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    Quote Originally Posted by evince View Post
    Its a quick and interesting read


    they make money to compete with the jones


    it leaves them with unsatisfied lives


    when you place things over people you empty the human soul

    its too easy for the wealthy to get caught in that


    it leaves them empty and feeling like life is shallow


    wealth makes it harder to be happy when you reach a certain level of wealth


    what fools
    when will people realize its not words to make poor people feel better about being poor


    Money can buy THINGS


    money cant buy happiness

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    Unlike the study Desh claims to have seen that supposedly proved that "Republicans are way more racist than Black people", this study actually exists:


    ..."counties with a higher proportion of people voting Republican report higher charitable contributions, and tax burden partially mediates this relationship. However, the effect of political ideology on charitable contributions is nonlinear. As the proportion voting Republican in non-Republican-dominated counties increases, the predicted levels of charitable giving actually decreases. In contrast, as the proportion voting Republican increases in Republican-dominated counties, charitable contributions increase."


    https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0899764018804088

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    Quote Originally Posted by evince View Post
    you don't have morals so why do you pretend to be an expert on morality
    Can't answer my questions, can you, Desh?

    Why does a man with a reported net worth of $60 million keep charging for his performances?

    Doesn't he know that...

    Quote Originally Posted by evince View Post
    yeap once your life is secure enough to allow you to breath easy money can make you mistake what can make you truly happy yes things can be nice and make you day to day life easier but they just wont fill your soul this is why the 1 percent are often not the best Kind of people they keep chasing that imaginary number that will prove they are worthy. money will never make you worthy It can make you secure but not worthy only sociopaths don't understand that
    so they become the ones still chasing the buck no matter how well they have done
    Are you saying that James Taylor is a mega-rich sociopath, Desh?

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    Default Desh sees nothing wrong with DEMOCRATS chasing big bucks



    Since Bill and Hillary Clinton left the White House in 2001, they have turned political fame into a personal fortune, raking in more than $240 million, according to analysis of 15 years of their tax returns.

    Bill made most of the money, earning $189 million by writing books, giving speeches, consulting private companies and advising billionaire Ron Burkle.

    Days after his presidency ended, he earned $125,000 for a speech at Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co. in New York, according to a financial disclosure form Hillary filed as a senator in 2002.

    It was the first of hundreds of paid speeches that collectively made him an estimated $106 million over 15 years.

    In 2004 he published his bestselling memoir My Life, one of the former president’s four titles. Clinton earned an estimated $38 million as an author from 2001 to 2015.

    In addition to the high-profile books and speaking gigs, he quietly earned several million dollars offering consulting to private companies. He made $15 million advising billionaire Ron Burkle’s investment firm Yucaipa and another $24 million consulting for-profit education companies Laureate Education and GMS Education.

    Although Hillary’s earnings lagged during her years in the Senate (2001-09) and President Obama’s cabinet (2009-13), she quickly made up for lost time after leaving public office.

    She earned $9 million in speaking fees in both 2013 and 2014.

    In 2007, as Hillary was gearing up for a presidential race, she earned only $123,000 as an author and nothing as a speaker. But in 2015, she made $1 million from speaking and $3 million from writing. Her book Hard Choices was released in June 2014, perfect timing for the election season. Its publisher, Simon & Schuster, paid her $12 million from 2013 to 2015.

    In 2007, the year Hillary fought Barack Obama for the DEMOCRAT nomination, Bill was traveling to places like Norway, Korea and Germany, earning $9 million from speaking engagements. In 2015, he was far more grounded, earning roughly half as much as a speaker.

    Bill Clinton wound down two of his most valuable consulting gigs as his wife fought for the presidency a second time. His earnings from Laureate Education dropped from $4.3 million in 2014 to $1.1 million in 2015 as he stepped down from his role as honorary chancellor of the for-profit university. His earnings from GEMS Education fell from $2.1 million in 2014 to $562,500 in 2015.

    With both Clintons on the campaign trail, the power couple earned $11 million in 2015, their lowest total since 2009. Even still, their combined earnings were higher the total compensation packages of some of America’s highest-profile business executives, including Apple CEO Tim Cook.


    https://www.forbes.com/sites/oracle/2018/11/30/communications-providers-offer-lesson-in-how-to-embrace-digital-disruption/#1be8e26452a4

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    Quote Originally Posted by evince View Post
    Don’t tell Trump!

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    I love my life.

    Life is so good for me!

