How many problems could we solve

monster · 03-09-2011, 10:58 PM

if we bumped off Carlos Slim, and used his wealth for the greater good?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12691377

Cloud · 03-09-2011, 11:06 PM

end justifies means?

zippyt · 03-09-2011, 11:37 PM

$74BIG !!
And I Meen BIG !!!

monster · 03-10-2011, 08:21 AM

That's a serious amount of moolah! No-one could possibly use all that, not even Charlie Sheen.

Sheldonrs · 03-10-2011, 08:51 AM

It must be nice to know that you could take everyone on the planet out for a cup of coffee at Starbucks and STILL be super rich.

monster · 03-10-2011, 08:57 AM

That would be a cool thing to do! Or to any coffee shop other than starbucks and see if you can bring them down......

GunMaster357 · 03-10-2011, 09:29 AM

I don't think you would solve a lot of problems by doing that. In fact, I'm of the opinion you'd create other problems.

To distribute this bounty more or less in a fair manner, may people would cry loudly that a agency be created to do it...

And there goes away the bounty, sucked up in that vacuum of a black hole named bureaucracy.

footfootfoot · 03-10-2011, 03:22 PM

AMEN.
while we're busy fucking cancer let's add bureaucracy to the list.

SamIam · 03-10-2011, 05:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by monster

if we bumped off Carlos Slim, and used his wealth for the greater good?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12691377

Just don't let Flint know what you're doing!

casimendocina · 03-11-2011, 03:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by monster

if we bumped off Carlos Slim, and used his wealth for the greater good?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12691377

In relation to this was just thinking (if it's relevant analogy and it seems to be) that bumping off Pablo Escobar in Colombia didn't solve the problems he created at all.

wolf · 03-11-2011, 11:16 AM

Money, either in it's lack or sudden acquisition causes more problems than it solves.

Shawnee123 · 03-11-2011, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by wolf

Money, either in it's lack or sudden acquisition causes more problems than it solves.

True. This is why I would be perfectly content with some money trickling my way. A trickling but constant flow of "other money" besides my paycheck.

Barring that, I'd be perfectly happy winning 100 grand on Rolling Cash 5.

I don't want millions, that would just make me crazy. I would just like a fresh start with some extra, for a few nice things for me.

Spexxvet · 03-11-2011, 11:44 AM

When I win Powerball, put me on your death pool. I will eat, drink, and drug myself to death within a year. The sky is the limit!

Shawnee123 · 03-11-2011, 11:46 AM

I'd rather you just gave me a few grand and DIDN't eat drink or drug yourself to death. We could start a business. WE could travel. We could, occasionally, eat drink and drug, but not to death. WE CAN DO IT!

casimendocina · 03-17-2011, 06:07 AM

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Originally Posted by casimendocina

In relation to this was just thinking (if it's relevant analogy and it seems to be) that bumping off Pablo Escobar in Colombia didn't solve the problems he created at all.

From the little I know about Colombia, Pablo Escobar also used a lot of his money to build neighbourhoods for the underprivileged and as a result is still remembered with fondness in those places, but if the damage caused by those with the money to be able to afford this kind of philanthropy outweighs the good, then blocks should be put on it (a bit like corporate contributions to political parties).

03-09-2011, 10:58 PM	#1
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03-09-2011, 11:06 PM	#2
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03-10-2011, 08:21 AM	#4
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	That's a serious amount of moolah! No-one could possibly use all that, not even Charlie Sheen. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-10-2011, 08:51 AM	#5
Sheldonrs Master Dwellar Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,412	It must be nice to know that you could take everyone on the planet out for a cup of coffee at Starbucks and STILL be super rich. __________________ Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and the world laughs AT you.

03-10-2011, 08:57 AM	#6
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	That would be a cool thing to do! Or to any coffee shop other than starbucks and see if you can bring them down...... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-10-2011, 09:29 AM	#7
GunMaster357 Professor Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Brest (FRANCE) Posts: 1,837	I don't think you would solve a lot of problems by doing that. In fact, I'm of the opinion you'd create other problems. To distribute this bounty more or less in a fair manner, may people would cry loudly that a agency be created to do it... And there goes away the bounty, sucked up in that vacuum of a black hole named bureaucracy. __________________ "War is God's way of teaching Americans geography." - Ambrose Bierce

03-10-2011, 03:22 PM	#8
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	AMEN. while we're busy fucking cancer let's add bureaucracy to the list. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

03-11-2011, 11:16 AM	#11
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Money, either in it's lack or sudden acquisition causes more problems than it solves. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

03-11-2011, 11:44 AM	#13
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	When I win Powerball, put me on your death pool. I will eat, drink, and drug myself to death within a year. The sky is the limit! __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

03-11-2011, 11:46 AM	#14
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I'd rather you just gave me a few grand and DIDN't eat drink or drug yourself to death. We could start a business. WE could travel. We could, occasionally, eat drink and drug, but not to death. WE CAN DO IT! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

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