Does people don't try to get whatever they want thru them!\nI mean why not everybody is rich and powerful if everybody could use them, of have access to it.
208940
True magic has rules, darkness begets darkness, every action has an equal and opposite reaction, if you want to learn about magic, find a local crystal shop that has witchcraft lessons, or practitioners of teh arts willing to share with you the history and tales of magic.
257219
The real issue is the lesson that should be learned for similar people in the future.  When you have a certain amount of wealth and/or status (your family) there are just some things you can't do or at least have to be very, very careful about.  One of those things is getting together with your drunk, testosterone laden buddies, and having acouple of stripper/hookers with nefarious pasts at your party.  It is everyones responsibility to protect themselves from situations like that.  Notice how all the people that weren't there aren't having any trouble.
455803
WHy do you think some people should get a free ride? I earned what I have, no one gave it to me, why should I give it to some one else.\nThat's is one of the big problems in the world. Too many people looking for something for nothing.
310607
ah, the utopian question.  in a society in which money doesnt exist, presumably everyone would do what they are best at/enjoy the most, and they would help each other out when they needed.  of course, most humans (and I would venture its close to ALL humans) are greedy, and the strive for money dominates their lives.  thus, the importance of a job is to be able to provide for yourself and your family in a flawed system where the dollar is the real god.
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Yeah... the whole "opportunities available to everyone" statement is a bit of a joke.... it's hard to succeed when you go to a school that doesn't have a decent book, teacher or administrator... and that's not counting any social issues at home, like one parent families and little to no respect for education at home, because the family never learned the value of education...  \n\nand that's not even getting into the racism in the workforce or upper education... most of the managers out there grew up before the civil rights movement... of course some will still hold on to the racist attitudes they grew up with...\n\nit's not easy to break out of a poor social class, usually only the brightest 1 percent do...\n\nLazy is most often used to make the wealthy feel better about being wealthy... a convenient excuse to not help those in poverty... everyone who has been in poverty knows that many of them work, often two and three jobs, for often 12 or more hours a day... \n\nI know some wealthy people... they don't work nearly that hard and are much closer to being lazy than those I know who are in poverty... I don't know any poor people that take off early on friday to hit the golf course to get in 18 before the sun goes down... I know a lot of wealthy men who do though....
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Many people are prejudiced against people they perceive to be poor. At least you got to see how it feels to be on the receiving end of that, and hopefully you will help and be friends with those who are deserving instead of blaming them for their circumstances. No disrespect meant by my comment--we all learn something new (hopefully) every day.
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Just because people are rich and famous doesn't mean they are evil or comaparable to sickos, or need to have their privacy invaded. How would you feel? You may be too close to this project to see that nobody should encroach on anyone else's rights...there is such a thing as free speech, too.
530819
Control the people in order to protect the rich elites' power and privilege.\n\nThem rich folk sure are scared of the people.
627649
The most diffilcult part when handing out money is weather the person that you are giving it to is going to put it to good use. Everyone in life should make it for themselves. The wealthy did. Most of them did not take handouts and they achieved their wealth by hard work. My hand out to people is that I give them jobs. If they plan to make good use of the money and invest in their future instead of blowing it all, then they too will have wealth in the near future. Although we have money to spare, it is not our job in life to work for others who can't see that they can't make it themselves.
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The way our system generally works is that you become wealthy by figuring out how to add the most value to society.  Think of Bill Gates.  Many people despise the monopolistic nature of Microsoft, however, if you were around before Excel, Word, Explorer and Windows you would understand how much easier those products have made the lives of people around the world.  He earned his wealth and deserves every penny of it.  Now his business is under attack, though, by the likes of Google.  They are innovating and finding new ways to make our lives better and in turn they have already become very wealthy.\n\nBut, that's the lynchpin of our system.  It generally aligns the interests of individuals with the greater good.  In other words, if I want to become rich, I have to do something that is valued highly in society which means it benefits more than just myself.  \n\nIs it true in every case?  No.  Some people inherit their wealth and some people obtain their wealth through unethical means.  However, all in all, this system as produced the most advanced and wealthiest societies ever.  \n\nOur poor generally enjoy the conveniences of indoor plumbing, AC, refrigeration, television entertainment, microwave ovens, cellular phones etc.  While some of the rich certainly live their lives to disgusting excess (even the ones that preach that we need to take care of the poor), net-net we all benefit by having this system that generally aligns the interests of the individual with the whole.
