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Also, Person C who has more wealth than average because his/her parents or ancestors created the wealth? And Person D who has created more wealth than the ave

Also, Person C who has more wealth than average because his/her parents or ancestors created the wealth? And Person D who has created more wealth than the average person, but only because they started out as a Person C. Edit: Obviously, I'm not suggesting that there should be no wealth inheritance. But economic inequality can happen in a way that is neither meritocratic nor malicious. And there's tons we can do that recognizes this issue, without banning inheritance (scholarships, after-school programs, etc).

PKop 11y ago
Isn't that an argument to allow the existence of "Persons C" : that they end up creating "Persons D"? (A wealth creator at a level higher than what would otherwise exist) Or we should take from Persons C's parents who made good decisions and not allow them to pass on their success to their children, thus eliminating the benefits of the wealth created by C's and D's ?
grondilu 11y ago
> Person C who has more wealth than average because his/her parents or ancestors created the wealth? Do you think it's wrong for parents to give things to their children? Do you think it should not be allowed to let them ensure that their children will never have to worry about money? I personally don't.
- jheriko 11y ago
  i'd even go as far as to say that it is a goal for a great many people in life, and the standard position is that inheritance is a good thing, and that taxing it stinks... ...except perhaps if its very rich people you can not equate with, so you don't see the harm of taking 1-99% of their unfathomable riches and leaving them still having a fortune beyond your dreams.
  - grondilu 11y ago
    > if its very rich people you can not equate with, oh, so you mean stealing is OK as long as it's from people you're jealous of? The problem I have with that is that it's a foot in the door[1]. You begin with taking from ultra-rich people, expecting me to be ok with that. And then you take from slightly less rich people, and then even less rich and so on until you claim it's ok to take from anyone who's less poor than you. So no, I don't want to let envious poor people rob rich people, no matter how rich they are. 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot-in-the-door_technique https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot-in-the-door_technique
    - jheriko 11y ago
      i don't agree with that line of thinking... i'm just saying that this is what i perceive in others.

PKop 11y ago

Isn't that an argument to allow the existence of "Persons C" : that they end up creating "Persons D"? (A wealth creator at a level higher than what would otherwise exist) Or we should take from Persons C's parents who made good decisions and not allow them to pass on their success to their children, thus eliminating the benefits of the wealth created by C's and D's ?

grondilu 11y ago

> Person C who has more wealth than average because his/her parents or ancestors created the wealth? Do you think it's wrong for parents to give things to their children? Do you think it should not be allowed to let them ensure that their children will never have to worry about money? I personally don't.

jheriko 11y ago
i'd even go as far as to say that it is a goal for a great many people in life, and the standard position is that inheritance is a good thing, and that taxing it stinks... ...except perhaps if its very rich people you can not equate with, so you don't see the harm of taking 1-99% of their unfathomable riches and leaving them still having a fortune beyond your dreams.
- grondilu 11y ago
  > if its very rich people you can not equate with, oh, so you mean stealing is OK as long as it's from people you're jealous of? The problem I have with that is that it's a foot in the door[1]. You begin with taking from ultra-rich people, expecting me to be ok with that. And then you take from slightly less rich people, and then even less rich and so on until you claim it's ok to take from anyone who's less poor than you. So no, I don't want to let envious poor people rob rich people, no matter how rich they are. 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot-in-the-door_technique https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot-in-the-door_technique
  - jheriko 11y ago
    i don't agree with that line of thinking... i'm just saying that this is what i perceive in others.