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> The question is why we have poor and not a better distribution of wealth. We're not going to solve the problem of "why we have poor and not a better distribu

> The question is why we have poor and not a better distribution of wealth. We're not going to solve the problem of "why we have poor and not a better distribution of wealth". > Not the Nazi-grade question if poor people deserve to have dogs. Nazi grade? Deserve? They can do whatever they want. Poor choices will result in poor lifestyles either way. Advising against spending money you don't have on things you don't need does not advocate Nazism.

coldtea 9y ago
>We're not going to solve the problem of "why we have poor and not a better distribution of wealth". Why not? In many countries we've solved the problem "why do we have subjects and kings", "Why we have slaves", "We we have peasants and sharecroppers", etc. >Poor choices will result in poor lifestyles either way. Advising against spending money you don't have on things you don't need does not advocate Nazism. Maybe they shouldn't have kids either, if they can't afford them? (Many people advocate for that too. Because of course "affording to have a kid" means "giving it a middle-class life and paying for their college". God forbid anybody brings their kid a working class/poor existence. Perhaps they should just give up and perish as a class of people). (Similar here with the idea that a "dog" is some expensive middle/upper-middle class accessory. Even homeless people can have their dogs (and often do). And the poorest of the poor, in developing countries in Asia, Latin America, Africa etc often have dogs and cats just fine. No $100 premium pet-food per month required). Here are some "bad decisions": http://www.onegreenplanet.org/news/poor-man-in-india-shares-food-with-homeless-dogs/ http://www.onegreenplanet.org/news/poor-man-in-india-shares-...
- rootlocus 9y ago
  > Maybe they shouldn't have kids either, if they can't afford them? Personally, I'm not planning on having kinds until I'm somewhat confident I can give them a proper education. > God forbid anybody brings their kid a working class/poor existence. Perhaps they should just give up and perish as a class of people Sorry, but perhaps you should stop gratuitously exaggerating. I was brought into a working class. However, that didn't stop my mother from giving her best to raise and educate me into the middle class citizen I am today. Money isn't an issue unless it's a really bad problem. Education and parenting is however. I've seen a lot of wealthy people neglecting their children, just like I've seen a lot of poor people spending more time with their children. > Here are some "bad decisions" Because you can buy shoes with scraps of food?

coldtea 9y ago

>We're not going to solve the problem of "why we have poor and not a better distribution of wealth". Why not? In many countries we've solved the problem "why do we have subjects and kings", "Why we have slaves", "We we have peasants and sharecroppers", etc. >Poor choices will result in poor lifestyles either way. Advising against spending money you don't have on things you don't need does not advocate Nazism. Maybe they shouldn't have kids either, if they can't afford them? (Many people advocate for that too. Because of course "affording to have a kid" means "giving it a middle-class life and paying for their college". God forbid anybody brings their kid a working class/poor existence. Perhaps they should just give up and perish as a class of people). (Similar here with the idea that a "dog" is some expensive middle/upper-middle class accessory. Even homeless people can have their dogs (and often do). And the poorest of the poor, in developing countries in Asia, Latin America, Africa etc often have dogs and cats just fine. No $100 premium pet-food per month required). Here are some "bad decisions": http://www.onegreenplanet.org/news/poor-man-in-india-shares-food-with-homeless-dogs/ http://www.onegreenplanet.org/news/poor-man-in-india-shares-...

rootlocus 9y ago
> Maybe they shouldn't have kids either, if they can't afford them? Personally, I'm not planning on having kinds until I'm somewhat confident I can give them a proper education. > God forbid anybody brings their kid a working class/poor existence. Perhaps they should just give up and perish as a class of people Sorry, but perhaps you should stop gratuitously exaggerating. I was brought into a working class. However, that didn't stop my mother from giving her best to raise and educate me into the middle class citizen I am today. Money isn't an issue unless it's a really bad problem. Education and parenting is however. I've seen a lot of wealthy people neglecting their children, just like I've seen a lot of poor people spending more time with their children. > Here are some "bad decisions" Because you can buy shoes with scraps of food?