Interesting cartoon: Discuss

[jfpen]

They just didn't want the British government to control their lives.  They wanted the American government to control American lives.

And WHY didn't they want the British Gov to control their lives?  Perhaps it had to do with $, taxation and an All Powerful Gov.

Seems eerily familiar now doesn't it...

To anyone in this topic whom has not yet read "The Creature From Jekyll Island" you need to.  It is all about the $.  Always has been.

"Money is the root of all evil"

-Think About It

Milwaukee,
                "Money is the root of all evil" is a very broad statement. 99% of people view money as the fruits of ones labor, business or investment. That is the understanding that 99% of us have.  That is not what the Creature from Jekyll Island was about.
                  One of points of "The Creature from Jekyll Island" was that the "evil" was that the creating money out of nothing and then lending it for profit, like the central banks (FED) do.  Their money was not earned or saved or the product of investment.  No sweat, labor, sacrifice or risk taking went into its' acquisition. Yet, they make billions in profit out of nothing? They did nothing to earn this money. There is no business on the planet that works this way!

JP

[Milwaukee]

They just didn't want the British government to control their lives.  They wanted the American government to control American lives.

And WHY didn't they want the British Gov to control their lives?  Perhaps it had to do with $, taxation and an All Powerful Gov.

Seems eerily familiar now doesn't it...

To anyone in this topic whom has not yet read "The Creature From Jekyll Island" you need to.  It is all about the $.  Always has been.

"Money is the root of all evil"

-Think About It

You are all CORRECT!  In one way or another you have all touched on some form of truth that goes against my broad, old, and over used statement laid into a topic on America's Independence from Britain, explained (in part) in "The Creature from Jekyll Island". 

Now, please don't pat yourselves on the back too hard just yet.

MONEY IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL????

MONEY...............is the ROOT of TRUE FREEDOM!!!!

Ask any CREDIT SLAVE out there how "FREE" they are.....


Having, and UNDERSTANDING how to make money, and INVEST MONEY will FREE YOU faster and more completely than any BS, over used, QUOTE in the history of the written word!!

How about an over used CAPS LOCK button?

Any one of us can find something to argue about within a post:  Since you used the word "slave" lets dissect where that term got it's meaning...

Correct me if I am wrong (you will) but a slave is someone who is forced into labor against their will for the financial gain of their "master".  The slave trade was prosperous for those who sold them for money.  Look on the bright side though slave; you can always use money to buy back your freedom.  Nothing evil there!

See how easy it is!  No caps either!

When you look at how "we"(the small time people who make up 99% of the world) use money it is easy to say "More $ = More freedom" and I don't disagree.  It is the reason people work; so they don't have to.

Money is the root of all evil? Only people without any say that crap. If you haven't read atlas shrugged I highly suggest it. It will clear up some misunderstanding you might have.

Here is a relevant excerpt:

"So you think that money is the root of all evil?" said Francisco d'Anconia. "Have you ever asked what is the root of money? Money is a tool of exchange, which can't exist unless there are goods produced and men able to produce them. Money is the material shape of the principle that men who wish to deal with one another must deal by trade and give value for value. Money is not the tool of the moochers, who claim your product by tears, or of the looters, who take it from you by force. Money is made possible only by the men who produce. Is this what you consider evil?

more here: http://www.capitalismmagazine.com/index.php?news=1826

I'm hardly a prince and not quite a pauper.  "Atlas Shrugged" huh?  Maybe I will read that next. 

Here I go again!  You know what else has been called a tool?  A gun.  It has many purposes including; target practice and hunting.  A gun is not a gun when a gang banger shoots a man he just robbed.  Of course, according to your quote, that wasn't money.  It was.........?

They just didn't want the British government to control their lives.  They wanted the American government to control American lives.

And WHY didn't they want the British Gov to control their lives?  Perhaps it had to do with $, taxation and an All Powerful Gov.

Seems eerily familiar now doesn't it...

To anyone in this topic whom has not yet read "The Creature From Jekyll Island" you need to.  It is all about the $.  Always has been.

"Money is the root of all evil"

-Think About It

Milwaukee,
                "Money is the root of all evil" is a very broad statement. 99% of people view money as the fruits of ones labor, business or investment. That is the understanding that 99% of us have.  That is not what the Creature from Jekyll Island was about.
                  One of points of "The Creature from Jekyll Island" was that the "evil" was that the creating money out of nothing and then lending it for profit, like the central banks (FED) do.  Their money was not earned or saved or the product of investment.  No sweat, labor, sacrifice or risk taking went into its' acquisition. Yet, they make billions in profit out of nothing? They did nothing to earn this money. There is no business on the planet that works this way!

JP

How does my quote not encompass most of what you just said?

To be blunt, I am not ******* retarded.  I understand that Money is a broad term and has many different applications.  I also work for money (shock and awe!) and I don't consider what I do for it to be evil.  Therefore, of course my quote is no longer valid.  If it were valid it would have been;  "Money, in the fiat and fractional reserve lending usury sense, has been evil-y designed to allow those with it [power] to manipulate those without."

[Bluemoon06]

..."Money is the root of all evil"...

This is one of the most misquoted quotes in the world.  The correct quote is “The love of money is the root of all evil”.  It is not money at all it is the love.  That is a cautionary phrase because that love can be of anything.  You should examine whatever you love to see how it makes you act because love is the root of any evil you do.  The love of money yes, but the love of a woman, love of your country, love of your God, love of yourself.  None of these things are bad in themselves but if you love them it will cause you to act in ways that are sometimes evil.    The object in this sentence can be replaced with anything.  It is love that causes problems.

[Tien]

Money isn't evil nor is the love of money evil.


Human nature is the root of all evil.