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Private individuals shouldn't be depended on to do anything but further their own interests Except for politicians, they'll be noble. If he created a lot of g
by orangecat 16y ago
Private individuals shouldn't be depended on to do anything but further their own interests
Except for politicians, they'll be noble.
If he created a lot of good jobs for people with fair wages, and charged fair prices, that's a massive good and can't be denied. He won't, though, because when things are done fairly, there's not a lot of profit to be made.
Utterly unfounded. Counterexamples that come immediately to mind are Steve Jobs and Larry Page and Sergey Brin.
- pessimizer 16y agoPoliticians shouldn't be depended on to do anything but further their own interests. That's why we introduced democracy, in order to get their interests as closely aligned to the public interest as possible. Nobles are a different story altogether. >Utterly unfounded. Counterexamples that come immediately to mind are Steve Jobs and Larry Page and Sergey Brin. I'm not sure how your personal idols refute my ideas of fairness.
- orangecat 16y agoI'm not sure how your personal idols refute my ideas of fairness. I'm claiming they got rich by means of voluntary exchange with customers, rather than exploiting people. Do you disagree?
- pessimizer 16y agoI disagree that the two are mutually exclusive, yes.