I out-earned Steve Jobs again this year

[Numo]

But COO Tim Cook did better than I did. What do people do with so much money?

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/...alary.html

[Rick-o]

> What do people do with so much money?

I've often wondered that. When you have enough money for yourself and family for the next 10 generations, what's the point of going after more? To keep it out of the hands of the folks trying to live their version of the American Dream? :dunno:

[Racer X]

Yeah, but Steve takes that dollar bill, folds it, and places it in the G-string of his private pole dancer on his jet.:ohsnap:

[Jimmypoo]

Cook only made $57,500,000 more than the paltry $1,640,000 the year before.

All because he did what he was supposed to do...?

[lafinfil]

Racer X wrote:
Yeah, but Steve takes that dollar bill, folds it, and places it in the G-string of his private pole dancer on his jet.

... and that was the launch of the iTuck®

[Lew Zealand]

Rick-o wrote:
> What do people do with so much money?

I've often wondered that. When you have enough money for yourself and family for the next 10 generations, what's the point of going after more? To keep it out of the hands of the folks trying to live their version of the American Dream? :dunno:

Yah, I'm pretty sure that's it.

[RAMd®d]

I made more in my last paycheck than Stevie's entire salarly.

I'll bet he's soooo envious of us.

[Paul F.]

Rick-o wrote:
> What do people do with so much money?

I've often wondered that. When you have enough money for yourself and family for the next 10 generations, what's the point of going after more? To keep it out of the hands of the folks trying to live their version of the American Dream? :dunno:

You seem to be under the impression that it's a zero-sum game with a fixed amount of money.
It's not.
What Steve Jobs earns doesn't affect what ANYONE else is capable of earning. Create a great product or service, and you create brand new wealth that isn't "taken" from anyone.

Where do you think libraries, community centers, universities, etc get most of their donations from? Unions? No.. it's from people like Steve Jobs and Bill Gates donating millions.

A good economics class or book will help you not sound stupid in the future ;-)

[Wailer]

Rick-o wrote:
> What do people do with so much money?

I've often wondered that. When you have enough money for yourself and family for the next 10 generations, what's the point of going after more? To keep it out of the hands of the folks trying to live their version of the American Dream? :dunno:

I think you need to give them credit for continuing to work everyday in spite of the fact that they have enough money to sit on the beach and have topless women serve them drinks all day.

I've never heard of a lottery winner who stays at his meaningless job. Jobs, Cook and most successful entrepreneurs have hit essentially "hit the lottery" and yet they continue to work. They made a lot of money because money isn't the most important thing to them. They have a passion in life and they are fulfilling it. Money is just a measure of the value of your service. You and I should be so lucky.

And I agree with Paul F. Money isn't a zero-sum game. Successful entrepreneurs have created so much wealth for people other than themselves.

[Numo]

If I call someone stupid does it still count if I put a smiley face after it? ;-)