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A man named posted on his Facebook account a picture of a sports car he had just bought and how another man approached and told him that the money used to buy this car could've fed thousands of less fortunate people. His response to this is making him famous on the Internet.
A guy looked at my Corvette the other day and said, "I wonder how many people could have been fed for the money that sports car cost."
I replied, "I am not sure, it fed a lot of families in Bowling Green, Kentucky who built it, it fed the people who make the tires, it fed the people who made the components that went into it, it fed the people in the copper mine who mined the copper for the wires, it fed people in Decatur, IL at Caterpillar who make the trucks that haul the copper ore. It fed the trucking people who hauled it from the plant to the dealer and fed the people working at the dealership and their families.
BUT, ... I have to admit, I guess I really don't know how many people it fed."
That is the difference between capitalism and welfare mentality. When you buy something, you put money in people's pockets, and give them dignity for their skills.
originally posted by: Gothmog
"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime" - disputed , and not certain
originally posted by: YouSir
originally posted by: Gothmog
"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime" - disputed , and not certain
Ummm...I suppose it depends on how much you like fishing...and giving away the fruits of your labor so that you can remain on the same nutritionally challenged level as your peers...
YouSir
originally posted by: YouSir
originally posted by: Gothmog
"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime" - disputed , and not certain
Ummm...I suppose it depends on how much you like fishing...and giving away the fruits of your labor so that you can remain on the same nutritionally challenged level as your peers...
YouSir
originally posted by: abago71
a reply to: Bwomp83
.25 a bale, here. And yes, very hard work and very hot most of the time.
originally posted by: Snarl
A man named posted on his Facebook account a picture of a sports car he had just bought and how another man approached and told him that the money used to buy this car could've fed thousands of less fortunate people. His response to this is making him famous on the Internet.
A guy looked at my Corvette the other day and said, "I wonder how many people could have been fed for the money that sports car cost."
I replied, "I am not sure, it fed a lot of families in Bowling Green, Kentucky who built it, it fed the people who make the tires, it fed the people who made the components that went into it, it fed the people in the copper mine who mined the copper for the wires, it fed people in Decatur, IL at Caterpillar who make the trucks that haul the copper ore. It fed the trucking people who hauled it from the plant to the dealer and fed the people working at the dealership and their families.
BUT, ... I have to admit, I guess I really don't know how many people it fed."
That is the difference between capitalism and welfare mentality. When you buy something, you put money in people's pockets, and give them dignity for their skills.
When you give someone something for nothing, you rob them of their dignity and self worth.
Capitalism is freely giving your money in exchange for something of value.
Socialism is taking your money against your will and shoving something down your throat that you never asked for.I've decided I can't be politically correct anymore. (I never was, actually).
His answer made him famous on the Internet world as it received almost half of a million shares and more than eight hundred thousand reactions on Facebook.
I guess if you're ready to 'virtue signal' back, you can be prepared for such an ambush.
Disclaimer: Like many of you, I don't have a Facebook account to validate this story. I do have a wise old friend who shares things with me via e-mail though.
originally posted by: Edumakated
I'm on my phone and can't post it, but I'm sure Snarl can look it up.
originally posted by: Gothmog
originally posted by: YouSir
originally posted by: Gothmog
"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime" - disputed , and not certain
Ummm...I suppose it depends on how much you like fishing...and giving away the fruits of your labor so that you can remain on the same nutritionally challenged level as your peers...
