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voty2000 on 16 January 2010
Avarice28 said:
kiefer23 said:
Avarice28 said:

You know what I think Bungie should do?  Take their own money and send that to the aid of the people of Haiti.  I really tire of all the "rich" corporations asking the common man to go without while they sit on piles of cash.  Most people do not know this but 85 percent of all the worlds wealth is controlled by 5% of the worlds population.  If even 1% of them would give 1% of their wealth it would be enough to help rebuild that country and keep it running in the black for 10 years.  It has always been this way, the  "have's" asking the "have not's" for handouts; I guess this is how the rich stay rich.


Try reading the original post this time. Mainly the

PLAY HALO & WE'LL DONATE $77,000! part.
Where do you think that $77,000 comes from? Bungie's pocket. And while I'm at it the profits they make from you purchasing their merchandise is their money and guess what? They're giving 100% of it.
Oh and by the way it will take more than a couple of million to rebuild the country and it's infrastructure. Possibly billions.

I guess you failed to see the point of my conversation and that was that 5% of the population I.E. the super rich could could give 1% of their income and this problem would go away in one night.  Bungie is just one of many companies that profit from video games, movies, music, etc that could give 1% of their bottomline and could rebuild Haiti in  no time flat.  I know that you are very accustom to disagreeing with people that have different points of view so I know that most this is going over your head.  1 billion dollars is small potatoes to the top 5% of our population, that is not even 1 percent of their combined wealth.  77,000 is a great number but really how much over the years have big companies like bungie made on gamers like us?  Exactly.....my original post still stands.

You should state that everyone should give 1% of their money not just the rich.  Also, every cent that Bungie gives costs every person who has stock in Bungie money so they can't just give away money to charities whenever they feel like it.  Never expect someone else to give more than any other person.  Your just as liable to give money as some rich guy.



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SaviorX on 16 January 2010

That is a nice thing to do.



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Avarice28 on 16 January 2010
IJaggedSac said:
Avarice28 said:

You know what I think Bungie should do?  Take their own money and send that to the aid of the people of Haiti.  I really tire of all the "rich" corporations asking the common man to go without while they sit on piles of cash.  Most people do not know this but 85 percent of all the worlds wealth is controlled by 5% of the worlds population.  If even 1% of them would give 1% of their wealth it would be enough to help rebuild that country and keep it running in the black for 10 years.  It has always been this way, the  "have's" asking the "have not's" for handouts; I guess this is how the rich stay rich.

Excellent idea.  How do I get to this land of rainbows and lollipops you speak of?

 

I am sorry I only speak with semi-literate individuals that can follow quasi-theoretical applications.  I.e. read more and play video games less because you are making all gamers look bad with replies like the one you gave.

 



Barozi on 16 January 2010
Avarice28 said:
Barozi said:
Avarice28 said:

You know what I think Bungie should do?  Take their own money and send that to the aid of the people of Haiti.  I really tire of all the "rich" corporations asking the common man to go without while they sit on piles of cash.  Most people do not know this but 85 percent of all the worlds wealth is controlled by 5% of the worlds population.  If even 1% of them would give 1% of their wealth it would be enough to help rebuild that country and keep it running in the black for 10 years.  It has always been this way, the  "have's" asking the "have not's" for handouts; I guess this is how the rich stay rich.

"For every thousand heroes that participate, we will make a $100 donation on behalf of Bungie and our fan community to the Red Cross for Haiti relief efforts, up to a maximum of $77,000."

 

Your response to my opinion was an epic fail due to the fact that I was talking about how corporations look for donations from their customers (i.e. the t-shirt).  They should be looking for this capital from the worlds elite (I.e. the super rich).  See this is what happens when you cherrypick a post instead of just reading it to comprehend what the post was all about.  This was not a "snipe" against bungie, but more of a world wide dilemma that seems to happen to all patrons of consumer products.

I just corrected the obviously wrong statement you made that is actually on topic.

The rest belongs in the off-topic part.

 

And every sane being knows the thing you're talking about is absolute impossible to realize for a lot of reasons.



DaBuddahN on 16 January 2010
Barozi said:
Avarice28 said:
Barozi said:
Avarice28 said:

You know what I think Bungie should do?  Take their own money and send that to the aid of the people of Haiti.  I really tire of all the "rich" corporations asking the common man to go without while they sit on piles of cash.  Most people do not know this but 85 percent of all the worlds wealth is controlled by 5% of the worlds population.  If even 1% of them would give 1% of their wealth it would be enough to help rebuild that country and keep it running in the black for 10 years.  It has always been this way, the  "have's" asking the "have not's" for handouts; I guess this is how the rich stay rich.

