At the very least you could say 'THANK YOU' to those who make $250,000+ a year (Congress, Iraq)

[SoCalCroozer]

By the way no one really gives two craps about the people making $250K plus a year. They are not the ones controlling us like puppets. It's the people making millions and billions a year that run things.

[boiseguy]

Originally Posted by BigJon3475

And those people can now eat because someone had an idea that worked and employees people. Tomorrow, I expect you to go into your owner's office and tell him how you really feel about him giving you a job. You can look forward to a lot more CD time...

And the people that buy those products wouldn't have them without that CEO and his idea/ideas.

read above to my last comment

[mackinac81]

Originally posted by Birchbarlow
THANK YOU for taking the risks and spending the capital to start a business.

THANK YOU for providing me with a product and/or service I need.

THANK YOU for giving me a job.

THANK YOU for paying me a decent salary.

THANK YOU for providing me and my family with generous health benefits.

THANK YOU for paying exorbitant taxes so me and my family can collect government benefits and services we neither need nor deserve.

THANK YOU for not laying me off despite the terrible economy.

THANK YOU for letting me work 40 hours/week and have nights/weekends off.

THANK YOU for working while I'm playing.

THANK YOU for accepting smaller profits rather than laying me off.

THANK YOU for giving me paid vacation days.

THANK YOU for paying money towards my retirement benefits.

THANK YOU for buying expensive goods and services, ensuring I still have a job.

See how it works? Instead of beating people over the head who make $250,000+ a year and calling them greedy for not wanting to part with more of their income.

Who the h*ll am I, some peasant? I don't grovel to anyone. If anything, they should be thanking ME for being a hard worker and buying/promoting their stuff.

[BigJon3475]

Originally Posted by mackinac81

Who the h*ll am I, some peasant? I don't grovel to anyone. If anything, they should be thanking ME for being a hard worker and buying/promoting their stuff.

It takes 1 to make a bay in this thread.

[CravingMountains]

My ex boyfriend made well over 250,000 a year. I firmly believe his work ethic deserved LESS compensation than what he is making. The rich in this country are too rich.

[BigJon3475]

Originally Posted by InsaneTraveler

My ex boyfriend made well over 250,000 a year. I firmly believe his work ethic deserved LESS compensation than what he is making. The rich in this country are too rich.

Ummm... Are you trying to be the poster-child for conflict of interest?

[SLCPUNK]

Originally Posted by BirchBarlow

THANK YOU for taking the risks and spending the capital to start a business.

THANK YOU for providing me with a product and/or service I need.

THANK YOU for giving me a job.

THANK YOU for paying me a decent salary.

THANK YOU for providing me and my family with generous health benefits.

THANK YOU for paying exorbitant taxes so me and my family can collect government benefits and services we neither need nor deserve.

THANK YOU for not laying me off despite the terrible economy.

THANK YOU for letting me work 40 hours/week and have nights/weekends off.

THANK YOU for working while I'm playing.

THANK YOU for accepting smaller profits rather than laying me off.

THANK YOU for giving me paid vacation days.

THANK YOU for paying money towards my retirement benefits.

THANK YOU for buying expensive goods and services, ensuring I still have a job.

See how it works? Instead of beating people over the head who make $250,000+ a year and calling them greedy for not wanting to part with more of their income.

I know all kinds of people, from all walks of life and varying incomes.

The true millionaires I know are both Democrats and Republicans. Men and women who have a net worth of 3-10 Million. These people are not flashy, don't brag, don't judge others and WOULD NEVER say something like you are reading above. They just don't think like that.

[mackinac81]

I mean, there are some people who work hard to build their own business, and if they make 250k, then kudos to them. I don't hate such people, as long as they earned it honestly and didn't exploit others in the process. But that doesn't mean that the rest of us are worthless serfs who should know our place. I don't make 250,000 a year. Does that make me lazy? Not as productive? Not as useful to society? Why is my income even an indicator of my worth to my community? This mindset, that those who make over 250k are the only ones that matter, really bothers me, and is yet another reason why I'm drifting further and further away from the Republicans and the conservative movement.

[Winter_Sucks]

I love how the rich in this country have the little people defending them. They are that good. No wonder this country is doomed.

[BigJon3475]

Liberals are the ones that placed value on how much you make. Remember it's a progressive tax system and "rich" is defined by liberals and liberals alone, usually without regard to the very real world cost of living.