On 7/8/2012 7:59, BOB KLAHN -> JOHN MASSEY wrote:   
      
    BK>   Yeah. How many sports superstars do you think there are? How   
    BK>   many Movie Stars. You do realize most actors don't make enough   
    BK>   to earn a living just from working, don't you? And those that do   
    BK>   typically don't for very long.   
      
    BK>   Doctors make up the biggest single group in the 1%.   
      
   I hope you will understand if I don't believe you.   
      
      
      
    DD>>> And if you think that the AMA and the ABA are not unions   
    DD>>> then you have no understanding of the word union.   
      
    JM>> You can tell me the at you don't think I understand; Do not   
    JM>> think you are smart enough to actually tell what I do and   
    JM>> do not understand.   
      
    BK>   And you want to complain about personal attacks?   
      
   He's the jackass that thinks he knows what I think   
      
      
    DD>>>> Certainly one with a unique or marketable skill will do better "on   
    DD>>>> the economy". Like rock stars. But, most of the work force are not   
    DD>>>> rock stars. Some are barely competent to put money in a juke box -   
    DD>>>> but, can perform useful and necessary work. Having a union to   
    DD>>>> protect their rights   
      
    JM>>>> What rights? 40 hr week, two week vacation, sick time, company car?   
    JM>>>> Here's a CLUE, none of those are rights.   
      
    DD>>> Where did I claim anything like that.   
      
    DD>>>> Some are barely competent to put money in a juke box -   
    DD>>>> but, can perform useful and necessary work. Having a union to   
    DD>>>> protect their rights   
      
    DD>>> You are resorting to putting words   
    DD>>> in my mouth that I never uttered to point up YOUR pet peeves.   
      
    JM>> I asked what rights, gave examples of some things that   
    JM>> misinformed people think are rights and expressed my   
      
    BK>   I happen to think those things *ARE* rights, if our society   
    BK>   decides they are.   
      
   Then once again you would be wrong. Your "right" cannot cost another person   
   anything.   
      
      
      
    JM>> opinion.  You chose not to answer the question. Instead you   
    JM>> assume that these are my pet peeves and make accusations   
    JM>> about me putting words in your mouth.   
      
    BK>   He was right on that one.   
      
   No He is trying to put words in my mouth.   
    BK>   ...   
      
    JM>> Selfish attitudes?   
    JM>> What do you think is selfish?   
      
    BK>   I would say any attitude that ends up with what is to your   
    BK>   advantage is right, and if it leaves others suffering it doesn't   
    BK>   matter.   
      
   So it is your right to take money away from those that have it and give it to   
   you to pay for your medical care?   
   That's sick.   
      
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