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To: Elroy who wrote (318408)	1/2/2007 7:49:05 PM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575856

re: Rather than list a bunch of exceptions just answer the basic question. ... If Paris Hilton runs out of cash because she bought too many new Mazerattis and got drunk and crashed them, and repeated that behavior for the next 40 years, how much of your money should she get when she turns 65? You can't get through a post without a contradiction.

To: Elroy who wrote (318408)	1/2/2007 10:14:22 PM
From: SilentZ	Respond to of 1575856

>If Paris Hilton runs out of cash because she bought too many new Mazerattis and got drunk and crashed them, and repeated that behavior for the next 40 years, how much of your money should she get when she turns 65? Enough to eat, have shelter, and health care. Same as everyone else. -Z

To: Elroy who wrote (318408)	1/3/2007 4:47:33 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1575856

Shit happens! Things don't always work out the way you think they will. I was really fortunate that I was able to save a lot of money during my twenties.....otherwise I'd be in big trouble now. Not everyone is in that position. Do you think Michael J. Fox expected to get Parkinson's before he was 40? Wonder if he had been a factory worker instead of a well known actor. He would be up the financial creek right now without a paddle. There is nothing wrong with safety nets in a wealthy country that can afford it. Rather than list a bunch of exceptions just answer the basic question. If someone doesn't take care of themselves when presented with the ability and opportunity to do so, am I and the rest of society responsible for taking care of them? Yes. The couple next door are in their early 30s. Neither are fat but they both smoke and the pizza guy is at their door at least twice a week. That's not what I call a healthy lifestyle but at the same time, I would not want them on the street. Its called having compassion for your fellow man, warts and all. I might feel differently if we were all born equally with the same advantages and disadvantages but that's not the case......some people have good parents, some have bad ones and some have none at all. Some grow up in squalor; others in great wealth. These variables play an important role in determining how you treat yourself when you are an adult and what vices you have picked up along the way. I agree its good to take care of those that cannot take care of themselves. That's not the subject. Lemme make it easy for you. Your favorite person: If Paris Hilton runs out of cash because she bought too many new Mazerattis and got drunk and crashed them, and repeated that behavior for the next 40 years, how much of your money should she get when she turns 65? The same as everyone else gets at 65.....and you know how much Paris Hilton pisses me off.