>>Maybe that we shouldn't be greedheads and should invest ourselves in our country's future.
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>>Did it ever occur to you (I mean the royal "you") that being "greedy", that trying to enjoy the fruits of one's efforts, is the single best thing one can do?
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>>I don't evaluate things by social standards....but the truth is that this country benefits the most when citizens seek their fortunates in a free society.
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>I don't disagree with that. We just shouldn't cast off the less capable among us. A sense of being in it together is what defines a country IMO.
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>Did you answer my question the other day about your favorite C# book or did I miss it? As a learner Mark Michaelis's book strikes me right. Also the standard, Troelsen, at least most of it.

I think there is a misconception that those who don't want the government taking their wages and determining how best they could be used are clinging to them with all their might. Typically, the wealthy are generous in charities and good acts but prefer to have the power to make the decision which charities their wages go to. The most recent time I donated time and $ to a local charity (just before christmas, I admit I am lax due to time constraints right now), the other donors came from a wide-range of backgrounds and income levels but definitely included some very wealthy families.