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Topic History of: In case you want to see a very, very expensive meal...
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Angel |
Karmic Bounce wrote:
Probably, if I had been a multi-millionaire pop mogul, I might have been rubbing shoulders with the likes of Bono and Geldof et al so the answer would have been yes. But as I'm not and I my bank balance doesn't extend into 6, 7 or 8 figures it's not a dilemma I have to face. Instead I have found true meaning through the spiritual Zen path in life where masterialism is seen as just an impermanent illusion that ultimately leads to bondage and suffering. I must add though that if we had to pay a mosquito net levy I wouldn't complain.
Remember, by acting unselfishly in helping others you send out good karma which of course always bounces back eventually!
What utter tosh. You certainly do not have to spend wedges of cash to eat in high class or well reputed eateries. The likes of Bono etc only eat in top restaurants? There is a very large void between Mcdonalds and high end restuarants my boy. |
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veritas |
Karmic Bounce wrote:
Alas, the trickle down effect is much slower with the exclusive haute cuisine restaurants due to their high profit margins going to only a few people whereas MacDonalds (for all their sins) work to low profit margins but employ hundreds of thousands of people who are likely to spend a higher proportion of their net earnings (marginal propensity to consume)than say Raymond Blanc n'est-ce pas?
Remember, benefits of buying mosquito nets:
1. They save lives
2. Going to MacDonalds keeps more people in work
Consider this famous quote:
Not everything that counts can be counted
this fantasy that McDonalds and their ilk somehow create employment has been blown out of the water years ago by economists.
They do the opposite-they keep wages low and contain jobs and at the same time create an
atmosphere where small businesses cannot prosper.
Small business have always been one of the largest creators of jobs especially in Britain yet sadly you now have two anti-small business political parties that only care for corporations.
plus the food is crap and probably dangerous to your health which the taxpayer will eventually pay for on the NHS. |
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Karmic Bounce |
Probably, if I had been a multi-millionaire pop mogul, I might have been rubbing shoulders with the likes of Bono and Geldof et al so the answer would have been yes. But as I'm not and I my bank balance doesn't extend into 6, 7 or 8 figures it's not a dilemma I have to face. Instead I have found true meaning through the spiritual Zen path in life where masterialism is seen as just an impermanent illusion that ultimately leads to bondage and suffering. I must add though that if we had to pay a mosquito net levy I wouldn't complain.
Remember, by acting unselfishly in helping others you send out good karma which of course always bounces back eventually! |
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Karmic Bounce |
Alas, the trickle down effect is much slower with the exclusive haute cuisine restaurants due to their high profit margins going to only a few people whereas MacDonalds (for all their sins) work to low profit margins but employ hundreds of thousands of people who are likely to spend a higher proportion of their net earnings (marginal propensity to consume)than say Raymond Blanc n'est-ce pas?
Remember, benefits of buying mosquito nets:
1. They save lives
2. Going to MacDonalds keeps more people in work
Consider this famous quote:
Not everything that counts can be counted |
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JK2006 |
Can't eat it or spell it. |
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