[Vincent]

@ Espy ;
Was he the same person who made Carnegie hall or was that another Carnegie? XD
Hmm. Glad to see Chicago did good.
xD I like chicago. I lived there for a bit. x:
Kinda wanna go back but unsure.

[Lawtan]

Andrew Carnegie donated money to make Carnegie-Mellon...Carnegie Hall... (Shoot, I knew this...thinking)

Edit: Yes, he did pay for it.

[Vincent]

Ah. Seems he did quite a few things. o-o'
I wanna see Carnegie hall.
IF ONLY for the fact that a big scene in 'Parasite Eve' is held there. XD

[Lawtan]

Haven't played Parasite Eve...

[Espy]

Uh. Carnegie was...quite rich. He and Rockefeller got into a race (after JP Morgan passed away) to see who could give away all of their money the fastest. Unfortunately, Carnegie lost, because he died before Rockefeller, but he loved libraries and education, so Carnegie Mellon University, Carnegie Hall, many, many libraries, and other facilities were all funded by him.

...Basically, anything that's branded as "Carnegie" is probably based off his money.

[Vincent]

So he technically won in the very end? xD Idk.
Sounds like something alot of rich people should be doing now. XP

[Vincent]

@ Lawman ;
parasite eve is freaken epic.8'D
It's a very unique game with a horror-ish side to it.
AND ITS EDUCATIONAL . sorta. Talks about mitochondria. It evolving and becoming self-aware.

[Lawtan]

^Agrees to the "What rich should be doing" there
Bill Gates, last I checked, said "give all my money away by the time I am 40 years in the grave*

[Umaeril]

Originally Posted by Lawtan

I'm in a Valley in the Bible Belt...

The Valley of the Shadow of the Bible Belt. And that is a mighty big belt I must say. I lived for a time in Nashville, but that city is very cosmopolitan. I liked it a lot there. But not in a "forever" sense, like I would not want to live there a long time. I have been through VA many times, a really beautiful state.

Espy your outfit is really stunning.

[Espy]

Originally Posted by Vincent

So he technically won in the very end? xD Idk.
Sounds like something alot of rich people should be doing now. XP

That depends on how you define "rich".

Originally Posted by Umaeril

Espy your outfit is really stunning.

Thanks. Wanted to try for some different colors.

[Vincent]

I dunno. Isn't it that rich people don't have to pay for taxes or... why am I thinking that? XD

[Espy]

....The richer you are, the more taxes you have to pay.

[Vincent]

Huh. Well people were complaining about unfair rich people somehow. XD I don't know.

[Lawtan]

Honestly, taxes don't resolve that sort of stuff.
Rich could be considered relative. In one sense, everyone online is rich for being able to afford such technology at all. (Reference to 25% again)
Just to me, I see it as "We have gotten to the point where if those who have things don't give back on things and try to find ways to preserve/perservere...life as we know it is going to get worse...for everyone."

[Umaeril]

Originally Posted by Espy

....The richer you are, the more taxes you have to pay.

What backgrounds are you using? It's a combo I know that with Heim...whatever clouds

And I don't think it is so that the richer you are the more taxes you pay, actually the opposite. Romney was only paying 14%. Whereas I pay something like 28%.

[Lawtan]

After a certain point in "riches" you can pay to abuse loopholes...and cutting down on loopholes usually just cuts down on the public's ability to receive deductions in general.

...On that note, 2 things:

1) Some taxes are now related to ethnicity (equality?)
2) Your drivers licence, in some states, from what I understand, now will have 1 GB of personal information... (Need to find the article)