Yeah, I too thought 1,000 was a bit low, but the point is still well made.

Some, not enough. Nor, not the majority.

@Beowulfsfriend That's true, but in this case, it really applies to 45.

@KKGator Definitely applies to 45, but we only see him because he seeks to be in the lime l;ight. For every billionaire in the lime light there are thousands who do the saem sort of thing, only they wish to keep quiet as they are well aware of what happened (to the rich) in the French revolution.

You truly are a lost cause.

And just what is false about it? I guess reality is not in your view.

@nvrnuff Evidently it’s sure not in yours.

@nvrnuff, @motrubl4u I could ask you that same question.

@nvrnuff, @motrubl4u, @KKGator You are definitely lost!

@Trajan61 No. I'm not lost at all.

@KKGator I know you are not lost, but it does kind look funny when you are sayign that and yusing an Alice in Wonderland pick as an avatar.

As for Trajoan61, he brings to mind a quote from Mark Twain, "It is much easier to foll a man than it is to convince a man he has been fooled." Conservatism, (a tleast as it is practiced int eh U.S.), is more liek a religion. People are sold a bill of goods and theories which are nto really based on real world facts. When facts that contradict what they believe are presented to them they ignore or deny the existence of those facts. Mostly because their beliefs are based in or on thier own fears.

@snytiger6 I don't know what my avatar has to do with anything. But okay, whatever.

@KKGator I guess you'd have to be familiar with the dialogue ithe (Diney animated) movie or in the origihnal book. I believe in both they said "I am lost". So, I just found your comment "No, I am not lost at all." to be funny because you were using the Alice in Wonderland avatar. I am in agreement with your views, it ws just the juxtaposition of that particular statement coming form that particular avatar that gave me a little laugh. That's all.

That is a very one sided way of looking at it. You are not taking into context a lot of things like media, and marketing. There is an incredible lot of rubbish being made and sold, thanks to great marketing. Stuff that we don't need and doesn't help us in any kind of way.

@Jolanta Yes, there is a lot of rubbish being made and sold, but it usually doesn't produce billionaires. Are you saying people are forced to buy rubbish?

@Jolanta, @Seeker3CO There are no fairy tales in what I wrote.

@sfvpool "Forced" no, coerced YES.

@Jolanta Isn't coercion the use of force or threats? What was the last product you purchased because the company coerced you?

@sfvpool "Threats" come in many disguises, very insidious it can be. We buy stuff all the time that we don't need but feel the we should have, ie, new phones or electrical gadgets, dvd's of movies we "have" to watch, restaurants we "have" to try out, etc, etc. This all regardless of free will.

@Jolanta You may not have free will, but I do. And, yes, I sometimes purchase things I don't "need", depending on your definition of "need", but I have never been coerced to buy anything, except by the government. I love new gadgets, DVDs, etc., and they make my life more enjoyable. Do I need them? Not if I just want to survive without pleasure. But I don't want a life like that.

@sfvpool Rubbish. Get those blinkers off at once.

@Jolanta Rubbish? Is that a rational argument? Are you implying that I'm not seeing clearly? Is that a rational argument? Am I supposed to respond in kind back to you? I won't.

@sfvpool Don't delude yourself that we always have free will, we don't no matter what. Things, people and marketing is always on our backs.

@Jolanta If you don't have free will, then how do you know your that argument is correct?

@sfvpool We are all slaves, free will or not.