why is it very wealthy people never have enough-GREED?????

[bha100]

I don't like Parkinson but what's the harm in earning a huge wad of money forvery little work to leave a nest egg for yout family? Plus for all you know he may have a massive tax bill to pay. You can't seriously critisise someone for earning money when they get the chance?

I can yes, endorsing a product such as the one Parky does which floods our tv screens every day and is a multi millionaire can only be Greed, however much they pay him to do it he does not need it,he is just one example of many.

It goes back to my original post why when you have more than you can ever spend in your lifetime do you need to do demeaning acts to get even more money?

 

[Nibble]

I can yes, endorsing a product such as the one Parky does which floods our tv screens every day and is a multi millionaire can only be Greed, however much they pay him to do it he does not need it,he is just one example of many.

It goes back to my original post why when you have more than you can ever spend in your lifetime do you need to do demeaning acts to get even more money?

Like I say, how do you know what he needs? He works in television, he got offered work in television and he took it. I think it's up to him to decide if he needs the money or not. Greedy or perhaps trying to leave a sizeable inheritance for his family realising that money is going to keep losing it's value.

 

[piersa]

Like I say, how do you know what he needs? He works in television, he got offered work in television and he took it. I think it's up to him to decide if he needs the money or not. Greedy or perhaps trying to leave a sizeable inheritance for his family realising that money is going to keep losing it's value.

Is the correct answer only to be questioned by champagne socialists.

 

[HovaGirl]

There are two types of rich people - those who flaunt their wealth, and those who don't. The flaunters are the greedy ones. For some of the others, you would never guess they were wealthy, because nothing about their lifstyle suggests it. Also, it must be remembered that not all rich people are bad. Many of them give millions, if not billions, to charity and many of them built schools, libraries, hospitals, parks and put much of their wealth back into the community.

 

[gazingdown]

The more money he earns, the more he can spend in the economy (buying cars, products, hiring people).

If they don't spend it, it is saved in bank accounts (or other investments) which in turn earns then banks/investment companies money that helps our pensions etc.

If "rich" people DID stop as soon as they had "enough" to live on for the rest of their life then this country (and ergo You and Me) would be a LOT worse off.

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

Sir Michael Parkinson epitomises someone who never has enough, very wealthy at 77 years old yet still doing crappy daytime ads namely AXA Sun Life Guaranteed Over-50 Plan, why? if not for the money.

So he's doing an ad for a demographic which would call for a well known and prominent senior identity to be the face of the ad campaign.

Seems like the ideal choice for the ad.

Also shows senior citizens don't crawl up and die once they retire.

 

[jgmcdee]

Apart from the embarrassingly broad generalisations, which others have picked up on, you miss the point that money is often not what drives people. Pretty much every footballer in the premier league could stop playing today and be set for life, and a much easier life than they have at the moment, so are you saying that they're greedy to a man?

Or is it perhaps that the ability to prove themselves the best, play the game they love, and be part of a team that can achieve things that they alone could not (amongst other non-monetary reasons) that drives them?

Greed shows in what people do with money when they have it, but not in what they do to obtain it.

 

[sten_super]

Like I say, how do you know what he needs? He works in television, he got offered work in television and he took it. I think it's up to him to decide if he needs the money or not. Greedy or perhaps trying to leave a sizeable inheritance for his family realising that money is going to keep losing it's value.

This is rather off topic, but I don't blame him for working - what I do blame him for is backing shamelessly a terrible product that rips off many older and vulnerable people.

 

[JamesAndTheGiantHead]

i guess the trick is to expand your social experience and dont judge everyone by a simplistic yardstick

if every rich person you have ever met is a friendless cock bereft of emotion i think that says more about you and your friends and associates and the people you meet as opposed to the status of rich people in general

I don't see how this can be a personal reflection of me, seeing as the people I have mentioned and met in the past are all through work, so 'expanding my social experience' doesn't come into it, unfortunately. But you're right, I'm only speaking from experience, I don't mean to say that everyone with money is like that.

 

[piersa]

This is rather off topic, but I don't blame him for working - what I do blame him for is backing shamelessly a terrible product that rips off many older and vulnerable people.

That is very fair and I think the same every time I see it.

 

[piersa]

Apart from the embarrassingly broad generalisations, which others have picked up on, you miss the point that money is often not what drives people. Pretty much every footballer in the premier league could stop playing today and be set for life, and a much easier life than they have at the moment, so are you saying that they're greedy to a man?

Or is it perhaps that the ability to prove themselves the best, play the game they love, and be part of a team that can achieve things that they alone could not (amongst other non-monetary reasons) that drives them?

Greed shows in what people do with money when they have it, but not in what they do to obtain it.

nonsense

 

[Nibble]

This is rather off topic, but I don't blame him for working - what I do blame him for is backing shamelessly a terrible product that rips off many older and vulnerable people.

Ah, yes well I cannot argue with that.

 

[jgmcdee]

nonsense

Good counterpoint, well put together.

 

[Nibble]

So he's doing an ad for a demographic which would call for a well known and prominent senior identity to be the face of the ad campaign.

Seems like the ideal choice for the ad.

Also shows senior citizens don't crawl up and die once they retire.

Quite. Let's not forget he is self employed. He's earned a lot being self employed but it's very hard for a self employed person to turn down work, it;s against their very nature. Plus the man hasn't worked on telly regularly for some years, hemay very well require the money I can't imagine his lifestyle comes cheap.

 

[bha100]

Apart from the embarrassingly broad generalisations, which others have picked up on, you miss the point that money is often not what drives people. Pretty much every footballer in the premier league could stop playing today and be set for life, and a much easier life than they have at the moment, so are you saying that they're greedy to a man?

Or is it perhaps that the ability to prove themselves the best, play the game they love, and be part of a team that can achieve things that they alone could not (amongst other non-monetary reasons) that drives them?

Greed shows in what people do with money when they have it, but not in what they do to obtain it.

Oh yeah they all proclaim to be not doing it for the money well take Rory Mcilroy just this week signing a deal with Nike worth £150 million, hes abandoned everything that got him to world number one to sign that deal,hes already very wealthy, lets see how he gets on with his new clubs, not for the money my arse.

 

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Quite. Let's not forget he is self employed. He's earned a lot being self employed but it's very hard for a self employed person to turn down work, it;s against their very nature. Plus the man hasn't worked on telly regularly for some years, hemay very well require the money I can't imagine his lifestyle comes cheap.

You could be describing yourself

 

[Nibble]

You could be describing yourself

Indeed! My lifestyle unfortunately, is very cheap!

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

Oh yeah they all proclaim to be not doing it for the money well take Rory Mcilroy just this week signing a deal with Nike worth £150 million, hes abandoned everything that got him to world number one to sign that deal,hes already very wealthy, lets see how he gets on with his new clubs, not for the money my arse.

His talents earned him that money.

Are you telling me if you painted a painting and someone offered you $100 million for it you'd turn around and say nah, it's only worth $1000 that'll do me?

 

[Nibble]

Anyone who has the chance in this climate to earn money shouldnot be blamed for taking it, if you pay your taxes and your'renot robbing anyone I don't thnk any of us can sit in judgement.

 

[bha100]

Like I say, how do you know what he needs? He works in television, he got offered work in television and he took it. I think it's up to him to decide if he needs the money or not. Greedy or perhaps trying to leave a sizeable inheritance for his family realising that money is going to keep losing it's value.

You do know i am talking about sir Michael Parkinson?