Right of Center: 10/16/11

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Everyone is equal but some are more equal than others

Last year when President Obama was on the attack mode with CEOs, he stated "I do think at a certain point you've made enough money."

The statement was only directed to CEOs of corporations - not the celebrity types who back Obama.

Today I found this article that addresses that very issue. It is an interesting read that uses Forbes for reference and the amount of money earned by celebrities (Oprah - $290 million in 2010) versus the top 10 CEOs earnings for 2010 ($43 million).

http://cnsnews.com/blog/walter-e-williams/pitting-us-against-each-other

~ Patty

Points to Ponder

"An armed society is a polite society" - Robert Heinlein
"A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have." ~ Barry Goldwater
"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not." ~ Thomas Jefferson
"If 'pro' is the opposite of 'con' what is the opposite of 'progress'?" ~ Paul Harvey
"You can't get rid of poverty by giving people money." ~ P. J. O'Rourke
"This country has come to feel the same when Congress is in session as when the baby gets hold of a hammer." ~ Will Rogers
"That government is best which governs least." ~ Henry David Thoreau
"And for well over a hundred years our politicians, statesmen, and people remembered that this was a republic, not a democracy, and knew what they meant when they made that distinction." ~ Robert Welch