[proxy_user]

“And have gone from a society that worried about what we were going to eat....”

That’s the key right there. It used to be, that everyone had to work in order to live, so they had a lot to do.

What happens when a society gets too rich?

[pepsionice]

I’m of the belief that if it’s a overdose....you get one free trip to the hospital. On the second overdose, either you crank out $10k right there on the spot, or we leave you there.

[goodnesswins]

"It used to be, that everyone had to work in order to live, so they had a lot to do."

YEP...those with no PURPOSE live lives of NO purpose...especially boys.

[American in Israel]

No it is what happens when a society rejects God. It leaves guidance and a hole in the heart that cannot be filled.

[MichaelCorleone]

“What happens when a society gets too rich?”

Or...

What happens when - rich or poor - people don’t have to work and earn to achieve whatever station they have in life?

Not unrelated, this President has always had a tremendous work ethic; doesn’t drink alcohol or use illicit drugs. ONE of the reasons I though he would be a good president is that the people would be motivated to emulate him.

I’m sure a good number already do, but clearly not enough.