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Originally Posted by cyrnel
I didn't intend that meaning. Only that trust varies by question and interests.
But since you're asking, I do believe individuals have an obligation to contribute to the health of their community, even if only for self-interest. To guard the back door. Since one's community (or area of effect in this case) scales with wealth, a larger entity has a broader obligation that will have larger internal conflicts of interest.
I do expect the average wealthy person to have a better grasp of causes and effects but that says nothing of their ability or motives to manage beyond their interests. Back to the question. What trust are we talking about?
-Not a communist. Honest.
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I forgot about this thread and I have skipped around in it. If this response is redundant, I apologize. I might be wrong but I think I am hearing that one's level of wealth directly correlates to one's level of community responsibility. This could be based on resources available and moral obligation. But, the poor person that is a burden to the community could rise out of poverty and improve the community as well. Do we focus too much on the wealthy as the only path to improvement? Isn't everyone's responsibility for community health equal? Doesn't it actually start at the individual level - meaning, the best thing I can start to do for the community is to not be a burden to it?
I don't think the word "trust" is properly used in the title. If you want to learn how to build a computer, you learn from a computer expert. If you want to learn to fix your car, you learn from an automotive expert. If you want to learn to become rich, you learn from a money expert. You certainly DON'T give your money to rich person and say, "Here, use this to make me more of this." <- that statement would imply trust and that action would be a little foolhardy.
There is one universal rule to becoming wealthy: Do not borrow money. Buy everything by saving the money and then applying it to the purchase. I'm not talking about small business loans or education loans here, I am talking about cars, jeans, X-Boxes, etc. You don't need the rich or the college professor to know this -> just ask your grandfather.