Originally Posted by
Buck Rogers
What is the single most used word to describe anybody who supports a rule change to 67? Boy that's an easy crossword puzzle clue!
I can call someone ignorant and while technically the word should be unoffensive, that's not how the "ignorant" perceive it.
So, you can try to say....no offense is meant/inferred/construed by using the word "GREED".... but one would be ignorant to not understand that 99.9% of people take the word greed as an put down/ insult.
"And who is saying everything should be free?" Well, technically "everything" wasn't mentioned, but earlier I proffered 5 or 6 large ticket items that would be good for a society to have but asked "How do you pay for it in perpetuity?" The consensus of 5-6 individuals turned to question around in an attempt to infer anybody who doesn't want those things for everybody is greedy, heartless and doesn't care about their fellow man. I fully support socialism until I try to figure out how to pay for it. I know, let's take a poll and ask the common man, "Do you want free xxx?" Invariably it will have overwhelming support. That support is directly related to whether it is free for them, or whether they are going to foot the bill for the others free stuff. I applaud you on catching me on the technicality of "everything"....but I feel the "big picture" of my point is still in tact.
If you don't like the word "greedy" because it might apply to your personal positions on certain topics, that's on you. The word itself can have multiple connotations. Greed is inherent in capitalism. That doesn't have a negative connotation to it. You might infer one, but again, that's on you.
How many times in previous years have pilots on this very forum called Delta greedy for doing stock buybacks but refusing to give us a new contract? Or update our outdated IT systems? But oil companies who made their biggest profits in 115 years (who are teetering on the brink according to your math) who also decided to do stock buybacks instead of updating their outdated infrastructure are not greedy?
Your "5 or 6 large ticket items" were nothing more than red herrings to deflect from the current debate. Free college has nothing to do with oil production.