Winning Words 1/28/10
“The poor get poorer by acting rich, and the rich get richer by acting poor.” (Seen on a wall plaque) This is a good example of a truism, something that is self-evident. It reminds me of the cowardly lion in The Wizard of Oz: “Ain’t it the truth. Ain’t it the truth?” Our current economic crisis is caused, in part, by acting rich/poor. ;-) Jack

FROM NL IN FLORIDA: That's good Jack FROM JACK: It's true.

FROM SH IN MICHIGAN: Have to think long and hard on this WW today. Especially the rich get richer by acting poor. Actually what does that mean and if, they do that, why don't poor people aspire to act poor like them? Why does anyone want to act rich anyway? I've heard that some people overseas don't like us for that, they think we're just greedy for all their resources, you know minerals and coffee, etc., etc., etc. Chewing on WW in Michigan. FROM JACK: Do you remember the Slo-Poke suckers? In the beginning, it seemed that they were hard and impossible to chew, but after being in your mouth for a while they softened up and were delicious. Give some more thought to the quote, and I think that you'll begin to see the point. If not, go back to eating marshmallows.

FROM MOLINER CF:

Ev'ry morning, ev'ry evening
Ain't we got fun?
Not much money, Oh, but honey
Ain't we got fun?
The rent's unpaid dear
We haven't a bus
But smiles were made dear
For people like us

In the winter in the Summer
Don't we have fun
Times are bum and getting bummer
Still we have fun
There's nothing surer
The rich get rich and the poor get children
In the meantime, in between time
Ain't we got fun?

Landlords mad and getting madder
Ain't we got fun?
Times are so bad and getting badder
Still we have fun
There's nothing surer
The rich get rich and the poor get laid off
In the meantime, in between time
Ain't we got fun?

When the man who sold 'em carpets told 'em
He would take them away
They said, "Wonderful, here's our chance
Take them up and we'll dance"
And when burglars came and robbed them
Taking all their silver, they say
Hubby yelled, "We're famous, for they'll name us
In the pepers today

FROM JACK: Yes, I remember hearing that song when I was a kid. I remember, too, seeing a
Merrie Melodies cartoon featuring "Ain't We Got Fun."

FROM PRCWR IN B'MORE: ....interesting, but accurate, in a Capitalist system.........it's actually built into the system. That's one reason why Socialism (and it's neo-religious successor ideology, Communism) evolved. That's also why general Socialism and State Communism didn't work....because of the "human" propensity toward Greed and the sole reason for Jesus' trilogy "gospel" of Peace, Love and Justice (with "justice", in
Biblical literature and in Jesus' teachings meaning and referring specifically to "money"). That's also why both Socialism and Communism are failed political ideologies.....for because of the human natural inclination toward growth, clouded by greed, egalitarian anything is always a religious goal and not a corporate system. It's perfection and remember the old , worn out doctrine of "original sin".......it's still around, but has nothing to do with "sins".....but with goals. FROM JACK: Still preachin', I see.