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11. They're thieves too

Mon May 18, 2026, 08:21 PM

May 18

Not just hoarding.....stealing their wealth either through crime, favor, or denial

They are the locusts

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It is a money addiction and sadism. Irish_Dem May 18 #1

Addiction is what I think too. raccoon May 18 #2

I've been calling them "greed junkies" hvn_nbr_2 May 19 #13

No amount of money will satisfy them. Irish_Dem May 19 #17

True Codifer Wednesday #19

The money buys them the power. Irish_Dem Wednesday #22

.... markie May 18 #3

One of the Deadly Sins: GREED dave99 May 18 #4

It's definitely a mental illness. Everything wouldn't be enough. patphil May 18 #5

Agree! KT2000 May 18 #6

Me too. They are addicts. travelingthrulife May 18 #7

In my theorizing, it's a form of arrested development nuxvomica May 18 #8

"Money doesn't talk, It swears!!!" Ford_Prefect May 18 #9

They're thieves too purr-rat beauty May 18 #11

In days of old they called it Gluttony... and a deadly sin n/t Tom Rinaldo May 19 #14

check that...all of them. Tripper11 May 19 #15

Well Done! n/t Tom Rinaldo May 19 #16

Terror Management Theory (TMT) Another Jackalope May 19 #18

I've referred to it as "scoreboarding." Happy Hoosier Wednesday #20

Crassus was the richest man in Rome who LOVED gold. dalton99a Wednesday #21

Message auto-removed Name removed Wednesday #23

Absolutely! SheltieLover Friday #24