[G. Adams]

</span><blockquote><span class="smallfont">Quote:</span><hr size="1" />Originally Posted by (castille,)
The REAL reason you refuse to read the book is because you are afraid of the ideas.

I can assure you that the book is not another "get rich quick" crap. In fact, Robert Kiyosaki SPECIFICALLY states that getting rich taks time, energy, and persistance. He's made thousands of attacks on dodgy get-rich schemes.


The problem with people is that they are afraid to take painful short-term risks for long-term rewards. I doubt EVERYONE would dare to go out and start their own businesses; in fact, a recent survey came up with the result that only 2% of people who had READ a business book actually went out and did it!

You ever hear people say "I wish I was rich" or "I wish I got a girlfriend", but they sit on their ass all day and not do it? Thats why humans suffer so much, because they sacrifice their little petty needs for long-term satisfaction.


Even though I'm only a 1st-year economics student, I can figure that if EVERYONE invests 20% of their income (I put 60% of mine into business and investment), they would have a good life, while companies would still make money.

But they won't. I know if we gave them EVERYTHING we could, they still will not do it. Why? Again, short-term rewards.


You claim ethiopians are dying of hunger. I ask you, is Ethiopia a capitalist society? NO. Its also racked by ethnic violence (racism).

Lets choose an example of an ACTUAL capitalist country: United States.

Thousands of Americans, though hard work and common sense, have built comfortable lives. Not simply business owners, but architects, builders, flight attendants, waiters, etc. How? Their ability to go beyond "I wish", and into "I WILL!".<hr size="1" /></blockquote><span class='postcolor'>

No, again I will not read it because I am in University and am already reading enough stuff.

BTW, or you perchance the founder of Capitalism Discussion on the MSN Groups? Because that person made the same mistake as you did by comparing getting rich to getting a girlfriend. Getting rich is the acquisition of wealth-property. Women are not property. Your comparision suggests the two are similar. they are not.

You are ignoring something, as I have mentioned elsewhere. If everybody tries to get rich and succeeds, as you suggest they will if they persist, then no-one will be rich. We would all be equal. But because those who are currently rich do not want this equalisation, they will use their influence to make it harder. For instance the may create monopolies, stopping anyone getting into those markets.

As well as that, if we all got rich to lead these comfortable lives, who would actually do the hard work? You would have to ensure that for every person who got rich another 2 replaced them just to maintain the system. of course, those 2 would follow your plan to get rich, requiring another 2....this goes on forever. Capitalism is based on ever greater expansion, and when it stops, the bubble bursts.