is to eliminate >>> poverty >>> from the society. About 95% of the criminality is due to unjust >>> distribution >>> of wealth. This is not that individual humans would resort into >>> criminality >>> if they fail to find job due to high unemployment rates, but because >>> children are crown in the conditions where no children should be allowed >>> to >>> live. >>> >>> Best way to eliminate poverty is to set zero income level for each >>> individuals into 1000-2000 dollars per month. This can be done quite >>> easily >>> by distributing income more justly. When there is no scarcity of the >>> basic >>> needs, there won't be breeding grounds for violent gangs and violent >>> larger >>> scale religions, because every child will get a proper and free >>> education. >>> >> >> >
