Why do so many rich people use sleazy tactics to grow their wealth?

Capitalist wrote:

Would having multiple children to recieve more government aid also be considered sleazy? Collecting food stamps while you sit at home playing x-box? Sleazy?

Remember the "poor" in our country still live better than the median household in many others. Everyone has the neighbor who's on welfare with the 50" flat screen.

Well, having children to receive more aid would be dumb because the aid still provides less than the child costs.

Yes, there are people who take advantage of welfare programs.

But would you want to trade your lifestyle with any of theirs?

They still have a crappy life.

joedirt,

Certainly this doesn't sound sleazy, just risky. At any moment, this policy could have changed without any notice.

whatsmyname wrote:

The first two examples you gave are not people but entities. The third example you gave is a person but is hardly a common representative of the typical rich person the OP was alluding to. So what would be a more typical and human example of the OP's point?

Entities are run by people and the sleazy tactics used to enrich the companies are enriching actual people.

When the company gets an undeserved tax break they pay higher dividends which go to people and the stock price rises allowing them to pay higher bonuses to people.

So a mid-level accountant making say $80K is assigned the task of searching out creative ways in the tax code that the corporation can use to reduce its liability. He finds some ways that are creative - they are against the spirit of the tax laws but not the letter so are therefore legal. He contributes his idea in the next meeting. His bosses accept and implement the idea. He gets no bonus for this, as he is not an exec though the idea did lead to more profit for the company at the expense of the government so it probably helps solidify his job standing and his company's viability as a whole. A few years later the IRS fixes the loophole as other companies started taking advantage of the unintended gap in the tax law.Was the accountant acting sleazy or just doing his job well? What about his bosses?

L L wrote:

whatsmyname wrote:

The first two examples you gave are not people but entities. The third example you gave is a person but is hardly a common representative of the typical rich person the OP was alluding to. So what would be a more typical and human example of the OP's point?

Entities are run by people and the sleazy tactics used to enrich the companies are enriching actual people.

When the company gets an undeserved tax break they pay higher dividends which go to people and the stock price rises allowing them to pay higher bonuses to people.

ruger wrote:

Why shouldn't they use sleazy tactics? Jesus already said that all rich people are going to burn in Hell forever.

Paraphrase:

Liberals love to quote the Bible "it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God" But they neglect the rest of the passage. With man it is impossible. With God all things are possible.

The aid pays less than "your" children cost, and "my" children cost. Because we raise them, make sure they have shoes and clothes that fit and eat three square meals. We don't turn them lose on the street leading to the gang culture in our cities.

Having a crappy life is in the eye of the beholder. They don't have what you have, but they're practically retired. Why join the rat race when everything they need comes in the mail box?

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Well, having children to receive more aid would be dumb because the aid still provides less than the child costs.

Yes, there are people who take advantage of welfare programs.

But would you want to trade your lifestyle with any of theirs?

They still have a crappy life.[/quote]

Could you name just one?