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<blockquote data-quote="Blade Canyon" data-source="post: 391789" data-attributes="member: 15302">Rand's argument is to imagine two people in front of you.&nbsp; The first one is hungry and wants help.&nbsp; The second one is hungry and wants help, and says if you help me I will trade you this item or service you want that I made with my labor.&nbsp; So which hungry person is more deserving of your money?&nbsp; The one that did nothing, or the one that's trying to create value for it?&nbsp; A hungry person on the corner is begging for your money so he can eat, but every item you see on the store shelves is basically somebody else who is begging for your money so he can eat, too.That's why it bugs me when people complain that Dr. Dre &quot;wasted&quot; $50 million on a yacht.&nbsp; The money did not go down a hole; it was paid to many workers, technicians, and suppliers who expended a great deal of effort to create value.&nbsp; Those people and their families got to pay for their own food and shelter.All that said, it's great what you are doing, Scott.&nbsp; You are setting a good example that it's important to remember others and the simple things that we can all do to add value to other people's lives.&nbsp; The Salvation Army kettle will get a much bigger donation from me tonight when I do the grocery shopping.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Blade Canyon, post: 391789, member: 15302"] Rand's argument is to imagine two people in front of you. The first one is hungry and wants help. The second one is hungry and wants help, and says if you help me I will trade you this item or service you want that I made with my labor. So which hungry person is more deserving of your money? The one that did nothing, or the one that's trying to create value for it? A hungry person on the corner is begging for your money so he can eat, but every item you see on the store shelves is basically somebody else who is begging for your money so he can eat, too. That's why it bugs me when people complain that Dr. Dre "wasted" $50 million on a yacht. The money did not go down a hole; it was paid to many workers, technicians, and suppliers who expended a great deal of effort to create value. Those people and their families got to pay for their own food and shelter. All that said, it's great what you are doing, Scott. You are setting a good example that it's important to remember others and the simple things that we can all do to add value to other people's lives. The Salvation Army kettle will get a much bigger donation from me tonight when I do the grocery shopping. [/QUOTE]

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