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(My whole point was that his wealth is excessive, and that the world
would be better off if someone transferred the excess part to the poorer
parts of the world, *without* making Bill poor himself.)

Wrong, when Bill's moneypit is so vast while people are starving? You
mean that isn't somehow "wrong"?

I'd gladly justify it if it needed justifying.

If I could hack into Bill's bank account and give 90 per cent of his
cash to the people who are dying of hunger or the like, if I had to
choose between leaving Bill excessively rich and relieving world hunger
even for a month, I don't think I'd need to think about it very long.
You see, there are two "wrongs" here, and I think one is worse than the
other. That still doesn't mean I condone stealing in general.

I never said we did      ;)

It's not about Bill per se, he's just the perfect example of a
billionaire who has, in the face of the world's situation today, too
much money which would be better spent elsewhere.

No. I'm not even a particularly jealous person. I don't care how much
money Bill has, really. What I *do* care about is that some people are
allowed to make ridiculous sums of money (and don't work *nearly* so
hard, relatively speaking, to earn it) while lots of people are doomed
to live in the harshest forms of poverty.

That's what *I* have a slight problem with.

Regards, Ruud

Like I said, I never stated private enterprise would have to stop or be
completely neutered, I'd just like the excesses (including the
Enron-type, if that drives the point home a bit better in American) to
be capped off.

Regards, Ruud

That's partly true, but on the other hand it'd be darned difficult for
us as well to implement some decent financials *right now* if you first
had to pay off about $ 200 billion of third-world debt to the (get this)
rich countries of this world...

Yes. And decent fps on lower-end systems as well  ;)

Regards, Ruud

Look at it this way.  My life and health is more important than money.
 That is why I dont mind paying a premium for it.  I also don't mind
subsidizing the doctor or hospital in treating the indigent, as long
as I can do it directly, or in the worst case, through some sort of
group medical plan that is interested in making a profit, rather than
inefficiently squandering my tax money.

Some do, but if you are smart and make the grades in high school you
can get a full scholarship to just about any institution you wish.
Why should I subsidize a bunch of ***agers, most of whom just want to
get drunk.  Oh, sorry, was talking about myself there...

, in Denmark education is free and the government pay a

Well, that's my point exactly.  If I had to pay 50-60% taxes, I'd
probably start a riot.  In a free market, you know where your money
goes, and you are the one who choses how to spend it.  If some
goon-squad broke into your house and demanded 1/2 of what you own,
you'd be outraged.  Even if they promised to use it to do good, you'd
be outraged.

Same to you.

Gerald

Well, if you lived in the richest county in the world system power wouldn't be a
problem! :-)

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  to watch their school play basketball every Saturday
  and regard that as their week's exercise."
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Who said sitting at home?  You could be out travelling, exploring interesting
places, volunteering for your favorite charities.  You could be trying to make
a difference in your community.
If I had that kind of money, though, I'd be racing for REAL...<g>

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Well, I can understand that - however, if you have to weigh it against
the appalling consequences that limitless unequal wealth distribution
has, I think there's a case to be made to do so. Every death of poverty
is one far, far too many.

Regards, Ruud

Eldred, my man, you have a lot to learn of the world outside the US
(note, in the above, we were not talking about temporary holidays, but
living somewhere - permanently).

Here in Europe, for instance, officials aren't even letting people in
who are persecuted by *Saddam*, let alone that you can just live
anywhere you want.
And haven't you heard about those immigrant concentration camps in
Australia?

In case ya didn't get it, the "free world" DOES NOT EXIST.

(Not even for Americans. In fact, Americans' freedoms are being gnawed
on by its government as we speak under the veil of "national security".
This could have some interesting repercussions for Usenet discussions
like ours in a few years from now.)

Regards, Ruud

See you when the next Great Depression breaks out.

I think many Americans in in 1929 might have changed their minds after
that as well.

Regards, Ruud

Ya know, I've read your b.s. long enough.  It's quite clear that you have no
clue about personal responsibility and the power of one, determined
individual.  All you understand is that someone else has something that you
don't and you want someone or some organization to step in and take it away
from them and give it to you.  You sound just like the welfare ***s in
this country and I'm getting a little tired of them too.

Consider yourself on my kill list because you have nothing to say that is
worth listening to.

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You didn't read my posts at all, I see. I *never* said Bill's excess
money should go to *me*, but to people who are starving.

If you can't even differentiate between individuals, I'd say it has
little use trying to explain such simplicities to ya.

Given the above, I think I'm probably proud to be on yer 'kill' list...

Regards, Ruud