Yep, they need regulated and held accountable. The latest oil spill is a fine example. Why was nuclear power aloud to be made when it's waste will affect the future for so many years? And we have to live in fear of accidents? People with money, who wanted more? People who already invested in something that they couldn't pull out of? Meanwhile most of us don't have time to read every bill that gets passed under our nose. And who really cares about the environment anyhow? Money is a distraction from the real problems of this way of life we have chosen. And now it is readily accepted world wide. We're all living for a buck. Talk about Higher Power. Sorry, this kind of shit drove me to drink! I am thankful for today. It's all I have. Otherwise I live daily with a broken heart. I sure hope there is a savior of some sort. That'd sure be nice since addiction is such a cunning enemy of life and since we're all addicted to a lifestyle that kills. But heck, a metier could hit us tomorrow and it'd be all over anyhow. I give! I have no control whatsoever.
But life as I've known it has changed and not for the better. I don't envy the kids that will be born to the kids of today. So I agree. Rich people ought to be investing in how to deal with the mess we've made rather than create new ways to impose law to use more plastic to fill the landfills. Shame on us to think we need a lot of money to be happy when our way of life kills. Wasn't it Sting who said we could live here and learn to be happy with less? Everyone needs to start giving a little and complaining and worrying about what us theirs a bit less.

we've got to take the country back by voting out one incumbant at a time and by conti nuing to do it until they honor both the Constitution and the people's will

And eliminate the chance of another incumbent. One person, one term...

Nemo, I get what you're saying, that change in society "All starts with me". Too true and I agree totally - it's very Gandhi - est.

I do agree there should be corporate accoutability and it's so true in Australia where I am and in the US that the really rich people pay less tax proportionally than most because they have the tax specialists who have it down to a fine art. I do truely believe that rich people SHOULD give to those less fortunate. I think they have a moral responsibility to do so.

Take Bill Gates for example (here comes a can of worms). When his Anti-Trust stuff hit the fan, he had been Master of the Universe for a long ime in softeware development terms. He had held the whole game in his own very hand - influencial right across the globe. But when he was held to account he fell apart because his arrogance was such that he thought he was untouchable.

So, after going through all those stages of grief, denial acceptance (I assume), he decided to bail from the business, begin The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and begin some staggeringly amazing work. And Warren Buffet's giving the Foundation Billions and Billions of dollars, because HE sees that he'll never be able to spend his money in a lifetime and it's going to be better used through the Foundation. I'm not saying Gates or Buffet are perfect now, but Wow they have come a long way.

I guess maybe they've found their "Rosebud". You're not going to see a lot of stories as dramatic as that, but I do find it inspiring and maybe other big hitters will consider allocating more to charity because of what Gates and Buffet have done. Peer pressure in a good way.

Back to we alcoholics (and some of us like me with mental illness on top) can only give within our means, although anecdotally, people in the lower income brackets give more proportionally than the rich.

it's like sally sthruthers, when she gives all of her stuff except, say 50 grand a year to live on. Then I'll be impressed.

Don, just can't let it go can ya? don't ya think this should have been posted on taking it outside or even challenge your thoughts? just saying.

Sally Struthers???
DT, you sure you're getting enough sleep?

yes gim apparently people hate this kind of thing on the mainboard. But then why 43 post? Because it's actually interesting , unlike requoting the same passage from the BB for the 43rd time?
Time and time agin people speak pout against the controversial threads , while posting on them.

Clearly Gim, the board rejects these kind of threads. I only had to go back a wek and 7 pages to find a thread with more post.

"whatever"

Sally Struthers? No comprende but quite hilarious nonetheless.

I just could not resist this post! I could of been one of those people if I had not spent all of my money on booze.

Connecticut

Hey DT- Remember Sally Struthers (AKA Gloria) was a bleeding heart liberal. Don't be dissin my babe!

finally somebody knows who sally is! She used to do "starving kids in other countries" ads asking for money. Heart wrenching, but I'd be more impressed if she gave everything she had except enough to live on.

donttread, do you give everything to those in need except enough to live on?