Archive for March, 2009

I read the key to wealth is turning earned income into passive income. What is the best way to do that?

the man asked: I read that the key to wealth is the ability to turn earned income or money you work for into passive income, incremental money you receive each month or on some recurring basis that you dont work for. Though that sounds great in theory how does it work in practice? I know [...]

What do you think will happen to wealth and job creation?

Ihave H asked: 33 MIllion Americans do NOT pay taxes. Obama wants to increase that number to 66 million. Leaving the tax bill to the rest increasing the bill to higher tax payers to 140 billion dollars. The biggest Wealth redistribution in the History of America. You cannot make the Poor rich by making the [...]

what will it take an African countryof the common wealth to host the common wealth games?

Philip M asked: Now that Africa has once again lost the opportunnity of hosting the common wealth games, I want ask, just what will it take an African country to host the common wealth games?Caffeinated Content - Members-Only Content for WordPress

Do you think there is a difference between taxing wealth and taxing income?

jdlifsey2030 asked: The Democrats say we should increase taxes on the rich by raising income taxes. Doesn’t being rich mean you have a lot of assets? Should be people that earn a lot of money be taxed higher even though they may not have accumulated any wealth (yet)? Isn’t there a difference [...]

Why are Republicans only okay with wealth redistribution when it goes in their favor?

discombobulated asked: I mean any time the tax rates are adjusted be they up or down it’s redistributing the wealth. So why is only okay to lower taxes but never to raise them ? Is it not socialism to lower taxes as well ? I mean by lowering taxes you are in essence letting that [...]

Is anyone else bothered by the fact that our economy is based on imaginary wealth?

Viv asked: I read an answer to someone’s question that said that since we dropped the gold standard, our wealth doesn’t mean anything. Yeah, that means our national debt is imaginary. It also means that dollars and cents are just pieces of paper or numbers on a credit card bill. What if someone realizes this [...]

Are people who work for a company on projects that are government funded recepients of wealth redistribution?

asked: How about the companies themselves? Are the companies recipients of wealth redistribution?Caffeinated Content

How was wealth distributed in monarchic societies?

Joey O asked: I’m not necessarily looking for an answer to the question as much as some recommendations for resources.
I’m trying to find some good books on wealth distribution/economy in monarchic societies (past and present).Kansieo.com

In addition to building grand palaces, in what other ways did absolute rulers use the vast wealth?

Kozlov M asked: In addition to building grand palaces, in what other ways did absolute rulers use the vast wealth the accumulated?
How did they use their wealth in the 16th century?Kansieo.com

To Wealthy People Who Did Not Inherit the Majority of Their Wealth - How Did You Become Successful?

-:- Masha -:- asked: I’m not asking this to just billionaires - but all well-off people who earned their wealth. What career did you break into? What skills and personal attributes made you financially successful?Caffeinated Content