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<blockquote data-quote="JimJimmyJames" data-source="post: 571386" data-attributes="member: 11425"><p>Depends on the business. My father started his own electrical contractor business and was on his way to being a millionaire if he did not die young in a car accident. </p><p> </p><p>And no, he did not come from money, just a very normal working class backround.</p><p> </p><p>But he was almost a slave to the business. He quite often worked from sun up to sun down, sometimes 6 to 7 days a week. We would have to take the phone off the hook so we could eat a peaceful dinner.</p><p> </p><p>It was growing up this way which inspired me after college to stay with UPS and work for a corporation that would allow me to make a decent living but still have a family life.</p><p> </p><p>Ironic, huh? Most UPSERs might feel that UPS robs them of a family life.</p><p> </p><p>Anyways...</p><p> </p><p>22LR, I have sympathy for your passion for the plight of the working man. But bbsam is right when he laid bare the fatal flaw of mankind: Selfishness. And that will exist no matter what system we live under.</p><p> </p><p>Funny, but trying to seperate us from our selfish nature is what religion is primarily about. But a large portion of society, in it's infinite wisdom, decided modern man could do without such teachings.</p><p> </p><p>In fact, didn't Mr. Marx say religion was the "opiate of the masses". Too bad the substitutions for that opiate has not given us anything but materialism and nihilism.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JimJimmyJames, post: 571386, member: 11425"] Depends on the business. My father started his own electrical contractor business and was on his way to being a millionaire if he did not die young in a car accident. And no, he did not come from money, just a very normal working class backround. But he was almost a slave to the business. He quite often worked from sun up to sun down, sometimes 6 to 7 days a week. We would have to take the phone off the hook so we could eat a peaceful dinner. It was growing up this way which inspired me after college to stay with UPS and work for a corporation that would allow me to make a decent living but still have a family life. Ironic, huh? Most UPSERs might feel that UPS robs them of a family life. Anyways... 22LR, I have sympathy for your passion for the plight of the working man. But bbsam is right when he laid bare the fatal flaw of mankind: Selfishness. And that will exist no matter what system we live under. Funny, but trying to seperate us from our selfish nature is what religion is primarily about. But a large portion of society, in it's infinite wisdom, decided modern man could do without such teachings. In fact, didn't Mr. Marx say religion was the "opiate of the masses". Too bad the substitutions for that opiate has not given us anything but materialism and nihilism. [/QUOTE]
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