Would you rather have the wealth to buy whatever you want, or the talent to make what you need?

Question

Today we're asking you to make a decision. Would you rather buy the things you need or have the talent to actually make it yourself. Tell us why too!

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Answer 1

I would rather have the talent to make what I need as this would make me become more creative as a person and develop my skills which I could use to buy the things I want. Whereas, if I had the money to buy whatever I want, I would spend it all and not use my talent for it which would be wasting myself really.



People shouldn't waste their talents because they can regret it later in life. Talent is precious and people have to unlock it within themselves. Once it's unlocked, you can use it for many things and live from it, and that way you can feel accomplished. It's also something that you can do for fun; it can be enjoyable and the best thing is when you do something that you like, for e.g. you have a job that's related to your talent - it's amazing that you enjoy it and earn money for it.



Many people hate their jobs and there are various reasons as to why they don't have a better one - some reasons might be because it's hard to get it, they may not have the right skills for it, and also because they didn't use their given talent to apply for a better one. It's never too late to use your talent and it's not something you choose, but it's something you get given, so it's like a gift which you get and it's up to you how you use it; you are the master of your own life.



There are people born with talents that don't really need much development, for example having a great voice and being able to sing from an early age, or being able to draw beautifully, etc. It's very important that people use their talents wisely, because it depends on how their lives will turn out. Not everyone can be rich, some people are born in rich families, whereas some need to work for it in order to get to that level, and they can do that by using the talent they've got. However, it is understandable, that it's not easy to do that.



If people didn't use them, man-made things wouldn't exist, such as buildings, roads, cars, clothes, types of meals, etc. However, some talents do require that extra work such as being a successful writer - writing skills are usually developed in time. I think it's great to make things using your own talent.



But in the end, no matter what the talent is, every is special and you should feel proud about it.

Answer 2

The latter of course, and for more reasons that I have time to write here:



#1: No matter how rich you are, you will never be able to buy whatever you want, especially the most important things in life: love, happiness, taste, class, intelligence, or anything else that does not have a price tag on it, like talent.



#2: You can live without what you want and don't really need, but you cannot live without what you need, even if you really don't want it.



#3: Since what we want is not necessarily what we really need, and even sometimes turns out to be the opposite, I would rather have the talent to make what I need.



#4: If you had the choice between Jimmy Hendrix's guitar or Jimmy Hendrix's talent, which one would you choose? If Hendrix doesn't work for you, substitute his name with Horrowitz and the guitar with a piano. If that still doesn't work for you, try Miles Davis and a trumpet. Not into music? How about all of Dali's work (ouch!) vs. Dali's talent?



etc...

Answer 3

I'd rather have the wealth to buy whatever I wanted, since what I want most isn't anything I can make. I want the money to buy survival items such as groceries, heating etc. so I can retire. I want to get to travel. That takes money, not talent. Oh sure, have the talent to build a car that needs no gasoline, oil, or anything else that uses money! LOL! But that would take a lifetime to do, and then it still would cost money to go to the hotels I want to stay in while I drift across the USA in my no money needed to run it car!

I'll take the wealth thank you!

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I would honestly prefer to have the talent to make what I need. I say this because, you could then use your talent to become wealthy such as providing a service or selling a product. A bonus is that you can have fun with it along the way especially if the talent can be related to an enjoyable hobby.



Having the wealth to buy whatever you want just sounds too easy to me, I think it would be best to at least earn it and then you can have more fun spending your own money! :D

Answer 11

I prefer the latter - I would like to have lots of talent. I would rather be talented than be wealthy. The main reason why I feel this way is because being talented is associated with so many good things. Yes, money can buy you things, but it ends there. If you are rich, you can afford all sorts of things, but what else will your money do for you? On the other hand, talent can bring you a LOT of commodities, not just objects. In addition to physical objects such as toys and clothes, talent will also buy you fame, popularity, and friendship (because people will admire your talent!), and more friendship and love often leads to better self-esteem, and better self-esteem often leads to good health! So being talented is associated with more benefits. And I don't think that this applies to just physical objects. Even non-physical things, such as exercise, are relevant to this topic. If you have lots of money, you can afford gym memberships and personal trainers, but if you're talented, you will win clients, enthusiastic fans, popularity, recognition, and prestige!



So, overall, I would rather have lots of talent! For me, this question was easy to answer!

Answer 12

I''d rather have the wealth to buy what I need, If I just had the talent I'd run out of money sooner or later on resources to actually make the damn thing(s).



Plus money can be spent on anything, not just the things I need but for my friends and family too. Theoretically if I became wealthy enough I could start my own business and help my family generations to come.