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Wealthy people never feel wealthy enough, so that's some of the reason... But why do people (wealthy OR poor) cheat?  Most people cheat because they feel "entitled" to the federal funding that they think "everyone else" is getting... Some people cheat because they are disgusted with themselves for not having saved enough (or at all) for their child's education...  Others cheat because they have been misinformed about the availability of funding (everyone knows that there's something called a Pell Grant, but few people realize how poor you have to be to get one; when people see that they weren't awarded one, they seem to set their morals aside in their efforts to qualify...) \n\nBeing that Financial Aid administration is, well, my life (or, at least, my livelihood), I've seen all manner of cheating (some creative, some not).  I agree with families when they say that the system is unfair.  It does tend to over-estimate a family's ability to pay.  However, people HAVE to realize that same system that is inflating their EFC is also inflating the EFCs of people much poorer than them.  \n\nSome people who are usually very thoughtful become incredibly selfish when it comes to things like taxes and income... These people need to realize that, often, what they consider a financial burden is minor compared to other families' hardship... I KNOW that having to pay for braces or home repairs is expensive... I know it's going to put you deeper in debt.  But when I have students whose parents are battling cancer or who don't have parents at all... I have to set priorities....
554667
If only it were that simple ! Some people are not interested in what is good or just - just in what they can gain - these people take advantage of loving people and consume them like they consume everything else - oh and by the way - it's called life !
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Your sense of logic is appealing. Or lack there of. :)\n\nI get what you get that others simply will never get becuase they feel there is nothing to get.\n\nGet it?
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Human beings are inherently lazy.  Or, should I say inherantly efficient.  The human mind is designed to find the easiest way to do the most.  It is why we create machines and tools and computers.\n\nNow, the problem is that as things get more efficient, it is more difficult to go beyond the new normal.  Only those that are truly motivated are those that go the extra step.\n\nThis "efficient" way of thinking does have its down side.  People tend to do just the minimum, since the minimum produces the same results as a lot of work did 100, 50, even 10 years ago.\n\nWhat sometimes adds to this is the social structures presented by the government (a vicious circle).  The government used to say, you want money, get a job.  Now they say, you want money, don't get married, don't get a job, and have babies.  This is welfare and it actually hurts the people it tries to help.  But now people expect it from the government and complain when it is reduced.\n\nWorse, this attitude goes into our overall way of thinking.  An "I am an American, so I should get..." belief.  We want the free gift when we buy something... The cash rebate from a car, the free toy from cereal, the Buy one get one free from Payless shoes.\n\nThis rant can go on into our ideas on immigration or how he see the rest of the world.  But the truth is, people in other countries are like this too, just not to the extent the U.S. is.  We are the spoiled child of the world.\n\nDon't think I am anti-U.S.  I am lazy, too.  I get paid to sit around and merely type.
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Poor countries want what wealthy countries have, even if it means taking it rather than earning it.  Inequality leads to conflict.  The only way many people know to solve conflict is through violence.  Learing to talk, use diplomacy, is the only hope we have.
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It was a ploy.  They only did that to play on peoples fear so they would vote for Bush.  And it worked.  I think it was horrible to use people like that and more then that, to screw around with people's emotions.  Immanuel Kant (a famous philosopher) said that you should use people as ends and not means.  Which basically said that we should never use people to get other things.  Bush I gets skip that part of being a good human being.
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If it was quick and easy, everyone would do it.\n\nGetting rich quick is not easy.  Easy work won't get you rich quick.\n\nThe highest-paying jobs are the ones few people can do, or want to do.  Do you have a unique skill that very few others have?