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Julius Rants and Raves | Started by: Julius on Jan 24, '10 21:55 |
Julius sat in his apartment reading through the obits from a war not long since passed. When he reviewed the profile card for said individuals he became amused, then angry, and finally, decided he needed to address a few concerns. After storming out into the streets he kicked over a few garbage cans and stepped up onto a wooden crate. After spreading his arms wide to garner attention, he began to speak in a loud, angry voice. |
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Well sir, I can sit here and think about my bank balance and worry about your opinion of my success or I can sleep soundly at night knowing I am the top earner in Will's family and still send him the majority of my earnings weekly. In fact, I do believe that after living long and prosperous lives we should be able to splurge a little now and then. Sometimes, that takes some saving up... You know like that 20 million dollar plus casino I've had my eye on, which of course all of the profits would go to my beloved Will. |
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Reply by: DirtyLittleSekrit at Jan 24, '10 22:00 | |
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"I agree 100 percent with this. I never understood what people did with all that money. Buy one BG who does nothing but suck up your money? You should be helping your CL buy the BG's he or she needs, then if need be, HE/SHE will send you money to buy your BG's." "Besides, why do you need bodyguards in peace times? To keep an eye on the kids? Make sure no one tries to pick your pocket? Come on..." |
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Reply by: Torin at Jan 24, '10 22:02 | |
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Rebecca listens to the man's rant with raised eyebrows, stroking her fur coat thoughtfully. "Well, Mr. Julius, I completely agree with the fact that you should send up as much as you can to your crewleader--their prosperity and protection means more of the same for you. But you claim that anyone that has over X amount of dollars isn't doing enough for their family. I have to disagree with this. While, yes, your crewleader comes first, there are some people who work hard or are lucky enough to make plenty of money for themselves as well as their family head. I don't think that having extra cash in the bank is a bad thing--after all, we're in this to make money for ourselves as well as our family heads. She gives a small smile. "Besides, I would like to think that any crewleader who doesn't think that one of their members is kicking up as much as they should based on their income would find another way to, uh. 'take care' of it." |
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Reply by: RebeccaMacleod at Jan 24, '10 22:17 | |
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Caught up in the moment of ranting, Hades jumps on top of a car hood and begins to rant |
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Reply by: Hades at Jan 24, '10 22:29 | |
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Of course, you can argue that having money spread out in many different pockets is a better overall strategy. - You won't loose everything if the boss dies, or if one of the other stashes gets hit. Plus, your family can have round the clock access to large amounts of cash if you plan it right. To Torin, you say "why do you need bodyguards in peace times?", well any well planned war should be a total surprise against the enemy, and therefor buying BG's in so called 'peacetime' is the only way to help protect against a surprise hit, no? |
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Reply by: Arabface at Jan 25, '10 11:20 | |
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Ok, I'm not going to lie and say i read every reply, but I'm going to voice my opinion on one thing you touched on this rant.
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Reply by: ______ at Jan 25, '10 11:28 | |
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I'm not going to talk about your main topic here. As i've nothing to add or subtract, I pretty much agree. |
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Reply by: PoisonousJelly at Jan 25, '10 12:54 | |
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I agrre with you completely there are some people who think that i spare what i can to tribute up to my crew leader not just hold on to a crap load of cash for no apparent reason either use it ot train or tribute it up |
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Reply by: Joey_Chazolini at Jan 25, '10 16:16 | |
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Firstly let's start with this right here:
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Reply by: Aftershock at Jan 25, '10 16:29 | |
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Julius, my friend I can't agree more with what you said about the money thing and dying with too many money that your Leader may -or to be fair- wants, But I totally disagree with you about the Body Guards killing or missing part sir, Not every hitter has been visiting the shooting range as much as you have done sir, may be they can't afford the cash or the time to do so. I don't think we should blame someone for this, or the Body Guard may have been too strong for his wacking skills to have a one go on him. |
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Reply by: Silvio at Jan 25, '10 16:33 | |
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Thanks for sharing your views on this topic, Julius. While I don't completely agree with everything you've said here, your point of view reminds me of a quote from one of my favorite novels: "Thief, thief, thief! Baggins! We hates it, we hates it, we hates it forever!" May you continue fighting the good fight with the strength of 10 full grown men. |
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Reply by: Dwight-Schrute at Jan 25, '10 17:00 | |
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Eileithyia stands there listening intently to the man's speech. She contemplates it for a moment before stepping out to speak. |
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Reply by: Eileithyia at Jan 25, '10 21:18 | |
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Julius listened intently to every point that was addressed after his initial rant and took each point into consideration before crafting a response in his overly large head |
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Reply by: Julius at Jan 26, '10 00:02 | |
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Julius, I don't think a demotion would be a good option as it's a waste of the experience these mobsters have been working hard to gain, as for the other option, asking for money would totally contradict with the tributes sending part you were discussing earlier, I wouldn't personally tribute money to my leader then ask him for some of them to train my gun. To be fair some people can hit and kill a body guard WITHOUT having to even pay one visit to the range.In my humble opinion, it's just a matter of practicing more than training. |
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Reply by: Silvio at Jan 26, '10 08:59 | |
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Silvio my friend, you raise a valid point. One that I had not thought of recently, however at the same time most leaders understand that you arn't going to walk into there crew and be an allstar tributing millions off the bat. It takes time to get one's skills experienced enough, one of those skills is with a gun. |
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Reply by: Julius at Jan 26, '10 18:06 | |
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After hearing many people debate on many things Toast decides it is about his turn to talk up and say what he has to say. He thinks about how he doesn't have a huge speech like everyone else but he still has a few words to say. "My Bloodline has worked with yours Julius for some time now. They have taught my family many things, and now I have learnt from them. One thing you taught me was too donate and always worry about the person who keeps you safe. I have took this lesson and tried to learn from it. Of course sometimes I get greedy with my money, but I also send up some tribute." Toast finishes talking and walks backwards to where he was minutes before. As he arrives at his spot he waits trying to decide who he thinks will talk next and what they will have to say. |
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Reply by: Toast at Jan 27, '10 00:04 | |
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Well i have to agree with this one also... dying extremely rich for me is like holding out on your own family. You want to buy a Casino? Why not inform your Crew Leader? Maybe you can keep donating your cash and maybe some day... your leader will grant you one. If something urgent comes down and you are sleeping... maybe your CL could need all that cash and when you wake-up he will still be there to greet you. My opinion is, give your cash to your family and your family will take care of you. I've always done so and always got what i wanted in the long run. Dont jeoperdize your family by holding out on it. It is a cold place we live in... we must warm it up in order to survive! |
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Reply by: sneakyrat at Jan 27, '10 17:00 | |
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Stepping out of the bar Bombay hears the discusion going on in the streets... I for one agree with the main point of this discusion. What are any of us without our leaders. NOTHING!!!! I am more upset by seeing those who have yet to recieve thier button running around here with fat pockets. I can see why a Made Man or above my be walking around as Rich(not Extremely Rich) as they have put in the time and effort in the streets and most likely are tributing to thier leaders but have got to the point where they can really earn. I for one have a real problem with those walking around as Wise Guy, complaining about not getting made, yet they are wondering around with cash they really have no use for. I also think there are times Mades and above need the money for the reasons Juilius you have stated. But in the end it really comes down to the CL himself if he is fine with his people walking around with fat pockets then who are we to stop them. Having said his peace Bombay looks for the nearest bar to grab a cocktail |
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Reply by: BombaySapphire at Jan 28, '10 13:56 | |
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