Answer 13

Well no matter what you're going to need money to get the items you need as raw materials ,so money will inevidibly be necessary unless you already have the materials you need to make what you want. Let's face it ..money is and will be necessary for the rest of our lives as pretty much everything is purchased/ can be bought by it. When things costs nothing then money will no longer be necessary but until then...money will be a very important a very important part of very person's life ,unless we go to a new system to get what we need to sustain life and also get things we want or desire. You have to admit that having the talent to make what you need would be very handy but unless you can also somehow create the things you need to make what you want/need..then money will still have to be a part /take some role in the equation.

Answer 14

I happen to love clothes, fashion, but many times I either can't find precisely what I want, or I see what I want but can't afford it. My tastes are expensive, but though I'm not poor, I'm not in a position to spend $3000 on a dress.



If I had wealth, of course I could buy whatever clothing item I saw, but that wouldn't help me when it came to visualizing what I have in mind but not being able to find it. Anywhere. For any price.



So, I wish I were a truly talented seamstress who could make whatever I wanted, who could design my own patterns and make fine clothes to them. I could copy anything, I could come up with my own creations, and I could save a vast amount of money in the process.



Then I could spend all the money I'd save on other desirable things.

Answer 15

Not only would I rather make what I need I want to find a way to recycle to make or invent other things.



For example instead of "having the talent" to make furniture, chairs, or sofa's... I want to invent new sorts of furniture, maybe furniture that is adaptable to all in the household.



What about music instruments? I want new sounds, I want to invent new music instruments,



Outdoor animal items? New ways to keep gophers and moles elsewhere...



I don't even need the talent to make it, I need the time to plan and draw up blue prints, I need the means to get the tools...



In the mean time I use what I have which is only my imagination and crude materials.



Buy what others made or invented?...... Not for all the money in the world.



I want to write and sing my own songs on my new fangled instruments....



Good question by the way.

Answer 16

I would rather have the talent to create what I needed in life. Wealth can vanish due to a number of poor decisions. Creativity is yours forever.

Always remember if you give a man a fish he will eat for a day but if you teach him to fish his wife will have a boyfriend on the weekends.

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I'd rather had the talent to make what I need as that would mean that if I had something that broke, I could rebuild it (which can be cheaper than buying a new thing). Also having the talent to make what you need, you could actually cash in on that my selling homemade objects at decent prices.

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I would rather have the talent to make what I need. E.g., kitchen cabinets: most products sold commercially are those made from pressed sawdust. If they get wet -- *what* cabinets? LOL Then you're out at least $2500 for your spiffy new kitchen. Tables, other cabinets, even entire homes: same thing. We live in a plastic, throw-away world, and that's a shame.

Answer 26

I'd rather have the talent to make and create all things needed and all things wanted. Having this talent and knowledge will definitely make me wealthy. It's a win win thing.

Answer 27

Both. I would like to have the talent to make the necessary money I needed then I could help out those I love and also pay off some of my own debts.

Answer 28

I would rather make it myself. If everyday you give a pet food and then one day kick it out of the house it will starve to death because it never learned the skill of hunting for food. If you give the pet food only if it finds it then it will know how to search when you kick it out of the house. This is just a silly little example to show why it is better to do than receive. If you make and do things yourself than you are independent and when something goes wrong you don't panic. If you are always given the things you want, when something goes wrong you are lost and in a panic because you were raised to be dependent on others. As humans and as a member of the food chain we are meant to figure out challenges. If you get everything then you are not really doing what you are designed for. Another reason is is because you will become more proud. You can tell others and help other now because of all the things you learned from mistakes. With being given everything then you can't be proud and can't really teach others from experience. With having the talent you become more productive and you are living life. With giving everything you just exist, it really isn't living. My answer is to figure things out on your own and not be handed everything.

Answer 29

Wealth, because I'd have a lot of money, and I would spend some for family, some to save, some for fun, but mostly for good things, like when money is collected at church, PETA, etc. Hey, I could spend it on what I want, so I'd try to help make the world a better place.

Answer 30

I do wear a uniform to school. I have mixed feelings about it. Some days I'm grateful that I don't have to worry about picking out an outfit, but other days I can't stand to wear it. They tend to be pretty expensive. When you're buying the whole uniform for the first time, it can be a couple hundred dollars. The blazer alone that I have to wear to school costs a hundred dollars. You can buy it at the uniform store that carries it. In general, I don't think uniforms are a good idea. I think that students should be able to express themselves through what they wear. Making students wear a uniform is just one more way of preventing individuality. I think that, especially in high school, students should be encouraged to be their own person, not just to conform, which is what uniforms force you to do.

Answer 31

I would rather have the wealth to buy I want because it is easy and saves you time. Making you need consumes time and takes talent which I don't have.

