http://dan.zitting.me/2008/02/an-illustration-of-the-problem-with-socialism/ Dan Zitting's writing on organizational, societal, and lifestyle design Sat, 07 Aug 2010 22:14:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://dan.zitting.me/2008/02/an-illustration-of-the-problem-with-socialism/comment-page-1/#comment-21983 Chuck Zitting Sat, 01 Mar 2008 23:25:57 +0000 http://www.zittiblog.com/archives/258#comment-21983 And the 10th guy (sitting by himself alone) decided that the $59.00 a night he spent to have an evening with the others was better spent having an occasional night with someone who appreciated and enjoyed him. His net worth went through the ceiling, he had more fun than ever, and will live forever, happily, without bearing the stress of not always making someone else's world wonderful. There are builders and destroyers (wealth, societies, or individual relationships) and when the builders have enough, the destroyers are left with what's left, nothing. Pick your game...your choice...it takes the same effort. And the 10th guy (sitting by himself alone) decided that the $59.00 a night he spent to have an evening with the others was better spent having an occasional night with someone who appreciated and enjoyed him. His net worth went through the ceiling, he had more fun than ever, and will live forever, happily, without bearing the stress of not always making someone else’s world wonderful. There are builders and destroyers (wealth, societies, or individual relationships) and when the builders have enough, the destroyers are left with what’s left, nothing. Pick your game…your choice…it takes the same effort.

]]> http://dan.zitting.me/2008/02/an-illustration-of-the-problem-with-socialism/comment-page-1/#comment-21982 Karen Clark Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:36:35 +0000 http://www.zittiblog.com/archives/258#comment-21982 Then the nine men sat down and felt sorry for the poor guys so they gave them ALL of the extra money in their pockets and left. The poor guys "drank" all of the money and were still poor. The other guys decided they had better improve their jobs - but the "rich" guys ALL went overseas and there weren't any good jobs to be had. Then the nine men sat down and felt sorry for the poor guys so they gave them ALL of the extra money in their pockets and left. The poor guys “drank” all of the money and were still poor. The other guys decided they had better improve their jobs – but the “rich” guys ALL went overseas and there weren’t any good jobs to be had.

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