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This gives me hope, Karma is a B!tch

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Wonder why some of his former colleagues sneer at him when they see him in the restaurant?
 
To be honest, the greed shown by many of these Wall Street types is partly what got us into this mess to begin with. I have little sympathy as well.
 
Why do you believe this is karma? It looks like he worked pretty hard to get where he was and found a job instead of immediately declaring bankruptcy. I don't see any evil-doing by this fellow to get where he was. Granted, he may have lived a little more frugally and saved a little more money, but who is to say that the news report was accurate that he ate there every night? As fugal as I am, I have taken my wife to a lavish dinner with an expensive bottle of wine. Do I qualify for a karma pay-back for my accomplishments and because I have worked hard to afford to take my wife out?

I think you need to reflect on and concentrate on your own accomplishments rather than being jealous of others' and their hard times. This jealousy or class envy, my friend, has been the root of the fall of several societies over the centuries.
 
To be honest, the greed shown by many of these Wall Street types is partly what got us into this mess to begin with. I have little sympathy as well.
As used as an excuse on the other thread, well "that's their job." I do not go along with the idea that "greed" got us in this mess, although it was a contributing factor and the Press is sure hesitant to blame the real causes:

  • Folks buying houses they could not afford then deciding simply not to pay back the loans (although many have the ability to pay) once the investment went upside down.
  • The government failing to enforce the rules that were on the books, despite repeated warnings. The number of notices the regulators received on Madoff with no action taken is just astounding. That IS the government's job. They simply were too lazy and too incompetent to perform the task.
Frankly, we need ambition to get us out of this mess. We need people to produce, sell and buy with the intent of making money. A socialist government with a communist economic system will work about as well as it has in Russia. For a better reference, look at the change in the Southern Philippines since the Americans left.
 
Why do you believe this is karma? It looks like he worked pretty hard to get where he was and found a job instead of immediately declaring bankruptcy. I don't see any evil-doing by this fellow to get where he was. Granted, he may have lived a little more frugally and saved a little more money, but who is to say that the news report was accurate that he ate there every night? As fugal as I am, I have taken my wife to a lavish dinner with an expensive bottle of wine. Do I qualify for a karma pay-back for my accomplishments and because I have worked hard to afford to take my wife out?

I think you need to reflect on and concentrate on your own accomplishments rather than being jealous of others' and their hard times. This jealousy or class envy, my friend, has been the root of the fall of several societies over the centuries.
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