Answer 32

I'd like to have the talent. Not just in physically making things like crafts but the "brain power" to learn new material and be a very resourceful, self-sufficient person. Wealth is just the end result.

Answer 33

I'd rather be self-sufficient whether that be by talent or learning how.

Being able to help yourself and not depend on a lot of people to supply for you and take care of you... that's talent and skill on it's own.

I'm learning how to do for myself so money isn't such a big need. I keep learning and doing.

Answer 34

The talent to make what I need, because I believe that is how I would get the most out of life and all it has to offer. I want to be able to have a dream and fulfill it.

Answer 35

I'd rather have the wealth, as I don't have the time nor desire to build my yacht or Ferrari.



and with wealth, I could build a house to my EXACT specifications, from scratch .



And there are things all the talent in the world cannot build.



But with money.........you can still acquire them..........like, hot babes.

Answer 36

I would rather have the talent because I would be able to customize the item for my particular wants or needs. the wealth would eventually follow if I had the talent and I would be able to use the wealth to help those who are less fortunate. I could also use my talent to teach others.

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I'd rather have the talent, because then at least I can have the pride for actually having built or made what i needed.

Answer 39

The wealth to buy what I want. I'm not very into making things.

Answer 40

Now, want and need are two very different things. I could buy what I want, fancy clothes, expensive cars, big houses, or make just what I need, the regular water, food, and shelter. I will have to go with having wealth, because I think my life is mostly revolving around electronics, having the best clothes, house, etc...

Answer 41

You can't buy things when you're hiking and you forgot something back in your vehicle.

The talent to build things wins over.

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I love to make what I need. I always love DIY things specially with my clothes and home decors. I would want to have the talent to make what I need (specially to sew my own dress from scratch). We can always work for our wealth but talent is priceless. And if I have that precious talent, I can make some good business out of it.

Answer 44

The skills to make and/or repair what I need or already have. Self-sufficiency has always been one of my special interests.



I designed and largely built the house I live in. We have restored or maintained all of our personal and farm vehicles. My NEWEST personal vehicle is a 53 year old diesel car. Most of our engine powered equipment runs on biodiesel made from sunflowers grown on this farm. We grow, raise or barter for about 90% of our food. We generate about 80% of the electric power we require: wind turbines, small hydro, photovoltaic panels and diesel backup (some seasons we sell to the electric co-op). The electrical, HVAC, water and sewage systems are of my design. We process wastes to the equivalent of natural gas using a home built bio-gas digester of a design developed in India by the Gobar Gas Institute (Ram Bux Singh). This replaces propane gas and compressed "natural" gas now runs one of our tractors (the others are diesel). One of our delivery trucks is plug-in electric, the other runs on CNG.. Heating systems (space and water are solar or firewood based. We're also "pack rats" when it comes to seeking and stockpiling spare parts for various things.



I digress.



Whenever I look at some new gadget or bit of equipment, the first thing that comes to mind is "can I repair this". If the answer is "no", I'm reluctant to buy. My biggest knowledge gap is computer and phone "stuff". The "throwaway culture" of these things really upsets my friends/family and I. Change merely for the sake of change is undesirable IMHO.



We might not make most of our clothing and footwear, but buy for durability and make things last a long time. A shop a few towns away actually repairs shoes. Most of our garments are made locally: buying or bartering from our neighbors creates local employment and promotes local harmony. I'd rather make bread in a pottery bowl made by a local crafts-person than a plastic bowl made in a sweat shop half a world away.



Some view us as "survivalists" or "preppers". I'm quick to point out that our political and other beliefs are 180 degrees out of phase with the stereotypical members of such groups. We are not "hippies" though; hard work, self sufficiency and the willingness to defend ourselves and what's ours puts us at philosophical odds with the "flower children"... but we get along fine with them.



As to wealth: my parents and grandparents were products or survivors of the Great Depression and/or the hyperinflation of 1920s Germany. Frugality. Keep your savings in non-currency form, barter, convert pensions and other cash to things and bullion asap... "Fix it up, wear it out, make it do or do without" was their mantra.



Just giving you a taste of where my "head is at" regarding this question.



This is for enlightenment only. Please do NOT select this as Best Answer. Proactive variation on "sour grapes" syndrome. o.O

Answer 45

The wealth to buy what I need, and the intelligence and skill to understand what it is I have bought, and how it operates. DIY skill is nice too, but in modern times, with the exception of survival skills, a bit of a pipe dream, over any span of what is available,- sort of like asking if it would be nice to be omnipotent and omniscient. Ans, probably, but also improbable,

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To me being an artist or designer is everything. I love it so much! I would rather make someone a gift or card, or do my own projects rather than buy something.



