Thread: The rich get richer.... Poor get...

Originally Posted by BMKal

I might be able to do you a good deal on a couple of cheap alpacas and a spinning wheel ....

don't you have to feed alpacas? arent they like small furry horses but with less of an accessory range

Originally Posted by BigJon

To keep fair and balanced all pro union talk should stop as well.

I agree with you 100%
We have to accept that taken advantage of another people is part of human behavior and is happen at any level or class in society.
There are wealthy business people that have done and doing awesome work and there unions organizers that have put their live or security of their family in the line for a good cause.
It is possible to be wealthy and earned the money in an ethical way and it is possible to be a hard worker, be poor (in money ways) and have and still contribute in a big way to our society.

Interesting that you think it's all about me being "Rich".. And sticking it to everyone else!

I have an average mortgage, work 50+ hours a week average, and have a low bank balance.

Our property needs renovations and is not a large dwelling but one suited to our needs - no excess at all in that regard.

I am an active supporter of events like: Ride for Cancer etc

To judge my comments in this way is laughable.

My post was to fire up this discussion (worked I'd say) about the continual throw away line "the rich get richer, the poor get poorer".

Having come from a family that worked ****ing hard to make a living, struggled with unemployment with a new baby in tow and to have pushed forward, to achieve a better future against what at the time was almost complete financial ruin.

I have taken opportunity of government training (skills for all), I've pushed the limits of learning by doing as much as I could afford to do, and grasping every opportunity as it presented itself.
(When one didn't present, I went looking)

I'm now supported by quite reasonable qualifications and looking to do more.

I have a loving and supportive wife, 2 fantastic children (both now adults) and a strong solid group of friends.

I am now battling my weight, to further improve myself - a huge struggle for a big bastard like myself. But I'm *driven* to succeed and have goals and milestones in place.

My bank balance is meagre but my life is full of fulfilment.

I have investments in shares - mainly in the company I work for, and will be venturing into property in the new Year. This includes supporting the evil mother in law, providing her with housing for her declining years.

But alas, I'm an evil, rich snob....

you will get over it Tombie......if thats all that annoys you in life all must be good

Originally Posted by BMKal

I might be able to do you a good deal on a couple of cheap alpacas and a spinning wheel ....

Private enterprise at it's best! just be mindful of the advertising restraints of this forum though.

I am able to supply your labour needs as I have sweatshop experience ( years working for myself ), lots of alpacas going cheap around here as well, left over from get rich quick schemes that failed still owing investors lots of money.

For the new spinning wheel operator's, there is some fantastic in depth training available with wads of certificate's on completion, the bureaucrats dictate that you must do these hideously expensive courses to become proficient at pedalling the treadle, to have these qualifications to satisfy O,H & S requirements before you even step foot inside the sweatshop ( you must or is it just another successful business venture that is earning heaps for it's owners while the bureaucrats are justifying their jobs ? ).
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Tombie, you and Gina would get along just fine Im guessing.

Originally Posted by weeds

you will get over it Tombie......if thats all that annoys you in life all must be good

Frustrations in my life are many and varied.

Although I have a few phrases I like:
"If you can't change it... Let it go!"
And
"You can only **** with the cock you've got"
(Bit crass but you get the point)

watch out for the pointy bit on the spinning wheel princess!

cant have you sleeping on the job...

Typically, spinners keep a cork on the spindle tip when the wheel is not in use as the spindle is about 6 or 8 inches long and can be quiet treacherous to bump up against.