Volpone, you're a moron

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  1. Delaware

    Delaware Fresh Meat Deceased Member

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    The rich don't get richer from taking risks. The rich get richer by not taking risks. :bailey:
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    Muad Dib Probably a Dual Deceased Member

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    Delaware, you ignorant slut

    Delaware, you ignorant slut. They take the right risks and work hard to make it successful.
  3. oldfella1962

    oldfella1962 the only real finish line

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    Negative! You might get by okay by not taking risks, but if you truly want to be "wiping your ass with a $100 bill" rich I can't see how you can without some risk, unless it was attained via an inheritance or a winning lottery ticket.
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    shootER Insubordinate...and churlish Administrator

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    This.
  5. Delaware

    Delaware Fresh Meat Deceased Member

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    Re: Delaware, you ignorant slut

    Once you already have money (ie, if you're rich) you don't get richer by taking risks. You get richer by investing wisely and conservatively. Maybe Volpone would've had a point if his topic had been "how the poor get rich."
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    Muad Dib Probably a Dual Deceased Member

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    Delaware, you ignorant slut

    This!
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    oldfella1962 the only real finish line

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    Investing wisely? No matter how you invest there are winners + losers in every financial undertaking. If investing were easy, we would all be millionaires.
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    Muad Dib Probably a Dual Deceased Member

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    Delaware, you ignorant slut

    The rich always want to get richer. How many wake up one morning and just say, "I don't want to get any richer. This is all I want,"?
  9. Volpone

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    Bill Gates has a decent amount of money. Some might even call him well off.

    What do you think the monthly operating costs are for Microsoft? How much do you think he spent developing Vista? Bing? Any number of offerings we've seen that were bigger failures than Vista? Any of the things he's developed that didn't even get to the point where they were near being released? Would you characterize launching something like a new version of your flagship software a risk? No? What would you call it? :marathon:
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    Volpone Zombie Hunter

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    Oh, and how many times has Donald Trump been forced into bankruptcy?

    Now go sit over in the dumbass corner with the rest of the dumbasses, dumbass. :cylon:
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  11. Chuck

    Chuck Go Giants!

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    A double dumbass on you!

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    (had to do it :) )
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