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Old Jul 23, 2012 | 08:58 AM
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Originally Posted by rideflhr
The disgustinly ,fithy rich . Maybe he should have paid his employees more . Perhaps not charged quite so much for his products . How about cancer research ? Greed pure and simple . screw him .
Illich Lenin would have loved you.
 
Old Jul 23, 2012 | 08:59 AM
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I gotta say, everyone hating on this guy is kinda disturbing to me.. So he has a lot of money, so what? So hes bought what he wanted, so what?

I personally dont know him. I dont know how he treats people, or his family. I dont know what hes gone through in life. Maybe he has donated money to charities.. we dont know. I dont know nearly enough about the man to judge him.

I know ********, rich and poor alike. The amount of money they have has nothing to do with it. I dont know why were bashing the poor guy when we dont know him other than he has a ton of bikes that we all want.
 
Old Jul 23, 2012 | 09:19 AM
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God bless these guys......it takes money to run businesses and HIRE PEOPLE.

You want a job? You better love these guys....because THEY create jobs, not the government.

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Old Jul 23, 2012 | 09:20 AM
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Change the elevator to a long ramp and make that a working garage/machine shop with lifts and tools and equipment instead of a storage/parking garage and that would be my ideal setup. And those never ridden Harleys? It's sad, but wait 'til they come up for sale.
 
Old Jul 23, 2012 | 08:52 PM
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Originally Posted by rideflhr
I have one bike that I actually ride . Hardly similar to the greedy hoarder .
How do you know the man hasn't contributed millions to charity? So I guess if you were in his shoes you would just give it all away, right? Yea, right.

By the way, your man is fixing to get kick out of office this November!
 
Old Jul 24, 2012 | 04:25 AM
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Sounds like there are some in here that can't stand someone being more successful than they are. They know zero about the guy except that he can afford to buy a lot of stuff, so he's a horder, he's greedy, etc. Why not be honest and just come out and say "I'm mad that he's a success and I'm not so I'm going to bad mouth him and criticise the way he spends his money and let everyone know that I'm above doing something he does that I can't afford to do".
 
Old Jul 24, 2012 | 05:49 AM
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Hey HE earned the fruits of HIS labor, now collecting those types so of bikes is like collecting velvet Elvis tapestries but he enjoys it so Foff. Who knows some day he will have this priceless museum of bikes. I would bet that he made more than a few other people very wealthy too.
 
Old Jul 24, 2012 | 06:17 AM
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My distaste for this guy isn't because of economics. It is the treatment of the motorcycles as a commodity, never riding them. What is the point of caging them all up? Not like Jay Leno who loves motorcycles, and RIDES them.

So I resent him because he spends his money stupidly, not because he has the money. I don't want the government to take his money away. I just want him to give a better answer than "Chicks dig them" when asked why he likes motorcycles. I wonder if he even knows how to ride. I know I couldn't sit near a new bike, own the title and not want to fire her up to see how she sounds.
 
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Old Jul 24, 2012 | 09:06 AM
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All I can say is WOW! He didn't say he didn't ride.......all he said was that the 2003 collection had not been started/ridden.
 
Old Jul 24, 2012 | 10:21 AM
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What is wrong with this picture? I am a strong believer in capitalism and think everyone should be rewarded for their hard work regardless of what the "work" is and how they are compensated. On the other hand I just cant watch this video without wondering why this man doesnt spread this wealth to those less fortunate in real need rather than collect (hoard) these motorcycles. And maybe he does but we dont know. Am I jealous of the obvious wealth? Yes. But then again is Drew Brees worth his contract for just playing football?

Just read an article that the poverty line in this country is at the highest level since 1965.

Sadly his surviving relatives will climb all over this when he passes. Cant take it with you!
 



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