I also enjoy doing what they now call Re-Purpose or Up-Cycle. I love to buy used furniture or other items, and paint them and do my own design to make it my own. Usually, it is made better than newer stuff as far as using quality wood, etc., and you have the satisfaction of knowing that you put your time and effort into it. Much more rewarding than just buying something. :)

Answer 49

I don't need that much wealth, I think. But there is no way I could possibly make everything that I need. Modern capitalist society is much too complicated for that, and our technology is much too advanced.



As the great capitalist economist Adam Smith wrote in "The Wealth of Nations," published in 1776, technologically advanced and wealthy societies become that way through economic specialization, what Smith called "the division of labor in society."



Rather than everyone trying to do everything needed for survival -- each person growing his or her food, building her or his own house, growing all of the plant fibers needed to make clothing, and so on, each person in a wealthy modern society specializes in doing a few things on the job, and doing them well and pretty quickly.



By simplifying work and devoting our full attention to it -- whatever it is we have to do for a living -- we become much, much more efficient and productive at it. Capitalist investment also helps to improve average productivity even more, by collecting the surplus economic value that society generates and investing it in new machines & procedures that make labor even more efficient and productive in the future.



There are many, many problems with the way the "division of labor" works in modern societies. As a democratic socialist, I think we need to make major changes in the economy to keep most Americans from going broke because of falling wages, being thrown out of work permanently by automation, and being turned into zombies by overly simple, overly repetitive jobs.



But no matter how much we change our economy -- as I think we must -- we can't just eliminate economic specialization completely without throwing away most of the wealth that our complicated market society has produced.



That's what "having the talent to make [all of] what you need" would mean.



Nobody, or almost nobody, is going to have the "talent" today to grow their own food, produce their own clothes, build their own houses, manufacture their own computers, generate their own electricity, and perform their own eye surgery. Almost all of us have to specialize, to some degree, and rely on the "division of labor" and market exchange for most of what we need. We survive at a higher standard of living because we "cooperate" with each other, using market exchange as a mechanism.

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I'd rather just buy whatever I want. There are a lot of things I buy that I could probably make if I really wanted to but that would take too much time. Like I can learn to grow my own food or sew my own clothes but ain't nobody got time for that. :)

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I would always prefer to have the talent to create. Adding to the wealth of the world rather than just consume it is more rewarding. One can always lose money, while talents can replace it.

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Talent because having the talent would allow me to make a lot of money if I needed it.

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I'd rather have the wealth to buy whatever I want.

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i'll take the money.



i'd rather use my talent to do things i ENJOY, not to be forced to bring into existence all the things i want or need. you'd waste all your time playing 'ikea the home game'. there are VERY few uber rich people who would go back to being poor. rich *IS* better than poor. i'd rather BUY a yacht and cruise the mediterranean than spend YEARS building one.

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I'd rather have talent. Talent can make you wealthy if you use it correctly and not squander it. If you are merely given wealth or born into it, you can never fully appreciate it or understand what it took to make that wealth. Wealth is much more appreciated when you have to earn it.

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I would rather have the ability to make what I need because money will eventually run out but wisdom can be passed down.

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In most cases,I'd rather have the talent.

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The talent.

1) Can make it to spec (nothing worst than having enough money to buy, but nothing that is what you actually want)

2) Can make MORE money with the right talents.



You can use money to make money, but ONLY if you have talent.

Answer 67

In order to make the things that I need, I need the wealth to buy the materials.

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I'd rather had the talent.

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Wish I could, at least, repair things that break down. I am eternally throwing out things from sheer frustration and anger.

My Visa card gets the best workout ..ever! Hence the wealth, to round out the question.

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Talent, but then I'd have to get around to it

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That's an easy choice. If you have the talent, it will make you money, then you have both!

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Well of course you could make something better. You have the abilities to make a really advanced nice complicated desk for your work with the nice features keeping you working and make it strong. Store items are just over simplified and are flimsy and stuff you consider like spam to your house.

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I've always been envious of those who can create what they need or fix almost anything. I am not one of those people.



I figure, in times of crisis, the people who can build or fix things are going to be far more valuable than those of us who merely depend on others providing those things to us.

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My name is Suresh Jalaluddin Rodrics... My name is 103 years and I am Multimillonare..

So, at this age, I require neither wealth nor talent... I require only health.. Any doubt ??

My name Suresh Jalaluddin Rodrics.. Me duniya me ek kela hu...

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Talent to create things I need.

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How come it's ok for you guys to ask this question but when I asked a similar question it was deleted & 10 points was deducted from my account & then when I tried to appeal I never heard back from anyone!!

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The talent

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I would rather have the money to buy what I want.



There is a difference between want and need. I need food, shelter, water and healthcare. I want a nice laptop, I want a nice car...

