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It'll destroy chiefly the minority rich though, the minority capitalists. And since they are in fewer numbers than the workers, I don't know if it'll impact the
by pen2l 7y ago
It'll destroy chiefly the minority rich though, the minority capitalists. And since they are in fewer numbers than the workers, I don't know if it'll impact the greater economy so much. Somewhere in this, Vancouver might become being a neat place to be I think.
- ShroudedNight 7y agoAs a Canadian living in Markham, I am also deeply concerned about the growing inequality (or at least its growing visibility) and the damage it can do to our social fabric. That being said, modulo some extreme reconfiguration of Canadian society, workers need someone to pay them. I think we should be _very_ cautious about unduly alienating capitalists in an indiscriminant manner.
- whatshisface 7y agoUnlike the situation in Marx's time, many workers have their retirement savings in "capitalist" equity devices like home ownership and the stock market. 2008 was terrible for them in America. The divide between workers who can only access linear growth and capitalists who can access exponential growth no longer exists.
- the-dude 7y agoWhere did they stash their wealth in Marx's time?
- whatshisface 7y agoCash, mostly.