Thread: Robin Hood was a dirty crook!!! >:{

The entitlement mentality is epidemic in the world, but from what I've seen...more so in the western world. It seems that the very people who complain about jobs going overseas, low paychecks, mistreatment at work...are the very ones NOT doing anything to secure their own financial future. If I'm not mistaken (and if I am, please correct me) only about 3% of the population in America make over $100,000. What about the 97%? Whose in the 97% It's easy to spot them...they usually say things like:
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"Money isn't important"
to which I'll reply...
"No? I find it's right up there with oxygen, try going without either one and see how well you do."

"Money is the root of all evil"
to which I'll reply...
"That's a perverted misconception taken from the bible, the bible clearly says that "The love of money is the root of all evil."

"It's easier for a rich man to enter the eye of a needle than for him to enter Heaven."
to which I'll reply...
"That's only because the needle wasn't big enough to accommodate the rich man's fat pockets."

"The rich are crooks and take advantage of the poor and middle-class."
to which I'll reply...
"If that's your perception of all rich people then no wonder you're unconsciously keeping yourself poor and/or in lack...you've programmed yourself through auto-suggestion to believe that if you are rich, you'll be a crook...good luck solving your debt problems, but hey there's still hope!

"Being poor is being spiritual"
to which I'll reply...
"There's nothing godly about being broke. The only reason people are poor and go into debt is (a) they spend more than what they earn (b) they spend more than what they earn (c) they spend more than what they earn. Hard to remember, but please...do try "
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The purpose of this post is not to undermine poor people, I definitely understand that there are life circumstances that weigh heavily on people forcing them into not so fortunate financial situations. Believe me, I've been there (to an extent)

Look, I love my country...I love it a lot. If you work somewhere you absolutely love, good...stay there...ever consider buying the place? I think the middle class, for the most part, are completely oblivious to what's headed our way so I implore you to humor me by allowing me to "unplug you from the matrix".

(Paraphrased version from Why We Want You To Be Rich - Donald J. Trump and Robert T. Kiyosaki...)

In 1994, two economists named Kent Smetters and Jagadeesh Gokhale painstakingly spent the time to compute how much, as of 1994, our government's obligations to the American people were." The amount came up to 72 trillion dollars. That's more than all the money in the stock and bond markets in the world. (which totals about 36 trillion)

Today, our world faces some serious financial problems. Many are interrelated problems, one causing the other. Some of the more pressing ones are:

1. Value of the dollar falling
2. National debt increasing
3. Baby boomers starting to retire
4. Oil prices rising
5. Gap increasing between the rich and everyone else
6. Wages decreasing
7. Jobs being exported (Thanks Nafta! )
8. Social Security and Medicare going bankrupt (Did you know that? )
9. Savings being wiped out
10. Lack of financial education being taught

The book was written in 2006.

Savers and spenders are losers, inflation happens due to the fall of the dollar. You will notice the prices of homes going up but frankly...wages aren't. So you see how savers, are ultimately losers. And spenders certainly aren't an exception. The goal here is for us to be financially intelligent enough to educate ourselves and funnel our streams of income into cash flow generating assets. Here's a simple diagram Robert Kiyosaki created to illustrate how to handle our finances.



B.O.T.T.O.M.L.I.N.E

Times are hard in America, things will only get worse, especially with the first wave of the baby boomers retiring and 80% of them not having enough money to support their retirement...wakeup America! Let's take control of our financial future...If we do...one day (before our golden years) we won't have to be at the mercy of our boss or their fluctuating attitudes. So as you see...Robin Hood was nothing more than a selfish financially retarded crook. Let go of this "entitlement mentality." If you already have businesses of your own, I applaud you, if you are clinging to job security and the idea you will have a fairy tale retirement...I pray the fates are on your side.

Disclaimer: I am NOT selling a product and/or service.

~ Discuss ~

I find it funny westeners are so keen to sing the virtues of capitalism yet when they loose jobs to the 3rd world they complain and complain when all it is, is capitalism at work.

If you wanna keep a job from being outsourced compete for it!

I really wanted to say something... but all I can say is that I couldn't agree more with everything you said.

"Robin Hood was nothing more than a selfish financially retarded crook."

Originally Posted by Grod

I really wanted to say something... but all I can say is that I couldn't agree more with everything you said.

"Robin Hood was nothing more than a selfish financially retarded crook."

the truth rears its ugly head.

Originally Posted by dragonoverlord

the truth rears its ugly head.

So I should call you truth?

Originally Posted by Jeff777

"It's easier for a rich man to enter the eye of a needle than for him to enter Heaven."

That's a bad version. The real quote is "It is easier for a camel to enter the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter Heaven."
This was a clever play on words on Jesus's part. A needle in his day and age was another name for a gate. The eye of the needle was a small door cut out of the large gate. A camel could enter the eye of the needle, but first it had to wait in a long line, then unload itself, get on its knees and crawl through the eye.

Originally Posted by Lord Bennington

That's a bad version. The real quote is "It is easier for a camel to enter the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter Heaven."
This was a clever play on words on Jesus's part. A needle in his day and age was another name for a gate. The eye of the needle was a small door cut out of the large gate. A camel could enter the eye of the needle, but first it had to wait in a long line, then unload itself, get on its knees and crawl through the eye.

Thanks for correcting my quote, it's been awhile since I've read the bible. That's an interesting biblical "play on words" btw.