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I would rather have the wealth to buy what I want. I would be able to support local artists and the time to enjoy it.

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Talent is something that can make money very easily. If you have talent, you will make money sooner or later. So I would go for skills which will help in earning money.

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Buy it.

If you spend all your time making what you need.....you will never have time to do anything else.

Usually you can buy what you need far cheaper and much faster than you can dream it up, gather the materials, and teach yourself how to make it.

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I'd rather buy them, allows me to have more time to enjoy life.

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Nobody has the talent to make everything they need. If you can build a house, I guarantee you cannot build an iPhone...

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doesn't really care wealth nor talent ,what matter how we both use it....on what we want nor what we need

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Buy whatever I want, then I could hire the guy to make whatever I need.

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I would've made a sex bot forJames Holmes and Elliot Rodger so they would never be lonely again. One for me too of course ;)

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I rather the talent, because nothing is for certain with this economy.

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I'd rather have the strength to want less.

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Time is a valuable commodity so unless you really enjoy what you are doing, purchasing, rather than making, is preferable.

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I would much rather make the stuff I need, so I can then sell it, and in turn, make more money.

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Talent i need

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I'm a make it yourself-er

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talent to make what I need

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while i like modern corporations to produce products with little ease to purchase, i have thought of the ways they control us using food as a weapon, and give us toys to play with, and to lul us into false security as they worship the devil and treat us like animals for the slaughter.

just because of THEM, i would choose to learn how to build my own car, even from scratch. or to build my own computer

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Id rather have the wisdom to find what I need.

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I would rather have the wealth, and the reason to me is obvious. With wealth, I can afford to explore the talents I already have. In fact, I would be unhappy to simply be filled with talent. The reason why is because, to me, the journey is what makes things important in life.



I'm a musician. Yeah, it'd be great to simply pick up any instrument and sound good at it. But....it's the hours of practicing and the commitment I made to the instrument that makes me appreciate my skills and the way I sound.



If I had a lot of wealth, then I would be a lot happier. I would love a day where I don't wake up and don't fear reaching rock bottom. At 20 years of age, I am scared of becoming homeless. But....I am happy as long as I am playing my music and following my passions and dreams. Someday, I want to change the world with my music (in a positive way), and start non-profits to help other people who are in situations like mine. I don't need any more talents, because my current talent in music is all I need. I know not EVERYONE likes my music, but to the people I've shown, it's made them happy and they enjoy hearing it. Really, the reason why I play is to make people (including myself) happy. Right now, money would really help me achieve that goal. And having talent doesn't always mean you'll get money (to even just support yourself) right away.....

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Give me money because it's harder to earn for the things that I desire. I am inspired by learning but disappointed by the check that Im earning. Resources in this life are so expensive, but education is endless. Although my bank account is empty my learning ability will remain limitless. So let me end this with the fact of what is craved is different from me to you. The thing that I desire is the dollar to continue school.



I know that education is just a door to opportunities, all Im asking the the ability to afford the keys.

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Buy, of course!

It may not be for daily breakfast, or personalized requirements/ services...but for everything else.

Because I'll help in participating in an economy, which'll produce jobs, scale viability, quality assurance, forward technology and customer's choices

:)

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Main and only a single aim to me would be talent, so I could make, create or bring the things in existence I want or have in need in my life.

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wealth…dolla' dolla' bills y'all

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I would prefer the talent but I'll choose the wealth in this case.. what if I break my hands and can't make what I need? hmm? and I could also 'buy' lessons to gain the required talents....



I'd also use my wealth to help others out.. I don't think I could make enough stuff for the people I want to help but I could buy it for them..

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I would rather have the wealth to buy whatever I want.



I already have the talent to make what I need. I own and work on both a small farm and a medium-sized restaurant. I am pretty much self-sustaining at my farm home and have been profitable at my restaurant since the second year.



The problem is, everyone else interferes too much with my talent and ambition.



Government regulation is KILLING business today. The fire marshal required me to install a TEN THOUSAND DOLLAR HOOD with fire suppression over a smoker. It by far exceeded even their own regulation. Every single inspector since then has commented it is overkill. Let's not even talk about the fees and regulations from the health department, state and federal unemployment, Labor & Industries, etc. etc. etc.



Even private citizens are getting in on the game these days. I have been reported to every county and state agency by jealous citizens who want to see my farm shut down. Did you know collecting rain in a barrel is illegal in Oregon? Yep, someone reported me for that. I also have been reported for not having proper licenses and permits to operate the farm, which was all untrue. In Oregon anyone can report you for anything ANONYMOUSLY, true or not, are guilty until you prove yourself innocent.



The "American dream" has become a nightmare. I just wish I had the money so I could opt out and live in the mountains alone.

