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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 03:40 PM Original message |
Is it wrong for a wealthy person to take a job someone else could have? |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 03:41 PM Response to Original message |
1. No - whats wrong with wanting to contribute versus sitting around? |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 03:45 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. there are other ways to contribute |
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Drunken Irishman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 03:41 PM Response to Original message |
2. No. |
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bbinacan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 03:42 PM Response to Original message |
3. No n/t |
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EOTE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 03:42 PM Response to Original message |
4. I believe that would be morally wrong. |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 05:33 PM Response to Reply #4 |
26. It's morally wrong to take a job with a non-profit that benefits the homeless? |
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EOTE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 05:40 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. If that job could instead go to someone who has an actual need for the money, yes. |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 05:57 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. Who gets to determine that need? |
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EOTE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 06:04 PM Response to Reply #31 |
34. If you're hungry or without a home, that means you're in need. |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 06:06 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. How much money does one have to have to not need income? |
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EOTE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 06:10 PM Response to Reply #35 |
38. A "great deal" as is mentioned in the OP. |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 06:22 PM Response to Reply #38 |
41. Unless the OP is managing his portfolio they have no idea how wealthy he is. |
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EOTE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 08:13 PM Response to Reply #41 |
56. The OP says the person is wealthy. |
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Boojatta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 07:10 PM Response to Reply #38 |
51. "morally wrong to take a job from" |
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hamsterjill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 03:43 PM Response to Original message |
5. He has a right to be paid for working, but... |
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rfranklin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 03:44 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. That's the correct answer... |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 03:46 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. even if he did that, he would be taking the job... |
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clear eye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 03:58 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. Why should the non-profit lose the benefit of someone they think is best |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 05:53 PM Response to Reply #14 |
30. you should probably not make any assumptions |
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clear eye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 06:17 PM Response to Reply #30 |
39. If he slipped you 1/2 a mil or so, I bet you'd stop caring about anyone needing his job. n/t |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 06:24 PM Response to Reply #39 |
42. are you nuts?? |
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clear eye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 07:05 PM Response to Reply #42 |
50. You say that a rich person shouldn't do anything socially constructive even as a volunteer |
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mntleo2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 04:08 PM Response to Reply #5 |
19. Agree he is wrong to take that job for pay |
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noiretextatique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 04:48 PM Response to Reply #19 |
24. i work for a larger non-profit |
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mntleo2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 06:59 PM Response to Reply #24 |
48. NonP's have been convicted of fraud and still ... |
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noiretextatique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 07:11 PM Response to Reply #48 |
52. i will be sending letters to the board when i leave |
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clear eye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 05:01 PM Response to Reply #19 |
25. We don't know from the OPer how much the legacy is. Odds are she doesn't know either. |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 05:57 PM Response to Reply #25 |
32. it is many millions |
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mntleo2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 07:23 PM Response to Reply #25 |
55. yeah a dark place ~ for the poor, not the rich |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 04:31 PM Response to Reply #19 |
74. thanks for your thoughtful reply (eom) |
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barbtries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 03:47 PM Response to Original message |
9. i don't think so. |
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LisaM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 03:47 PM Response to Original message |
10. Why doesn't he hire others? |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 03:49 PM Response to Original message |
11. Wow. No. |
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Ikonoklast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 03:54 PM Response to Original message |
12. No, It's not an issue for me. |
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rd_kent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
13. NO. And in the case you mentioned, he MAY be providing jobs to others through HIS job. |
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abluelady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 03:59 PM Response to Original message |
15. I Think About That All the Time |
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clear eye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 04:08 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Medical costs can still be ruinous to prosperous-seeming people. |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 06:20 PM Response to Reply #18 |
40. huh?? |
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clear eye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 07:13 PM Response to Reply #40 |
53. Responding to post #15. n/t |
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azmouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 04:03 PM Response to Original message |
16. I think it depends on the job. |
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cayanne (682 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 04:05 PM Response to Original message |
17. Of course not. |
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liberal_at_heart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 04:21 PM Response to Original message |
20. I would never knock someone for working for a non-profit |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 04:22 PM Response to Original message |
21. no. what an insane post. and if he weren't working you'd call him a leech on society |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 04:27 PM Response to Original message |
22. In our meritocracy,he is getting by on his own merits |
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mikeSchmuckabee (288 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 04:34 PM Response to Original message |
23. Not at all |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 05:36 PM Response to Original message |
27. What's wrong, is that he chooses to TELL people about his stasted loot |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 05:47 PM Response to Original message |
29. Perhaps we should focus more on the obscenely rich millionaires in Congress |
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bikingaz (110 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 10:53 PM Response to Reply #29 |
64. Fully agreed. Stupid discussion to start with |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 05:59 PM Response to Original message |
33. He may be the best person for the job |
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Morning Dew (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 06:06 PM Response to Original message |
36. When I win the lottery |
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crimsonblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 06:07 PM Response to Original message |
37. No. |
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Zywiec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 06:25 PM Response to Original message |
43. What about a working couple who could get by on a single salary? |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 06:48 PM Response to Reply #43 |
45. I sort of had that suggested to me this year. |
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ProudToBeBlueInRhody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 06:33 PM Response to Original message |
44. He should quit |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 06:49 PM Response to Reply #44 |
46. this thread is revealing in ways I didn't anticipate |
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ProudToBeBlueInRhody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 06:53 PM Response to Reply #46 |
47. It's not a whole other issue |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 07:03 PM Response to Original message |
49. If the guy is qualified and his performance is acceptable it is of no |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 07:15 PM Response to Original message |
54. there's absolutely nothing wrong with it. |
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alittlelark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 08:19 PM Response to Original message |
57. I quit doing voice work 3-4 years ago when I realized how many |
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martymar64 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 09:15 PM Response to Original message |
58. Yes |
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wordpix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 09:25 PM Response to Original message |
59. there are a lot of people like your acquaintance |
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clear eye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 06:58 AM Response to Reply #59 |
65. The OPer later stated that she didn't want him doing the job even as a volunteer |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 04:28 PM Response to Reply #65 |
73. certifiable |
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bik0 (429 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 09:40 PM Response to Original message |
60. The gov't has tax credits to incent employers to hire those in need |
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RobinA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 10:00 PM Response to Original message |
61. No |
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DaveinJapan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 10:08 PM Response to Original message |
62. What if he's the most qualified person for the job? |
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bik0 (429 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 10:20 PM Response to Reply #62 |
63. Morality cannot be the deciding factor |
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Tuesday Afternoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 01:30 PM Response to Original message |
66. If he really wanted to altruistic, he could donate his time and train |
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Darth_Kitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 01:49 PM Response to Original message |
67. In a sense, yes. |
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MrsMatt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 01:56 PM Response to Original message |
68. Maybe he just doesn't want to end up like |
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Rebubula (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 02:01 PM Response to Original message |
69. Yes |
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Xenotime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 02:04 PM Response to Original message |
70. If he is going to take a job.. he should have to give up his wealth. |
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Rebubula (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 03:53 PM Response to Reply #70 |
72. You are kidding, right? |
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wishlist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 03:32 PM Response to Original message |
71. Obviously having great wealth was not enough to satisy him |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 04:32 PM Response to Original message |
75. No (nt) |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 04:46 PM Response to Original message |
76. I should have asked the question without the anecdote. |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 04:48 PM Response to Original message |
77. Work just as hard as everyone else and they can do what they want with the money they earn. n/t |
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