YouSir
I suppose in another reality whatever that meant makes sense.
originally posted by: Gothmog
"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime" - disputed , and not certain
originally posted by: Bwomp83
Love it, when i was young my father was a wealthy man, but he never bought me anything of value other then necessities. I always wondered why and even asked and he told me Id never learn the value of hard work if everything was givin to me and i would never appreciate and take care of those things givin to me. I didnt understand then but i learned as i got older. I never got paid an allowance for all my chores. When i was in 4th grade i use to go all over the neighborhood asking to mow lawns or odd jobs to save money for a trip with my friend. My dad owned a business, lived in an upscale neighborhood in kck and he could have easily just given me the money considering he flew to Florida every other weekend. Anywho, i started my first job when i was 14 bailing hay for 7 cents a bail. I learned the value of hard work young, i wish most people have aswell. But most of my family were farmers and hard workers. Anyway, that guys response was on point. If he can buy it, good for him, he probably worked hard for it while that hater was jelly
originally posted by: Aazadan
originally posted by: Gothmog
"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime" - disputed , and not certain
The problem, is that fishing isn't profitable. It's better to do something that's worth more money, and outsource fishing to those who are incapable of anything more than that. I don't know how to fish, or grow any of my own food, yet I can support myself.
I'll counter your parable with another.
If a man spends all his time fishing, he'll never have time to do anything else.
originally posted by: Bwomp83
Love it, when i was young my father was a wealthy man, but he never bought me anything of value other then necessities. I always wondered why and even asked and he told me Id never learn the value of hard work if everything was givin to me and i would never appreciate and take care of those things givin to me. I didnt understand then but i learned as i got older. I never got paid an allowance for all my chores. When i was in 4th grade i use to go all over the neighborhood asking to mow lawns or odd jobs to save money for a trip with my friend. My dad owned a business, lived in an upscale neighborhood in kck and he could have easily just given me the money considering he flew to Florida every other weekend. Anywho, i started my first job when i was 14 bailing hay for 7 cents a bail. I learned the value of hard work young, i wish most people have aswell. But most of my family were farmers and hard workers. Anyway, that guys response was on point. If he can buy it, good for him, he probably worked hard for it while that hater was jelly
Totally different experience for me. Growing up, I lived with my mom in near poverty. My dad on the other hand worked 14 hour days, every day, moving up the corporate ladder. He gained quite a bit of wealth and privilege in doing so, and on my visitations with him I got to see a bit of that. I got to grow up seeing extreme wealth and extreme poverty close up through my parents.
What I learned from both, was that working hard is for suckers. If you put in the hours, and have the right job title, you can make a lot of money. But you're not going to have the time to spend it, and you're not going to have the time to spend on or with others. On the other hand, if you're in poverty, you're going to have a bit more time, but no money and no comfort.
All teaching someone to bale hay at 1, 7, or 25 cents a bale does, is teach them that it's acceptable to sell their time for that little, and it's not. That's how your career development stagnates. Lets use another example, minimum wage. No one should work for minimum wage, because it's the very definition of selling your future potential in order to meet todays needs. If you work for $7.40 an hour, that's $15.392 per year. That's a bit over $61,000 to give up a 4 year degree. Under $100,000 for an actual education. How far does $100,000 go? It lasts 4 years, while your education increases your earnings potential over your lifetime.
All working for a low wage does, is stagnate your growth. Instead of making hay bales you could have used all that time studying. You would have had a couple less dates, but your career would undoubtedly be in a better place right now. You could be in a different industry, different job, different position, different company. All your dad did by making you work, was remove that potential from your life and make you think that such an activity is acceptable.
originally posted by: Bwomp83
You lack the morale and benefits of integrity, humility, hard work and appreciation. I have only a ged, i work 50 to 62 hrs a week and i can bet my hard work i will be retired in 16 years when im 50. Btw, 7 vents a bale at 1000 a day in 1997, $70 a day was gpod money for a 14 year old. Id rather work hard, fail, and learn life lessons to become compassionate, embrace humility, and become humble then just have life hand me everything i need. The whole analogy about fishing is the ability to take care of yourself rather then rely on someone else, if you cant hunt, fish, grow food, make fires, and build shelter your far from being self sufficient. If our country ever bellys up your kind will be the first to go. You think humanity is better and smarter then we were 6000 years ago? Your wrong, watch how fast man becomes animal when the power and internet gets shut down. Im sure you will see these things in your life so you better go learn how to fish...