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Sure, that's not an issue. Those higher wages can be used to purchase trinkets like a bigger car, fancier house, whatever. As long as the important stuff like e
by esperent 6y ago
Sure, that's not an issue. Those higher wages can be used to purchase trinkets like a bigger car, fancier house, whatever. As long as the important stuff like education, healthcare, transportation, legal advice etc. are equally accessible to all, and more importantly, you can't buy better healthcare, education, or legal support with more money.
- orangecat 6y agomore importantly, you can't buy better healthcare, education, or legal support with more money That's Harrison Bergeron territory. Sorry, you can't go on a vacation to France because your kids might learn something.
- esperent 6y agoObviously, like all political ideas, if you take it to the extreme it becomes nonsense. For example, we are currently living the idea of capitalism taken to the extreme, where one man can own a trillion dollars while others can't afford healthcare or education, and it's clearly becoming more and more nonsensical to allow this. Let's try swinging the needle in the other direction for a while.