I expect Tr*mp will pardon him by the end of next week.
That's my girl... That's my good girl.
Kaylee ,'Serenity'
Natter 76: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Foaminess
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
sj - Feb 20, 2020 6:33:07 am PST #16574 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Laura - Feb 20, 2020 6:43:16 am PST #16575 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
The Judge sounds mighty annoyed, but I expect the pardon to follow whatever sentence so she may as well make it a good one.
Jesse - Feb 20, 2020 6:45:32 am PST #16576 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Granted I have never really done physically hard work on a daily basis, but running a business is still hard work in my definition.
I think what I mean to say is that "hard work" isn't how you get to be a billionaire. You have to work hard, sure, but it's as much about luck and skill and positioning and all of this other stuff, not just how "hard" you're working.
I mean, Bloomberg specifically started selling computerized data to financial companies right as computers were becoming ubiquitous, so it was a good idea at the right time that worked out.
msbelle - Feb 20, 2020 6:54:35 am PST #16577 of 30019
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Nathan was just on The View and my boyfriend is still super adorable.
Jessica - Feb 20, 2020 6:55:33 am PST #16578 of 30019
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I think what I mean to say is that "hard work" isn't how you get to be a billionaire. You have to work hard, sure, but it's as much about luck and skill and positioning and all of this other stuff, not just how "hard" you're working.
And after a certain point (a few million? a few ten millions? I have no idea), it's just money turning itself into more money over and over and over again. You can't make more billions faster by working harder, and you can't make ANY number of billions without starting out very rich.
sj - Feb 20, 2020 7:01:41 am PST #16579 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
And after a certain point (a few million? a few ten millions? I have no idea), it's just money turning itself into more money over and over and over again. You can't make more billions faster by working harder, and you can't make ANY number of billions without starting out very rich.
Also, when you get to that point, how much of a loss is it to pay those who work for you, who are also working hard, really well?
Dana - Feb 20, 2020 7:04:20 am PST #16580 of 30019
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
OMG, I just had to google to make sure that RBG wasn't the Ginsberg saying nice things about Roger Stone. Phew.
Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 20, 2020 7:15:41 am PST #16581 of 30019
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
This is in my town, and a really cool combination of old and new: [link]?
Kids living there would have a great comeback to "were you raised in a barn?"!
Sparky1 - Feb 20, 2020 7:18:45 am PST #16582 of 30019
Librarian Warlord
He will, without a doubt, get a pardon. I may hate how he wields it, but that power is in the Constitution. Tr*mp's, and Barr's, interference in the Stone case (and Flynn -- he'll get pardoned, too) are corruption (IMHO).
Gudanov - Feb 20, 2020 7:21:22 am PST #16583 of 30019
Coding and Sleeping
but running a business is still hard work in my definition.
Absolutely, and creating a successfully business is a helluva accomplishment. I have a lot of admiration for you and anybody who's managed to create a profitable business.
The next part doesn't have anything to do with the above.
I don't know Bloomberg's story, but it's not really about that, there's this idea that massive wealth inequity is just fine because the rich have earned that money through hard work and the poor are poor because they are lazy, that's just not how the world works. The way Bloomberg talks about his wealth makes it sound like he doesn't realize that.