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Originally Posted by Beingist  Actually, most of my experiences, bad or otherwise are with scenario 1 people. I've never, ever even met any sincere scenario 2s or 4s (to my knowledge), and only one scenario 3 person (who was the CEO of my last job, and who deserves a special mention, because he was more about 1) making money and 2) providing people with jobs. Providing value was 3rd on that list). |
Maybe you should consider one of Steve's CGWs? I know I am. I'm sure there's tons of people who fall into those categories that attend them. I'd like to meet you in any event
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Originally Posted by Andrew Brunelle Much of our tax money is spent on the wars we are in here in America. Not only that, but the more we are taxed, the more money of ours the government has to squander. I prefer a lower tax across the board, especially on lower income workers. Why not just tax the rich an extra 10% and that way we'll have a lot more money for the government to throw around? |
I don't think you grasp the extent of the US debt. Lowering taxes for most and punishing financial success further would likely worsen the current situation even more.
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Originally Posted by Beingist Indeed, they have some plans for implementation, and they regard something to do with technology. |
What are those plans exactly? I haven't kept up recently.
ALG...Agreed. I think Beingist's idea of ''business people'' is too narrow too. In fact I met a casting director once who told me that most successful artists from the US are also savvy business people. And it makes perfect sense when you think about it. If you take musicians and singers for example, I think that on the whole you'll find most of them find their motivation in the incredible feeling of sharing something personal with others, hopefully finding the universality in that personal emotion they're sharing. Or just being on stage in front of thousands of fans. They may not think in those terms, but the primary motivating force is ''providing value'', not maximizing profits. And yet I don't see anything wrong with them maximizing their value and making as much money as possible.