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mwnciboo wrote:[@MONSTER RAIN thats such a ridiculous statement, a Laptop costs £300 some of the richest people earn more than that in a single minute and yet pay protionally less TAX than me.

No, no, I get it. You should have more than you "need" but others shouldn't because you feel that they have too much. This seems to be another instance of "X should happen, but it should be paid for with other peoples' money." I only bring it up to point out that this is all based on to what degree you consider someone to be "rich." There's always going to be someone who has it worse than you, and someone who has it better.

That's how it reads to me, anyway.

mwnciboo wrote:What is wrong with me earning £50,000 (paying TAX @ 40%) a year buying a Car and a Laptop and a house, but also giving by Direct Debit to CANCER RESEARCH UK?

40% seems a bit high, but that's beside the point. I'd never tell you what to do with your money, but I'd like for you to have the choice as to where it goes. If I did have insane amounts of money, I'd rather give it directly to charities that would benefit directly from it, and not, for example, fund ridiculous government money wasting programs and extended wars that aren't handled very well.

Albatross wrote:Why did you buy the computer you're posting on? You don't need it. In fact, you could have given the money to a poor family instead. Y'know, to spend in Iceland/Ladbrokes/Bargain Booze (delete as appropriate).

Bargain Booze!

Albatross wrote:Personally, I think a very important principle applies:

Don't hate, emulate.

Seriously. If you're not rich, and you're angry about it, and you look around and see people doing well, hating them and trying to drag them down a few pegs will not improve your life. If you're not rich, and you're angry about it, go out and GET rich. That WILL improve your life.

Agreed wholeheartedly.


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Monster Rain wrote:

mwnciboo wrote:[@MONSTER RAIN thats such a ridiculous statement, a Laptop costs £300 some of the richest people earn more than that in a single minute and yet pay protionally less TAX than me.

No, no, I get it.

Clearly he gets it. The point was simply that person X whinges like feth about rich people buying paintings while they buy cheetos and Nike trainers and fags and cans and little plastic men.

Poor people have cheaper luxuries, but they are still luxuries. The "you don't really need that" argument is a gak one.