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Who cares who owns what, as long as it isn't stolen from others, indeed. But there are conflicting opinions about how predatory the current economic system is.
by z0r 16y ago
Who cares who owns what, as long as it isn't stolen from others, indeed.
But there are conflicting opinions about how predatory the current economic system is. How much wealth is stolen? It's not easy to answer unless you are an ideological zealot.
- javert 16y agoWhat are you talking about? It's illegal to steal money from other people, barring taxes -- so other than taxes, none of it is stolen. The only economic system that is not predatory is a free market, which is based on voluntary trade for mutual benefit; any other economic system involves coersion, which is required for something to be predatory. In the current economic system of the civilized world, government holds a monopoly on coercive power, so only the government and those influencing it can be/are predatory. Among the people who have the most wealth (at least in the US), most of them are prey, not predators, if you agree with my claim about the nature of predation. If you're going to make accusations, don't hint at them, make them.
- cromulent 16y agoThey (the most wealthy) are only prey by your logic if they have no influence on the government. I would suggest that they have disproportionate influence, in many cases. I think the perceptions raised by the OP support that suggestion, even if you only taking the aspirational voting into account and not economic leverage influence.