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wealth, even if you have the talent, making some things could take obscene amounts of time. Like making a car from scratch for example. Plus its not a realistic question. Nobody can manufacturer steel without wealth, even if you have the talent to do so

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i would rather buy whatever

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Wealth.

How talentful can one be?

One can't be a good cook, a marvelous carpenter, a tailor, a designer, a hairdresser, mechanic, architect, etc etc all in one.

Answer 123

I would like the talent to be able to make what I need. That way I would have what I need, and I could use my talent to help others in need also!

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the Chinese have the talent to make what i want and need so i wish i had the wealth to buy what i want.

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Fence sitter.



I'd love to have the talent to make what I wanted because then everything could be done perfectly and customized, but I don't really have the time to do projects, so I'd rather buy the items and have more time to enjoy them. It's not about the process for me.

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If you have talent you can do anything. I would rather have talent.

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i rather buy whatever i want simple people are still employed yet if you must make what you want wouldnt it be a hassle with gathering all the material and making every little piece of something say i want a car do i really want to take a year or 5 years to produce every piece

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Wealth to invest in the gift! Many have talent without the capital to launch their vision, however having wealth gives you the power to turn that vision into life.

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Having the talent to make what you need is going to cost money for resources which eventually will run out. Sure you could make stuff and sell it but you will have competition with others who will copy your product. If you have unlimited money to buy what you need you have the choice to choose from multiple companies selling the same product. You wont have to waste time making something that will be copied and improved tremendously. People are not living the lives they truly desire. all these made up rules and regulations of what is good/bad in society. its all bull, the world is only getting more depressing. you can do anyting with money i want to drive a lamborghini on a public highway going 250mph while in highspeed pursue if they catch me i can pay for bail and ill feel accomplished and fulfilled i want to have sex with miley cyrus i want to find the cure for cancer i want to help the homeless who tried i want to do so manythings to change this cruel world. having wealth saves time ,stress free, a life that you can do whatever you want to fulfill your life to the fullest which should be our main purpose.

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Talent i need

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Talent i need

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Talent i need

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The talent

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TALENT! Money is the root of all evil!

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The talent

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MONEY FIXES ALL

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Neither

Allah's SATISFACTION IS BETTER

:')

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To make what I need, I tend to do this or well really attempt to do this all the time. Unfortunately requiring me to have to buy what I need when my attempts to make it fail.

Answer 141

Going to answer you honestly,because that's the only way I know how to answer. I want the wealth earth seems to require to buy what ever I want and need,and not worry over the mundane so much,because when you do this,it takes away from all that is so important to accomplish,and for me that entails much.* Flip side I am very creative,love making things..and very talented will raise my own flag in the saying so,in the creating and the making. That's my answer.~*

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Talent, because wealth will eventually run out if you're that selfish and just waste it on random crap.

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Talent, for sure.



There is a sense of security knowing that you do not depend on somebody else to make something for you. You can also use this talent to make money if you need to as well.



There is no substitute for self-reliability. Dont get me wrong, I'm not advocating a conservative political approach either....those people just use that excuse to try and justify screwing others.

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I'd like to have the talent. Not just in physically making things like crafts but the "brain power" to learn new material and be a very resourceful, self-sufficient person. Wealth is just the end result.

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Mass production is all about the specialization of labour, those most skilled and talented in a particular line of production concentrating on it and exchanging their products for those of other specializations. It's a tribute to modern economic systems that money came to facilitate transactions and serve as the common denominator. I would want to buy what I want.

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I'd reater be able to do for myself, like people did a hundred years ago!

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wealth most definitely.

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Talent! Then I could use what I make to make money. Plus, I'd have more to feel proud of myself about. Not that I'm vain, I'd just like to feel like I've accomplished more.

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Talent. My reason... Money depends on the economy and where you live. If anything ever happens to the economy you will still have the talent to make all the stuff even if it means hitting up junkyards and a lot of jerry rigging to make things work.

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Talent i need

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Talent i need

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Talent i need

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It's cheaper to have the talent to make what you need.

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The talent

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Wealth

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Wealth

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The talent to make what you need.





Because I could become a succesful novelist.

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the talent to make whatever

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In my experience, if you have the talent but no wealth you cannot afford the materials needed to produce whatever it is you craft; but if you have a job to obtain the wealth, you have no time to actually do your craft. So a bit of both would really be nice.

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I would rather have the talent and the ability to develop the talent. It is a matter of personal growth and satisfaction. Buying somethings can be expedient but, not necessarily efficient. Also buying somethings can be both expedient and efficient. There are fringe benefits to exploring and exercising ones efforts. One of which is to learn more about oneself and ones becoming a better person because the character is reformed. Having the talent to rely upon if one has not money is always best. Developing new talents is always better, because it makes one a new person.



