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    A Not Very Bright Robin Hoodwink

     

    A Not Very Bright Robin Hoodwink » I'll tell you what Greed is. Greed is coveting and then taking what somebody else earned and owns that you didn't earn and don't own. That's greed. In some quarters, it's called burglary. Sometimes it's called mugging. Other times it's called extortion. But it's still thievery by any other name. The San Diego-Union Times has a concise argument against the Robin Hood concept. We should point out that the Real Robin Hood took back from the rich that which the rich stole from the poor. He is not to be confused with Robin Hoodwink. Robin Hoodwink wants to just take what belongs to somebody else and give it to those to whom these things never belonged-and some of whom haven't always exactly worked very hard either. Perhaps they haven't gone to night school after work, paid for it themselves and inched their way to a degree or better job training. They haven't gone home at night worrying about how to pay the business bills, make payroll or meet customer deadlines. They haven't taken The Risk. They don't hold the loan paper. Or perhaps they just plain made their own crappy life decisions, never saved a dime, borrowed to buy things they couldn't afford, prefer to work at jobs that don't interfere with their free time. All of these things will guarantee lack of financial success. To be sure, there are plenty of people who deserve the help of all of us who have a conscience. The disabled comes to mind. I'm not talking about the ones with the fake back injuries because God knows we all know several people in that category as well. Read the rest 

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