tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post6944655394024918469..comments2024-03-26T09:49:07.212-07:00Comments on The Scratching Post: A Little on Rabbi Daniel LapinK T Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10259428595745509790noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-86790606915097876442011-02-08T21:07:22.484-08:002011-02-08T21:07:22.484-08:00I"m doing better than I deserve!
From a, deb...I"m doing better than I deserve!<br /><br />From a, debt-free including the house, Ramsey man!<br /> <br />Kudos on the Blog!Liberal Stupidityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05500022698754771277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-35059160348438402011-02-08T17:26:07.094-08:002011-02-08T17:26:07.094-08:00"the desire to make money is good" kind ..."the desire to make money is good" kind of rounds out the rough edges of "greed is good", although the former doesn't fit as well on a t-shirt as well as lacking any sort of alliterative appeal.<br /><br />Link forthcoming.Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02448369692335981936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-91033841556785353352011-02-08T12:15:30.826-08:002011-02-08T12:15:30.826-08:00Good. I still think it's worth emphasizing, t...Good. I still think it's worth emphasizing, though. I've known too many unethical rich people.tim eiselehttp://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-16260552477799604412011-02-08T11:11:32.827-08:002011-02-08T11:11:32.827-08:00Tim, like Suburban said, the Rabbi definitely stan...Tim, like Suburban said, the Rabbi definitely stands for ethics as well. In the book, honesty is discussed at length as a part of this.K T Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10259428595745509790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-6033478290080073432011-02-08T08:25:20.912-08:002011-02-08T08:25:20.912-08:00He's a rabbi. Of course the first principle be...He's a rabbi. Of course the first principle behind it all is "whatever you're doing, don't sin". <br /><br />But yes, the Biblical OT ethos is definitely wealth production as a good thing, paired with thrift. The whole spiel about the Virtuous Woman in Proverbs is about a woman who works hard, saves money, invests, and thus is able to do well by everyone, both inside and outside her household.Bansheehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12594214770417497135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-89982959587694013012011-02-08T06:52:28.629-08:002011-02-08T06:52:28.629-08:00I think he left out an important word:
"You ...I think he left out an important word:<br /><br />"You should try to make more money <i>honestly</i> for the good of everyone around you."<br /><br />Selling shoddy goods for inflated prices, or cutting corners when providing services that one has been paid to provide, or avoiding payment of one's own debts, or tricking people into "easy payment plans" that are anything but "easy", or even resorting to criminal activities like confidence tricks, theft, and extortion are all proven ways to make more money. But doing such things is not contributing to the good of everyone around you.tim eiselehttp://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.comnoreply@blogger.com