Reply #26: Here are some other myths(lies, actually) that need to be crushed: [View All]

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Their money makes the rich better than the non-rich. Really? A monkey with a million dollars is still a monkey. An asshole who gets a million dollars is still an asshole, and likely to become a bigger one. Rich people are smarter than the non-rich. Sure. They were smart enough to be born into a wealthy family. Three final words: Dubya, Limba, X. (X. being the name of any of the rich who were smart enough to get screwed by Madoff. The rich earned their wealth. This is frequently heard in reference to taxation, usually by delusional middle class people who think they will be rich some day, and usually includes something to the effect of, "Why should a guy who busts his ass all day have to pay such high taxes?" The odds of finding a rich person who "busted his ass" to get rich are about the same as finding a living Brontosaurus. Generally, the people who work for rich people are the ones who bust their asses. The rich have a special ability to make money/create wealth. Okay everybody, pipe down and listen up. Here is the secret that every rich person used, who didn't inherit wealth to begin with: BUY LOW AND SELL HIGH. This includes buying a hundred million dollar winning lotto ticket, paying for the labor of others, AND getting as much free/low-cost shit as you can from the government (land, timber, mineral rights, subsidies, and no-bid contracts with built in over runs.)