"Capitalism Rewards Efficiency"

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[–]Intuit 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (4 children)

What's wrong with monetary "imbalance"? Why should everything be balanced?

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I have no qualms with there being rich people. I have a major fucking problem with there being uber-rich people. I've met rich people. Their worst sin is being a materialist socialite. I've also met plenty of uber-rich people, and their sins are too many to count. I know "middle-class" people (this just means a few months or maybe a year of savings before being lower-class) and I know plenty of lower-class people. The vast majority of peoples problems have little to do with cash, but rather with their personal development. The problem is that the only way non-rich people will have the time to develop and mature is if they shirk monetary responsibility in some regard. What I'm saying is, the monetary system we have right does nothing but create immature malcontents and materialistic players. I'm not saying everyone be made a millionaire. I AM saying that things need to be properly managed and balanced out so that our values aren't capital>human, which is how it is in pretty much EVERY modern society. Tell me why thats good? Or are you gonna try and convince me this isn't the case?

[–]Jesus 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

"If your mind is money, their mind is on you."

"If it's not on money, then please just stop living." Said all the posh uber rich billionaires.

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

Are uber-rich people like that because of being uber-rich, or are they uber-rich because something else is rewarding them for being corrupt people? (e.g. governments and other coercive forces)

What I'm saying is, the monetary system we have right does nothing but create immature malcontents and materialistic players.

I don't see it as the monetary system, but the corrupt, violent forces that overburden people. There are endless ways the state intrudes on people's lives and extracts their wealth, only to destroy it or use it to make people's lives worse.

Take a browse of mises.org. They have lots of pieces that might point you to the ills of the state.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I would say most are uber-rich because they are willing to be horrid to other humans. A small amount of them seem to have changed once they acquired their funds. I will check out that website, thank you for pointing me towards more information!