Example: One can "buy an operation to loose weight and fat. Very little learning is accomplished. One can also use better eating habits and exercise to modify behavior in the long run. Very much learning is accomplished here.



Two things seem unlimited, information and energy. Both are necessary regardless of time or place.



The best way to refine talents whether acquired by gift of nature or through effort, is to practice, practice, practice.



Using talents also contribute to the common good for All Humans, because we are all connected across time and space.

Buying everything and not using or developing ones talent, makes one a helpless, perpetual consumer and a slave to the system lords.

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You can have all the talent in the world to make what you need but if you don't have the money to buy materials then that talent is pretty useless.

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The talent! But if I can't have that, I'll take the wealth. :)

Answer 166

There are so many more important things than these too, but I would say talent.

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Wealth. I enjoy making things, when I have the time, but I could never make everything I needed. So, I'd prefer to have the wealth to buy those things--which, I'd add, would also help the economy.

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wealth seems to be the only answer, since talent would not assure one had the raw materials to start with. wealth would save time, which is the most valuable commodity, ie Bill Gates is not assured of any more time on earth as I am, in that regard we are equal.

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the talent to make what you need

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I would rather have the talent to make what I need because it feels much nicer when you know that it was only possible with the success of your own ability. I was born to a somewhat affluent family and I was lucky to inherit around $300,000 when I was only 19 years old. Although it's nice to have money given to me I feel like it would feel a lot better if I knew I earned it through hard work instead of it being spoon fed to me.

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Talent i need

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wealth to buy whatever i want

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talent

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It is good to be industrious. I would recommend being industrious, and being industrious should result in success either way you consider it.

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I would rather have the wealth to buy whatever I want. Certainly, having the talent (plus skill and experience) to make what I need is valuable. And in some cases, it could ensure my survival.



However, I recognize both my own limitations (which are many) and the limitations of any one person, regardless of talent. With enough training, perhaps I could make some crude clothes. Perhaps I could grow food. Perhaps I could construct a skateboard-like device for transportation.



But the process would be slow and inefficient. Clothes and food are two excellent examples of how industrialization and mechanization has both lowered the cost and improved the availability of those items. Regarding transportation, I suspect no one is capable of building a car from scratch. Or, 125 years ago, building a buggy from scratch.



Although I realize that the question does not require that a person make all he or she needs--just have the talent to do so--that talent would have to be demonstrated. And so we likely would face a return to the pre-Industrial Revolution times. Life expectancy at birth was approximately 30 years. Much of this was due to high infant mortality. Certainly, infants had no ability to make what they needed to live longer . . . nor did anyone else in society.



Therefore, I'd opt for wealth over a narrow form of talent.



Still, I'd argue that the question itself is flawed: Wealth to buy what I WANT, or talent to make what I NEED. I need food, shelter, clothing, and so on--Maslow's hierarchy of needs. I may also want an MP3 player, an iPad, or a trip to Europe . . . but none of those is a need. So, while I'd really want the wealth to buy what I need, I'd also like the wealth to buy what I want.

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The Talent to make it myself and work hard everyday.

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I am sort of like the former and have a profound emptiness inside me, so I would take the latter anytime if I have a choice. Wealth is not such a big deal that I thought it would be.

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Well, some things I do make. I compete in dog agility, I wanted a slip leash, but thought they were too expensive, so I looked at them to see how they were made and made my own. Others saw mine and liked it, now I make them for others as well, it helps pay the competition bills.

But, if I want a new car, I'm not going to make that. So, it depends on what the 'want' and 'need' is.

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what i want

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Ok

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wealth. easy.

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If you give a man a fish he eats for one day. If you teach him how to fish he can eat for all his life.

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I'd rather have the talent and DIY. There's a sense of pride in knowing "I made this" that's fascinating to me. Plus, you can put your own unique spin on your project that makes it one-of-a-kind. Yes, there's something to be said for convenience, but another reason I like DIY is being able to cut out the middlemen.

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I only have so much talent, if any at all, and only for a few things, if not just one thing. So, most of the time, I'll be better off paying someone to make things I need... Paying them of course through the retailer or other "middleman" I actually deal with.

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I prefer to have the wealth to buy what I want.

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The wealth to buy what I want......!!

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The talent

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Wealth

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It would most assuredly be the talent, like others it would be nice to be able to provide for yourself on your talent. The problem is so many times it ruins the satisfaction as a labor of love becomes a labor of necessity and it looses it's ability to be injoyable. I do several different crafts and it would quickly become mundane for me if I "had" to do any one every day.

