My car is an old diesel. I can't name the car as It would make me a bit obvious for privacy reasons...I'm a little out there and I'd be easily identified. Anyway no problem with us if you genuinely mean it and don't act the prick. Life is too short, but if someone wants to be a prick I will go after him. Maybe we can get along better Huntingdon, but you'd need to improve your manners.
From the journal.ie
"SPACEX HAS LAUNCHED three rich businessmen and their astronaut escort to the International Space Station for more than a week’s stay, as Nasa joins Russia in hosting guests at the world’s most expensive tourist destination".
Seems they brought with them an escort.. Great idea, lonely up there I'd imagine.. wonder who the lucky escort is and was she sourced here from EI?
Not one person said any of that.
However, as has been said many times in many threads, the solution to the world's problems lies with governments, not individuals. When you denigrate people for being rich, where does the line end? Should someone with ten million, one million, 250k in the bank - who chooses the line?
I have an opinion on people who are wealthy enough to afford such extravagance, but I only begrudge them their money if it is ill gotten. What they spend it on is no more my business that what you spend yours on it.
That you have not sold your old diesel and stopped seeing escorts means you have not done all you can to feed the poor. Fact. You could do more. So could billionaires. But how should that be managed?
Bill Gates has his foundation and believes in philanthropy over governments. For all the good his foundation has done it also comes with a lot of issues - because he sets the priorities, and its finances can be opaque.
So, again, if you want rich people to do their part, the best way is to make sure they pay an appropriate amount of tax and then manage those funds appropriately. That is not an easy task in itself.
And once that is done, figure out how to feed all those people - bypass the war zones, the corrupt governments, the mental health issues and all the other things that are not simply money.
SteveB (09-04-22)