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CK_John (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:11 PM Original message |
IMO, the difference between the rich and the poor is, |
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Cassandra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:13 PM Response to Original message |
1. As in, the rich want 100% of the money |
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CK_John (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:15 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. No, as in the market is down 1% to some and 176.04 to others. n/t |
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Earth_First (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:18 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Or as in the cost of grocery items are up 4.1% n/t |
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Vilis Veritas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:24 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Exactly! And the Rich guy just got a little bit richer... |
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Cassandra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:46 PM Response to Reply #2 |
24. What percentage of the market... |
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Vanje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
3. Okay. So I'm concentrating on percentages..... |
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Earth_First (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:19 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. What percentage of your brain did you use to attain your goal? n/t |
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CK_John (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:27 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. Depends on what % of your time is being used. n/t |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:24 PM Response to Original message |
7. "The rich understand ..." |
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CK_John (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:32 PM Response to Reply #7 |
13. It's not about understanding the concept but thinking in terms of it. n/t |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:56 PM Response to Reply #13 |
34. What is the difference? A percentage is part of a whole--so are dollars and cents. |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 01:02 PM Response to Reply #13 |
37. Then maybe it would be better to post: |
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kirby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:26 PM Response to Original message |
8. Thats the difference between educated and uneducated |
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peacetalksforall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:28 PM Response to Original message |
10. I will follow your concept to learn, but I can't resist this in the meantime - |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:39 PM Response to Reply #10 |
17. Ding! Exactly. nt |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:28 PM Response to Original message |
11. One of the best things to happen to me, money wise, was when I started looking at the big picture |
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Angela Shelley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:30 PM Response to Original message |
12. The difference between rich and poor is $1 |
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CK_John (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:35 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. What if you had a Euro and I had a dollar, who would be ahead. n/t |
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Angela Shelley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:41 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. There is no competition, rich is rich! |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:39 PM Response to Reply #12 |
18. So How Are You Enjoying Being Rich? It's The Life, Right? |
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Angela Shelley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:46 PM Response to Reply #18 |
23. Were you asking me? |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:57 PM Response to Reply #23 |
35. Yes You Do. If You Want To Move The Goalposts As To What Was Meant By Rich In This Thread, |
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Angela Shelley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 09:57 AM Response to Reply #35 |
54. Thank you for your positive comments, |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 02:04 PM Response to Reply #18 |
47. I have been rich and I have been poor |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 02:08 PM Response to Reply #47 |
49. Ummmmm, Okey Dokey. |
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Jed Dilligan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:34 PM Response to Original message |
14. The rich buy their money at a discount nt |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:37 PM Response to Original message |
16. By your reasoning, every high school math teacher should be rich. |
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CK_John (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:43 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. If you think of the % of effort vs the % of reward, you don,t teach. n/t |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:44 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. I sincerely hope that you don't either. nt |
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EOTE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:47 PM Response to Reply #20 |
25. Unless you actually want to help people rather than leaching off them... |
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CK_John (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:52 PM Response to Reply #25 |
31. I'm not assuming anything, just an observation over a lifetime that |
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EOTE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 01:31 PM Response to Reply #31 |
42. Yes, you did. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 05:57 PM Response to Reply #31 |
52. Your problem is that the only reward you acknowledge is MONETARY. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
22. IMO, the difference between smart people and stupid people is, |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:50 PM Response to Reply #22 |
29. Well Now, Holligan. We Found Something On Which To Agree |
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Sugar Smack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:55 PM Response to Reply #29 |
33. *eeeeeeeee* |
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Bluerthanblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:51 PM Response to Reply #22 |
30. - |
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DBoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:47 PM Response to Original message |
26. The rich suffer ennui |
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Sugar Smack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:49 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. Ooooh! |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
27. Unbrilliant |
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warren pease (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:53 PM Response to Original message |
32. The rich tend to be perfect for either roasting or barbecuing, while the poor... |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
36. Please--explain what the difference between dollars and cents and percentage is. |
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CK_John (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 01:06 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. What % of your total wealth is the computer you are using? n/t |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 01:11 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. About $2000 of it. Your point is? |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 01:14 PM Response to Reply #38 |
40. Less Than 0.2% |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 01:58 PM Response to Reply #40 |
45. Salt, butter, or both, Professor? |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 01:23 PM Response to Original message |
41. It really depends upon your definition of "rich" and "poor" |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 01:33 PM Response to Original message |
43. IMHO, the difference between the rich and the poor is, |
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Hutzpa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
44. Since you guys are |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 02:01 PM Response to Original message |
46. The rich make the rules. |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 02:07 PM Response to Original message |
48. translation: 100% of the rich deserve to be rich because of their superior brains |
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DaveJ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 02:11 PM Response to Original message |
50. They both about the same |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 03:11 PM Response to Original message |
51. The Beautiful and the Damned |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 05:59 PM Response to Original message |
53. I think I understand your point - but the problem is you have to reach a critical mass of $ |
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