frustration
Money for Jam
20/12/08 07:11 Filed in: What the..?
Is anyone else becoming a little tired of hearing
about the “Financial Crisis” and how the
world governments are rallying together to try and
solve it?
I know I am.
The countless billions of dollars governments are throwing at what is arguably the result of rampant greed, is quite astounding. They are trying to save a system that put them in this position in the first place. A problem that could have been avoided by just taking less.
A birds eye view of the world, while it tries to deal with this self-made problem, is rather depressing. For while the world throws mind-boggling amounts of money at propping up the financial sectors, countries are still warring, people are still dying of starvation at a time when there is an excess of EVERYTHING, there are homeless living on streets of every capital city in the world, children are being abused and neglected in every country.
The old saying “Money is the root of all evil” holds especially true in these times, and to me, the saying “Money for jam” is the embodiment of that sentiment. Money for jam is exactly the opposite to taking less. Not only that, but people who use the term Money for jam in an attempt to get other people to take more than they ordinarily would, or would need, in return for doing something that they ordinarily would not...
There is more than enough in the world for everyone. There is no need for Money for Jam or the people who subscribe to the notion.
I know I am.
The countless billions of dollars governments are throwing at what is arguably the result of rampant greed, is quite astounding. They are trying to save a system that put them in this position in the first place. A problem that could have been avoided by just taking less.
A birds eye view of the world, while it tries to deal with this self-made problem, is rather depressing. For while the world throws mind-boggling amounts of money at propping up the financial sectors, countries are still warring, people are still dying of starvation at a time when there is an excess of EVERYTHING, there are homeless living on streets of every capital city in the world, children are being abused and neglected in every country.
The old saying “Money is the root of all evil” holds especially true in these times, and to me, the saying “Money for jam” is the embodiment of that sentiment. Money for jam is exactly the opposite to taking less. Not only that, but people who use the term Money for jam in an attempt to get other people to take more than they ordinarily would, or would need, in return for doing something that they ordinarily would not...
There is more than enough in the world for everyone. There is no need for Money for Jam or the people who subscribe to the notion.
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When times are tough, Greed goes up!
18/10/08 18:21 Filed in: What the..?
“House prices up as greedy cash in on first homebuyer
grant rise.”
This was the headline on a recent news.com.au article.
Show of hands. Who thought that wouldn’t happen? ...I see no hands.
Once again we see the true nature of a lot of people. Not ALL people mind you, and probably not the majority either, but a lot.
Unfortunately in the housing market, it only takes a minority to ruin the whole shebang for the majority. In this case, and that of the news article, it is once again those who don’t have a home being preyed upon by those who are wanting to ditch one.
What is the possibility that those selling are actually selling, not the family home but one or more additional houses they have acquired? Fairly high I would think.
Perhaps real estate agents should name and shame those vendors who want to re-list their properties at a higher rate to consume the increase of the first homebuyers grant.
This opportunistic feeding happened the last time there was an increase, and indeed even when it was introduced.
Why not just give the vendor the money? It’s what’s happening now anyhow. (joking!)
Better yet, stop promoting the housing market as a way to make easy money. Everyone needs a home, ONE home. Maslow new about it. It’s right there in his hierarchy of needs.
This was the headline on a recent news.com.au article.
Show of hands. Who thought that wouldn’t happen? ...I see no hands.
Once again we see the true nature of a lot of people. Not ALL people mind you, and probably not the majority either, but a lot.
Unfortunately in the housing market, it only takes a minority to ruin the whole shebang for the majority. In this case, and that of the news article, it is once again those who don’t have a home being preyed upon by those who are wanting to ditch one.
What is the possibility that those selling are actually selling, not the family home but one or more additional houses they have acquired? Fairly high I would think.
Perhaps real estate agents should name and shame those vendors who want to re-list their properties at a higher rate to consume the increase of the first homebuyers grant.
This opportunistic feeding happened the last time there was an increase, and indeed even when it was introduced.
Why not just give the vendor the money? It’s what’s happening now anyhow. (joking!)
Better yet, stop promoting the housing market as a way to make easy money. Everyone needs a home, ONE home. Maslow new about it. It’s right there in his hierarchy of needs.
