From: "Gary Britt" 

Yep that's all it takes to be successful in America.  The determination to
succeed and normal intelligence.

Gary

"Ellen K."  wrote in message
news:rqsir193fj7m33dejgmip5vhh81ldm68hm{at}4ax.com...
> My grandparents came to this country with nothing except two babies and
> a few household possessions.  Their children (Three more were born on
> this side of the Atlantic) all made it comfortably into the middle
> class, although only one completed a college education.  They didn't
> know anyone influential, on the contrary they had to fight for every bit
> of economic progress since in those days Jews were widely discriminated
> against.  What they did have was a willingness to work hard and be
> responsible about the money they earned.
>
> On Mon, 02 Jan 2006 16:34:04 +0000, Adam
> <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near the
bridge"> wrote in
> message :
>
> >Gary Britt wrote:
> >> Capitalism is fair because everyone has the opportunity to become Bill
Gates
> >> or to pave the way for their children to have the opportunity to become
Bill
> >> Gates.
> >>
> >
> >It's not strictly true though is it? Things are very often down to who
> >you know & not what you know. Gate's Mum being a chum of the boss of IBM
> >couldn't have hurt.
> >
> >Adam
> >
> >> Equality of results is neither natural or expected for a system to be
fair.
> >>
> >> Gary
> >>
> >> "Tony Williams"  wrote in message
> >> news:43b8825d$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> >>
> >>>Gary Britt wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>Happy New Year To You As Well.
> >>>
> >>>Cheers!
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>I'm afraid that enough of us aren't Jesus.  However,
I'll admit that
if
> >>
> >> the
> >>
> >>>>majority of the population were Jesus then Communism might work.
> >>>
> >>>In the same spirit, I'll concede that capitalism would be fair if
> >>>everyone were Bill Gates.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>Should I hold my breath waiting for 3 million Jesuii?
> >>>
> >>>I advise against it.
> >>>
> >>>--
> >>>Tony
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>Gary
> >>>>
> >>>>"Tony Williams" 
wrote in message
> >>>>news:43b85915{at}w3.nls.net...
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>Ok, I think you're up to operating rpm now .
> >>>>>
> >>>>>I'm not going to refute your post point by point
because it's mainly
> >>>>>repeating at great length the same flawed
arguments you advanced
before.
> >>>>>It was an entertaining read, in a
watching-a-train-wreck sort of way
> >>>>
> >>>>though.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>This little snippet reveals the core fallacy:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>People bust their butts to improve their own
life and the lives of
> >>>>>>their children, but NEVER for the common good.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Simply not true. I understand some guy got nailed
to a cross for
> >>>>>suggesting otherwise so I'll leave it there.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>BTW, at the risk of offending your sensibilities,
Happy New Year!
> >>>>>
> >>>>>--
> >>>>>Tony
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>
> >>
>

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