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cali

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21. OK. Amassing cats or newspapers doesn't mean amassing power

Reply to ret5hd (Reply #20)

Thu May 24, 2012, 02:24 PM

May 2012

amassing money, does. It also means security and comfort. Life is easier with money. And humans are attracted to power and security.

Not that cats aren't great.

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Here's How Weird Our Obsession With Rich People [View all] Playinghardball May 2012 OP

sorry, that's ridiculous. cali May 2012 #1

You need to explain to me. ret5hd May 2012 #20

OK. Amassing cats or newspapers doesn't mean amassing power cali May 2012 #21

Cats aren't great. n/t A HERETIC I AM May 2012 #28

Mark Zuckerberg built a company from nothing, Nye Bevan May 2012 #2

He had help it wasn't nothing. jp11 May 2012 #4

What about Mitt Romney? CJCRANE May 2012 #5

The difference between Zuckerberg and Romney. Nye Bevan May 2012 #7

No, Suckerberg doesn't "prey" -- just that his entire business plan = selling the personal info HiPointDem May 2012 #27

Actually, he didn't "create it from nothing". liberalhistorian May 2012 #15

Watch "The Social Network". Initech May 2012 #32

If you think wanting to be rich is crazy I think you are crazy. dkf May 2012 #3

Sorry, not everyone wants to be rich. Ikonoklast May 2012 #6

Indeed, I am fairly certain that Freud (and\or Jung?) had coalition_unwilling May 2012 #9

That's me. I have no desire to be rich n/t deutsey May 2012 #14

Right on! People also want to not have to work for someone who isn't an a-hole, in a job they hate. Crowman1979 May 2012 #19

Thank you. nt woo me with science May 2012 #25

There's nothing at all crazy or wrong with liberalhistorian May 2012 #16

Money is a construct DoBotherMe May 2012 #22

Almost the right quote Ty Templeton May 2012 #23

No, it was enhanced in the King James version DoBotherMe May 2012 #30

"The lack of money is the root of starvation" - the ME version n/t Spoonman May 2012 #33

This message was self-deleted by its author progressoid May 2012 #26

Why don't you tell the good folks at DU how you got/made your money dkf? HangOnKids May 2012 #29

This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl May 2012 #35

Perfect!!!!!! fascisthunter May 2012 #8

Most people have no idea what they'd do with a pile of newspapers hughee99 May 2012 #10

You've hit on the difference... CJCRANE May 2012 #18

I dont care what somebody else has Noose4 May 2012 #11

"The comfort of the rich depends upon an abundant supply of the poor." Voltaire Tierra_y_Libertad May 2012 #12

yeee-up! fascisthunter May 2012 #13

Exactly. (And exactly the reason that the GOP is destroying the economy) FiveGoodMen May 2012 #24

The difference is that people want some of that money The2ndWheel May 2012 #17

Old newspapers have no utility 4th law of robotics May 2012 #31

Utility is in the hand of the utilizer.. Fumesucker May 2012 #34

Comfortable is different for everyone 4th law of robotics May 2012 #36

It doesn't mean we have to enable destructive status seeking behavior.. Fumesucker May 2012 #37