Ahh not all are Bono. He still does things for a good cause. He's just a little annoying is all. He's not a wanker though.

He is a giant turd. FACT.

Yeah, hating people just because they are rich is just jealousy talking. The kind of rich people who are wankers are the ones who run the kind of company I work for, who just fuck everyone else up the bum and rape them everyday for their money without actually having to do anything for them (also known as 'freehold management'). But a lot of successful wealthy people have worked hard to achieve their success and still give something back to society. You can't tar everyone with the same brush, that's basically being racist.

For example, Steve Harris is very rich, would you call him a wanker? No way, because he is marvellous. And I don't even know if he gives any money to charity. I bet he doesn't. But he doesn't need to, because Phantom of the Opera and Hallowed Be Thy Name have basically cured all diseases and poverty on the planet, David Cameron is just hiding the truth from us and trying to get money out of us.

Jon you plonker you Steve Harris gave the world Iron Maiden that surely charity enough.

Did you read what I said at all?

No

OK, point taken about Steve Harris, and I'd take it back about the people on that list who won the lottery as well, seeing they can't really help it.

Atom wrote:I bet they give more to charity than you do.

Of course they do, they have billions of pounds to spare and I don't.

This topic is hilarious.

Your pyjamas are hilarious.

ANGRY ANGST ANARCHIST COMMUNIST RANT!

Rich people in the UK get taxed a hell of a lot, 50% for those that earn £150,000 or more. That's £75,000 - probably more than I'll contribute to the country in the whole of my life.

Depends on your idea of a lot really, mine's probably a fair bit higher than everyone else's.

satanic_goat_christ wrote:Depends on your idea of a lot really, mine's probably a fair bit higher than everyone else's.

We'll my dad could beat up your dad.

And I'm the King of Africa.

As always with this shit, there are degrees of what we consider wanker-y and philanthropy. I can't say this rich-man shit enamours me at all but then I'm pretty unimpressed with my own efforts, innit.
I think 'The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists' I think neatly sums up my attitude to rich people and their efforts to help others. I think the only cunt that I find ok is Bill Gates because he does more than most countries (including his own) and he's not just throwing shitloads at his children.

That's my tupenny, anyway.