tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193426595390801550.post2545170701919210582..comments2023-11-02T07:36:25.657-07:00Comments on Local So-and-So: The Soak the Rich MythRonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09347604316112150273noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193426595390801550.post-70895411938439672952009-03-01T01:49:00.000-08:002009-03-01T01:49:00.000-08:00No, no - he's going to "create OR SAVE" 3 million ...No, no - he's going to "create OR SAVE" 3 million jobs. Which means when the United States only has 3 million jobs TOTAL after our little experiment with radical leftism, Obama can take credit for there not being ZERO jobs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193426595390801550.post-42234167238374410192009-02-28T20:14:00.000-08:002009-02-28T20:14:00.000-08:00I don't see how he's going to create 3 million job...I don't see how he's going to create 3 million jobs, unless it's 3 million government jobs.Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09347604316112150273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193426595390801550.post-33557216834306699292009-02-28T15:51:00.000-08:002009-02-28T15:51:00.000-08:00Excellent post.One more thing to think about - if ...Excellent post.<BR/><BR/>One more thing to think about - if that boss hadn't been an ambitious, hard-nosed, driven guy, none of you would have complained about the job - because the jobs wouldn't exist in the first place. It's not just charitable giving - it's the extra capital that justifies risking business expansion and with it, the creation of private sector jobs which contribute to the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193426595390801550.post-82885923896980736742009-02-28T10:33:00.000-08:002009-02-28T10:33:00.000-08:00Hi Bob. Yes, wealth comes in many forms. I’d bet I...Hi Bob. Yes, wealth comes in many forms. I’d bet I was the happier one back then. I had youth, among other circumstances.<BR/><BR/>Anon: The rich don’t give up anything, they just subtract it from what they were already giving away. Places like the Red Cross have a 97/3 donation to administration ratio. That is, 97% of money donated goes to those who are in need while 3% goes to administration Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09347604316112150273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193426595390801550.post-13475089042635208522009-02-28T10:02:00.000-08:002009-02-28T10:02:00.000-08:00But did your former employer actually donate to ch...But did your former employer actually donate to charities? Somehow it seems that would be out of character for him.Ann Onnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171061709406976480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193426595390801550.post-5463031443989666192009-02-28T09:36:00.000-08:002009-02-28T09:36:00.000-08:00I would point out that the $700 that will not go t...I would point out that the $700 that will not go to charitable giving, according to your scenario, would be more than replaced by Pell grants for those poor kids who if they go to college become taxpayers and unemployment benefits extended for another year and public transportation so they can get to a green job in a local solar plant or windmill installer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193426595390801550.post-33824834441381360372009-02-28T09:22:00.000-08:002009-02-28T09:22:00.000-08:00I think it goes to show that money doesn't buy hap...I think it goes to show that money doesn't buy happiness. Some of the most poverty stricken are rich in many other ways -- family, friends, work, and so on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com