Posted on 09/26/2006 8:30:36 PM PDT by B-Chan
I'm not sure I understand the point of this post.
Make of it what you will.
Do any of us really need more than that? Really nice article, B-Chan.
What does this have to do with cows (kine)?
Kine=cow/cattle
Greed and its effect on the human condition? Respect for those who work to keep your company going? Not so hard to understand, really.
In the case of human beings, God. To think of a human person in terms of his or her economic value alone is to reduce them in status from a human being to that of a mere object. You and I both know that's wrong.
Watch out! If the local media finds out you hire excons, they will drive you and all your employees into ruin.
Heh! It's no secret. Many of our folks' best and most trusted employees are ex-cons. More than a few of them worked for our business for years, saved their cash, and own their own homes and profitable businesses today.
One wonders what the author thinks about hiring illegal aliens?
That's all about paying the least possible wages, but politically correct bleeding hearts prefer not to see it that way, and this heart seems to be of the most sanguinary.
I am satisfied to earn a reasonable middle class living. I grew up poor; I now own a small but homey brick house, an old but reliable truck, and have a family -- which is way more than I ever dreamed I would have as a kid. I have achieved my childhood goals!
By the way, I have nothing against rich people, provided they obtained their wealth honestly. Most of the rich people I know (and I do know a few, some of whom are names you would recognize) are genuinely decent, hardworking, and honest people -- and are by and large extremely generous as well.
As for me -- if I happen to get rich, great, but I have no desire to work any harder than I do now for the sake of making more money. I prefer to spend my time at home with my family rather than working for a few extra bucks. But that's just me.
Our folks only hire workers who are native-born citizens, naturalized citizens, or documented, legal residents of the United States with appropriate work visas. They do not hire illegals, even though they could do so very easily. (And yes, the validity of all documentation is checked.)
I understood. I really enjoyed what you wrote. But, more than that, I think what you wrote is a reminder to all about those things that are really important.
Nicely written. I agree. I am a proponent of capitalism, but I believe in ethical and moral capitalism and treating employees like garbage is neither.
don't say I didn't warn yopu. Been there and done that.
"give me neither poverty nor riches;
feed me with food convenient for me:
lest I be full, and deny thee,
and say, Who is the LORD?
or lest I be poor, and steal,
and take the name of my God in vain."
Proverbs 30:8,9
And having food and raiment, let us be therewith content.
But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.
For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. -I Timothy 6:8
Turns out you're right!
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