    Maybe it is easier because I gave up on the idea of a God a long time ago. Being free form religious pressure really does ease up on a lot of stress. One of the most important things in being happy is avoiding stress, I think. That's one of the reasons I don't put up with or enable online abuse. It just turns into unneeded stress. And stress detracts from happiness.

    To enjoy your life, you need to enjoy your days.

    Are you going to have a good day today?

    I am, if I have anything to do with it.

    And I usually do!

    Life is good. I love my life.

    You can love yours too.

    Try reducing stress and try to move toward having your days full of what you like to do, whatever makes you happy!

    Enjoy the passage of time.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PoliTalker View Post
    I love my life.

    Life is so good for me!

    Maybe it is easier because I gave up on the idea of a God a long time ago. Being free form religious pressure really does ease up on a lot of stress. One of the most important things in being happy is avoiding stress, I think. That's one of the reasons I don't put up with or enable online abuse. It just turns into unneeded stress. And stress detracts from happiness.

    To enjoy your life, you need to enjoy your days.

    Are you going to have a good day today?

    I am, if I have anything to do with it.

    And I usually do!

    Life is good. I love my life.

    You can love yours too.

    Try reducing stress and try to move toward having your days full of what you like to do, whatever makes you happy!

    Enjoy the passage of time.

    Like James Taylor sang.
    Absolutely agree!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Phantasist View Post
    Don’t tell Trump!
    Money buys sex, which is what most men seem to want.

    "Love" is a silly concept, IMO.

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    Poor Desh thinks the Beatles weren't rich.

    Paul McCartney's net worth is estimated at $1.2 billion.

    https://www.aol.com/article/finance/2018/06/16/paul-mccartney-net-worth-his-fortune-at-age-76/23460627/



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    I am not ultra rich.

    But I AM ultra happy!

    Isn't the point of getting money so you can be comfortable and thus enable you to be happy?

    Well, once you're happy, why do you need any more money?

    Especially if it is going to cause more stress to get more money.

    That makes zero sense.

    Actually, it's a lot of stress to have a lot of money because they you have to worry about it. When you're really rich, how do you know if people are hanging out with you because they like you or if they want to be around money? If you're not ultra rich, you don't have that problem.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Legion View Post
    Money buys sex, which is what most men seem to want.

    "Love" is a silly concept, IMO.

    a sociopathic outlook on life


    you peer in to your cold dark heart and imagine all hearts are as cold and dark as your own


    the reality is they are NOT like your heart


    YOU ARE A CRIPPLE


    your brain has faulty wiring


    Love is real and its not just sex


    You are just too broken to experience it


    Its not your fault


    you were just born broken


    that is why we don't let people like you run things


    you are incapable of functioning as a full human being


    pain you can feel

    sadness you can feel




    Love you can not feel


    so you don't seek to share LOVE with others


    you instead seek to inspire pain in people


    you seek to inspire sadness in people



    you are too pathetic to understand the real world


    accept your disability

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    Quote Originally Posted by PoliTalker View Post
    I am not ultra rich.
    I wonder if 99% of the world's population would share that smug assessment.

    Quote Originally Posted by PoliTalker View Post
    But I AM ultra happy!
    So you say. I suspect you are lying.

    Quote Originally Posted by PoliTalker View Post
    Isn't the point of getting money so you can be comfortable and thus enable you to be happy? Well, once your happy, why do you need any more money? Especially if it is going to cause more stress to get more money. That makes zero sense.
    Have you asked James Taylor those questions?

    Quote Originally Posted by PoliTalker View Post
    Actually, it's a lot of stress to have a lot of money because they you have to worry about it.
    How would you know?

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    Quote Originally Posted by evince View Post
    a sociopathic outlook on life you peer in to your cold dark heart and imagine all hearts are as cold and dark as your own the reality is they are NOT like your heart YOU ARE A CRIPPLE your brain has faulty wiring Love is real and its not just sex You are just too broken to experience it Its not your fault you were just born broken that is why we don't let people like you run things you are incapable of functioning as a full human being pain you can feel sadness you can feel Love you can not feel so you don't seek to share LOVE with others you instead seek to inspire pain in people you seek to inspire sadness in people you are too pathetic to understand the real world accept your disability
    Unintentionally ironic word salad.

    Donate your houses to the homeless, hypocrite.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Legion View Post
    Unintentionally ironic word salad.

    Donate your houses to the homeless, hypocrite.
    man I hope you are a russo bot hole


    otherwise you are one pathetic excuse for a human

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