> "impoverishing them" doesn't seem like the right goal I don't think anyone should be impoverished, and indeed I'm not a supporter of the idea of "meritocracy

> "impoverishing them" doesn't seem like the right goal I don't think anyone should be impoverished, and indeed I'm not a supporter of the idea of "meritocracy", but I think it's fair to take the arguments for it to their logical and abhorrent conclusion. After all, the supporters seem perfectly content to allow the non-wealthy (and assumed non-meritorious) to become impoverished.