>> Imagine there was a button you could press where each and every person would suddenly receive at least a nice house, a bit of land to call their own, and a p

>> Imagine there was a button you could press where each and every person would suddenly receive at least a nice house, a bit of land to call their own, and a pleasant good paying job. There's not a single person, regardless of ideology, that wouldn't press this button. No I would not push that button. I think everyone should have a roof over their head, but only value-producing people should have a nice house. Also, I think that the reward should be based purely on value production of the individual, without any regard for ownership of capital (the means of production). Also, individuals should not be rewarded for capturing the value created by others (I.e. entrepreneurship). There should be a clear distinction between activities which create value versus the ones which capture value. We need a system which enables creators instead of entrepreneurs. By the way, the word 'entrepreneur' is French and it literally means 'someone who takes what is between'; not someone who creates value. >> Another button to get rid of all crime? Yip, gonna be pushed. If we had a decent system, I would agree. But in the current system, I think that crime might as well just be legalized. The definition of crime is extremely unclear. There are so many white-collar activities which are not considered crimes by the legal system but whose consequences are actually far worse for society than all the blue collar crimes added up together - In fact, you could argue that blue collar crime would not exist if it weren't for white collar operators rigging the game and effectively forcing poor people into a life of blue collar crime. >> Another to get rid of all poverty? Sure, but people need to be educated in order to be able to lead a socially conscientious life outside of poverty. If you lifted everyone out of poverty with the push of a button, they'd eat the conscientious middle class for breakfast the next day.