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Talent i need

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I would rather have the wealth to buy whatever I want. Even if I had the talent to make whatever I need, it would still take time (the most precious commodity) to make said items. With the wealth to buy whatever I want, I still have time to do other things.

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The latter

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niether

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talent

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Making what I and others need, so I can make money off of the talentless people :')

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Talent to make what I need.

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Well...I'd rather have the wealth but just because I have it doesn't mean I'd do it. Often, my husband would say he's buying X out of convenience. Money is convenient.

As it stand we are comfortable but I still make what I can, it seems silly to spend money on something I can do for a fraction of the cost. It's about spending SMART.

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the wealth to buy what I want so I havemore time to do things I enjoy

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I myself have lived both ways and I enjoyed the challenge of living where I do without or make or built it. But with wealth the women seem more friendlier.

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I would rather buy what I want, it's much easier

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I want wealth so that I can pay the most talented people in the world to create what I want and need. If I was talented, the best I could hope for is to be talented at a couple of things. With wealth, you can hire the most talented people in whatever field you need.

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I would rather be able to make it myself. I like to do crafts such as crochet and sewing. I find it both rewarding and fun to make something from scratch...plus I can be original about it.

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I already have the talent. So it would be nice to have some money to buy materials with.

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talent

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Talent i need

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The talent

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Talent i need

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Ok

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There is joy in making something.

Make it yourself, and you have joy twice: once in creating, once in having.

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The wealth of course. Who needs to think these days? It's almost archaic, barbarian-like in a fashion. Let the small people continue to come up with the solutions so we can further reap the benefits. Let me break it down to some of you in more understandable terms. I would rather wake up, take a few hits off the old opium pipe, sip some sort of chocolate spritzed foo foo drink, inhale the scent of my previous night's conquest (the spot between her shoulder blades is certainly a gift from the gods for this sort of activity). Quickly activate the 120" HD LED 3D sleek, slender box of banality. Purveyor of Hope.....I THINK NOT.....no, no, just a collaborative project by the many small people so they can continually celebrate their findings. Discoveries of artistic nature to placate the masses, Findings of enhanced travel between the space time continuum. Perhaps even a new flavor offering in the Orbit gum line.Are you warming up to the gist of my message yet? Creationism is but a lower form of dissemination, the first in a rather long series of steps laid out to be chiseled out into their final stage solely to reach the next, And what of the end of this duality? Who ultimately waits with the ultimate decision of

whether to purchase or to passover this wear? The wealthy, and only the wealthy do which in fact, is no small task itself.To put away all prejudices to the side is the only path to true judgement. No thought of any other as a whole may enter the Wealth's discretionary process, In the end, the output is but a sliver of light lasting less than an instant. Should the wealth capture this sliver and utilized it for its inherent intent; good will come of this process both to the wealth and to the talent. Should the wealth reject the sliver, then all is lost. This should then make it crystal clear that the only choice in this scenario is the be one of wealth, for no fault occurs on them at any time in the process; while the talent is grasping at gossamer strands of broken idealism and are internally urged to try again They must acquiesce. Every single humming, half spinning fermion in their relevant matter is screaming to move on to the next. The great unknown as it were. Wjere as for the Wealth, there is no pressure. Only the longing for for what is next and the ability to judge.

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rm. We grow, raise or barter for about 90% of our food. We generate about 80% of the electric power we require: wind turbines, small hydro, photovoltaic panels and diesel backup (some seasons we sell to the electric co-op). The electrical, HVAC, water and sewage systems are of my design. We process wastes to the equivalent of natural gas using a home built bio-gas digester of a design developed in India by the Gobar Gas Institute (Ram Bux Singh). Thi

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I would need drive or ambition to go with the talent, if I need a new shelf it might be nice to sit back & hire someone already talented in innovative shelf design & instillation.

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Talent - then at least I'd have some life satisfaction

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You can't buy talent, but you can earn wealth.

So I choose to have the talent to make what I need.

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Throughout the history of mankind there are examples of wealth becoming totally useless. In such times only the talent to provide for yourself and your family has any life sustaining value.

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I prefer to build my own tools but it takes time and tools are not expensive. I do make specialized tools I cannot purchase or tools that are very expensive.

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The talent would be more important to me. Anybody with money can buy something, but few understand how it works, nor can they appreciate the technical details unless they built it or design it.

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I would rather buy things and do my own job (I am not Superman)

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I care more about what I do than what I have, God gives me the power to do anything

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wealth is fleeting, your mind can take you anywhere you want. give me the ability, and i will make wealth.

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wealth

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Buy

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The wealth to buy what I want......!!

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I'm not making shito!!!

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I would rather ask stupid questions and get paid.

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Ok

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the talent man, bc as a christian, wealth is not wat god put me here for

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E talent 2 make wat I nid