"For every thousand heroes that participate, we will make a $100 donation on behalf of Bungie and our fan community to the Red Cross for Haiti relief efforts, up to a maximum of $77,000."

 

Your response to my opinion was an epic fail due to the fact that I was talking about how corporations look for donations from their customers (i.e. the t-shirt).  They should be looking for this capital from the worlds elite (I.e. the super rich).  See this is what happens when you cherrypick a post instead of just reading it to comprehend what the post was all about.  This was not a "snipe" against bungie, but more of a world wide dilemma that seems to happen to all patrons of consumer products.

I just corrected the obviously wrong statement you made that is actually on topic.

The rest belongs in the off-topic part.

 

And every sane being knows the thing you're talking about is absolute impossible to realize for a lot of reasons.

Because most people are greedy. ;)



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Avarice28 on 16 January 2010
voty2000 said:
Avarice28 said:
kiefer23 said:
Avarice28 said:

You know what I think Bungie should do?  Take their own money and send that to the aid of the people of Haiti.  I really tire of all the "rich" corporations asking the common man to go without while they sit on piles of cash.  Most people do not know this but 85 percent of all the worlds wealth is controlled by 5% of the worlds population.  If even 1% of them would give 1% of their wealth it would be enough to help rebuild that country and keep it running in the black for 10 years.  It has always been this way, the  "have's" asking the "have not's" for handouts; I guess this is how the rich stay rich.


Try reading the original post this time. Mainly the

PLAY HALO & WE'LL DONATE $77,000! part.
Where do you think that $77,000 comes from? Bungie's pocket. And while I'm at it the profits they make from you purchasing their merchandise is their money and guess what? They're giving 100% of it.
Oh and by the way it will take more than a couple of million to rebuild the country and it's infrastructure. Possibly billions.

I guess you failed to see the point of my conversation and that was that 5% of the population I.E. the super rich could could give 1% of their income and this problem would go away in one night.  Bungie is just one of many companies that profit from video games, movies, music, etc that could give 1% of their bottomline and could rebuild Haiti in  no time flat.  I know that you are very accustom to disagreeing with people that have different points of view so I know that most this is going over your head.  1 billion dollars is small potatoes to the top 5% of our population, that is not even 1 percent of their combined wealth.  77,000 is a great number but really how much over the years have big companies like bungie made on gamers like us?  Exactly.....my original post still stands.

You should state that everyone should give 1% of their money not just the rich.  Also, every cent that Bungie gives costs every person who has stock in Bungie money so they can't just give away money to charities whenever they feel like it.  Never expect someone else to give more than any other person.  Your just as liable to give money as some rich guy.

Good point and point well taken.  I just find it "strange" that the rich would stand idly by and watch others starve is all.  Ethically speaking you are correct, but morally speaking avarice is in itself a sin.



JaggedSac on 16 January 2010
Avarice28 said:
IJaggedSac said:
Avarice28 said:

You know what I think Bungie should do?  Take their own money and send that to the aid of the people of Haiti.  I really tire of all the "rich" corporations asking the common man to go without while they sit on piles of cash.  Most people do not know this but 85 percent of all the worlds wealth is controlled by 5% of the worlds population.  If even 1% of them would give 1% of their wealth it would be enough to help rebuild that country and keep it running in the black for 10 years.  It has always been this way, the  "have's" asking the "have not's" for handouts; I guess this is how the rich stay rich.

Excellent idea.  How do I get to this land of rainbows and lollipops you speak of?

 

I am sorry I only speak with semi-literate individuals that can follow quasi-theoretical applications.  I.e. read more and play video games less because you are making all gamers look bad with replies like the one you gave.

 

Oh, I am sorry to have not replied in the manner that such an enlightened post deserves.  Perhaps we could just get all people of the world to stop committing acts of violence against their fellow humans?  If only magical fairies could make everyone do what we wanted.



gaming_addict24 on 16 January 2010

you shouldn't ask bungie fans, because then only 5 people will donate LMAO



Seece on 16 January 2010
gaming_addict24 said:
you shouldn't ask bungie fans, because then only 5 people will donate LMAO

And why would that be?



 

iLLmaticV3 on 16 January 2010

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