Originally posted by Jeff Maginty
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Don't flatter yourselves.
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Originally posted by Jeff Maginty View PostBeen meaning to raise this one for a while now...
....You would still be tulipting yourself if you were out of work for a couple of years. ....Comment
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Originally posted by Jeff Maginty View PostBeen meaning to raise this one for a while now...
There seems to be a prevailing attitude amongst some on here that they are somehow part of a wealthy elite that has risen above mere ordinary people. Clues to this are the smug over-exaggerated claims of wealth/income and attacking anyone who dares to criticise the real wealthy elite who have steered the economy onto the rocks and received massive rewards for/despite doing so.
Don't flatter yourselves!
Maybe some of you earn £50K or £100K per year, or even £150K per year (very few at that level), but even so, you're still a wage-slave. You would still be tulipting yourself if you were out of work for a couple of years. Don't kid yourself that you're in the same league as bankers, footballers, proper-entrepreneurs.
I used to be a contractor and rode the wave of the late 90's boom (Y2K + dot com), so I've seen what it's like to earn a fat contract rate. I didn't go out and waste my money on flash cars or get drunk on champagne like some were doing, and I never fooled myself into believing that I was rich.
Sorry to burst your bubble. You're not the wealthy elite. You're just a little bit better off than the average guy.Knock first as I might be balancing my chakras.Comment
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Originally posted by suityou01 View PostAh, RichardCranium lives.Comment
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Originally posted by suityou01 View PostAh, RichardCranium lives.Job motivation: how the powerful steal from the stupid.Comment
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Originally posted by Jeff Maginty View PostI used to be a contractor and rode the wave of the late 90's boom (Y2K + dot com), so I've seen what it's like to earn a fat contract rate. I didn't go out and waste my money on flash cars or get drunk on champagne like some were doing, and I never fooled myself into believing that I was rich.
So what did you do with all the money you were earning?Comment
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Originally posted by bobspud View PostI did most of that in the 90's and wasn't even a contractor...
So what did you do with all the money you were earning?Job motivation: how the powerful steal from the stupid.Comment
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Originally posted by Ignis Fatuus View PostPersonally I spent my money on useful or enjoyable things like 2 houses and a 1967 Mustang. AFAIK my ex-wife still has them.Comment
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Originally posted by Ignis Fatuus View PostPersonally I spent my money on useful or enjoyable things like 2 houses and a 1967 Mustang. AFAIK my ex-wife still has them.Coffee's for closersComment
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Originally posted by cojak View PostPS. Not everything you read here happens in real life, just in case it hasn't dawned on you yet..Comment
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