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People read this article and love to bitch, but what is the solution? Flat tax? Raise income taxes ? Inheritance tax? The fact of the matter is poverty is rea
by misiti3780 6y ago
People read this article and love to bitch, but what is the solution?
Flat tax? Raise income taxes ? Inheritance tax?
The fact of the matter is poverty is really what is sad an unacceptable. People you should access to free health care and their basic needs met if they cant meet them, but I do not see what is fundamentally wrong with Bill Gates earning 100000X more than someone that is making a good living wage, with healthcare, and a 401K in SV.
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- guerrilla 6y agoWhat is fundamentally wrong with Bill Gates earning and having that much more than others is that he has, in reality, proportionally more power. That isn't democracy in the end.
- chii 6y ago> in reality, proportionally more power. That isn't democracy in the end. someone who is a very well versed orator and public speaker, can also have a disporportionate power, by convicing people of his point of view. But in a democracy, everyone still only have one vote, and bill gates' vote is just as valid as yours. Compared that to the old days, where if you weren't born nobility, you do not get a say in affairs that affects you. I think people here commenting or lamenting, does not appreciate what the _actual_ natural state of things are, and how much worse it could be.
- guerrilla 6y agoJust because it could be worse and can't be perfect doesn't mean it can't or shouldn't be better.