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Offline Freeper

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Is it even possible to become wealthy without exploiting someone else?
« on: January 08, 2011, 11:51:12 AM »
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Hugabear  (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author  Click to view this author's profile  Click to add this author to your buddy list  Click to add this author to your Ignore list      Sat Jan-08-11 11:11 AM
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Is it even possible to become wealthy without exploiting someone else?
   
I was wondering, is it even possible to become rich and wealthy without someone else having to be exploited? Even the lottery isn't free of exploitation, quite far from it. Much of the money that goes into the lottery pool comes from the poor and lower-middle class, who are hoping for that "get-rich-quick" chance. Entertainment industry? Not so much. You might be a very talented singer, but to make it really big, you have to rely on the exploitation of others to get you to the top (album production, touring production, etc). Acting? Nope, still plenty of people have to support you. Inheritance? Maybe you didn't exploit others, but whoever left you that money did. Even if you somehow strike oil, you aren't going to get all that oil out of the ground yourself.

Are there any methods to become wealthy that don't exploit others?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x136752

You left out democratic politicians who exploit the taxpayer.

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Re: Is it even possible to become wealthy without exploiting someone else?
« Reply #1 on: January 08, 2011, 11:55:04 AM »
Those people who are "exploited"?  The ones who are paid a wage that employer and employee agree on, for their labor?  How is that exploitation?  The real exploiters are the socialists like Kim Jong Il and Hugo who get rich running their countries into the ground while underpaying those who work in nationalized institutions.
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Re: Is it even possible to become wealthy without exploiting someone else?
« Reply #2 on: January 08, 2011, 12:50:43 PM »
If it is, then I may have wasted a great deal of effort on oppressing the common man and stock market manipulations!

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Re: Is it even possible to become wealthy without exploiting someone else?
« Reply #3 on: January 08, 2011, 05:09:30 PM »
Is it even possible to become wealthy without exploiting someone else?
Ask Mrs Heinz-kerry
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Re: Is it even possible to become wealthy without exploiting someone else?
« Reply #4 on: January 08, 2011, 05:17:34 PM »
Quote from: Big Don on January 08, 2011, 05:09:30 PM
Is it even possible to become wealthy without exploiting someone else?
Ask Mrs Heinz-kerry
Or better yet, Mr. Heinz-kerry.
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