Meh, what else is new?

[Ducimus]

I stopped reading here:

Looking for empathy and support? You're more likely to get it from a poor person than you are from a rich one, according to new research published in Psychological Science.

This isn't new. People who are well off, are not concerned about anyone, and Why should they? Other people being poor, is not their concern. The more well off they are, the less they care. This isn't anything new or exciting. It's always been this way. At least in california. The public mantra of california, is "Me first".

[the_tyrant]

Originally Posted by Ducimus

I stopped reading here:



This isn't new. People who are well off, are not concerned about anyone, and Why should they? Other people being poor, is not their concern. The more well off they are, the less they care. This isn't anything new or exciting. It's always been this way. At least in california. The public mantra of california, is "Me first".

you know, if you wanted to be the boss of a big corporation or a politician. you would have to be good at backstabbing and cut-through competition

[Platapus]

Based on the Fundraising for NPO class I just finished, I would disagree with the premise that "the rich" are not emphatic.

The rich give a lot to NPOs and charities.

[Armistead]

Originally Posted by Platapus

Based on the Fundraising for NPO class I just finished, I would disagree with the premise that "the rich" are not emphatic.

The rich give a lot to NPOs and charities.

Yep, they make great tax shelters.....

[Platapus]

Originally Posted by Armistead

Yep, they make great tax shelters.....

Makes no difference to the NPO or the goodly services they provide to the community.

[GoldenRivet]

Originally Posted by Armistead

Yep, they make great tax shelters.....

is it a bad thing that there is a small tax incentives and reward for doing good?

i promise you my friend, when i send money to charity the last thing on my mind is the tax write off.

Do you seriously think I or anyone else was thinking of the tax write offs when we had that March of Dimes donation drive here at subsim a long while back?

since when is it a crime to have money and do as you wish with it?

there are two things im DONE being guilt tripped over...





one is being white, the other is being well off.

[Bubblehead1980]

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Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

there are two things im DONE being guilt tripped over...





one is being white, the other is being well off.

Well said, my sentiments EXACTLY.I am sick and tired of the class and race warfare.Esp from the government, meaning from Barry O and his goons.

[krashkart]

They needed a study for this? XD

I think the article generalized a bit. Not all poor are empathetic/empathic, not all rich are heartless. Having only lived on one side of the coin, though, all I can say is that it's good to have friends anywhere I go and would much rather be loved by as many as possible than be loathed by all. That's something I can bank on no matter where I go in life.

More money = more apathy you mean, right?

[GoldenRivet]

Originally Posted by Solace

More money = more apathy you mean, right?

I'm saying its down to the individual.

this report is like saying blacks are more or less apathetic, sympathetic or fill in the ________ than Hispanics.

its ridiculous.

one thing their "scientific" examination fails to do properly is define "wealth"

are we talking "upper middle class" wealth or are we talking "Thurston Howell the third" wealth?

what do they mean by poor?

lower middle class? homeless / destitute? less than $25K annual salary?