Capitalism is pretty clever

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[–]One_Jack_Move 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I really wish you would try to (more directly?) answer my primary question about why income inequality is supposed to be bad.

But since we are expanding our thoughts, I will say I agree that lots of jobs out there suck. But at least a suck-ass job is better than starving... If history is to be our guide, the only way to reach a Maxist utopia is to have capitalism pay for it.

And we aren't there yet, not for many generations I think. Even in an isolationist USA. Maybe with a discovery of unlimited, free, and clean energy we might make it there (and keep it going). But that's only if there is a way to keep power hungry individuals in check as well.

I'll go out on a limb and say you agree with some of that, and I might even say that we really only disagree on how much socialism our economy can support. I would agree that the richest can take a "haircut" as you put it, but it's tricky, we mustn't go too far. Good economies have been destroyed by good intentions.

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400 million dollars an hour with a five dollar raise. Explained enough. No body gets hurt with good policy it why you work 40hours a week and enjoy the weekend taking care of workers is the only thing you need to do as a business owner any less then that it's your own fault if we do correct the real problem the banks.