RB>         ù Quoting Bob Rudolph from a message to Ryan Bagueros  ù 
 RB> BR> What do you expect me to do about it?  Sell what I have and give it 
 RB> BR> to the  poor?
 RB> There are plenty of things to do to help bring about a more equitable 
 RB> economic 
 RB> system. At first I would expect you to at least be open-minded about it.
But I AM openminded - I'm just not a sap.  When someone starts with 'more 
equitable economic system' what follows 95% of the time is a thinly disguised 
plea or plan to take more from me if I happen to be successful - not because 
I 
don't deserve the return on my sweat equity, but because some other faceless 
bastard has determined that I ought not to be rewarded.  Thanks, but no 
thanks.  On the other hand, I do my part with my church - because it pleases 
me to do so.
 RB> BR> It isn't MY law - and by its nature, MOST people cannot be below the 
 RB> BR> line -  around Half will fall each side of the line.
 RB> Why do you think its a bell curve (which is what you're describing)? It 
 RB> isn't -
 RB> about 1% of the wealthiest people own about 80% of the world's wealth. 
 RB> Hardly a bell curve. 
No, I am talking about the law of averages, not a bell curve.  And your 1 
percent owning 80% doesn't take into account the valuation of things in other 
places - it presumes that a dollar is a dollar everywhere in terms of 
purchasing power - and I'm here to tell you that it isn't so.
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