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As a corollary, I imagine that if I was a member of the class that owns things but does not work, I would not sleep well at night. After all, those who own wea
by fallingfrog 5y ago
As a corollary, I imagine that if I was a member of the class that owns things but does not work, I would not sleep well at night. After all, those who own wealth need those who work. The ones who work know how to make things, grow food, set a broken bone, build bridges, change diapers, do all the things that need to be done, but those who own things can’t do any any of that stuff on their own. In a way they’re like helpless children. They need us, for everything.
But do we need them? No. This article is literally saying that the property owning class can perform their function in society while they’re asleep. Well, if that’s true then they’re not contributing anything of value.
If I were one of those who own wealth, I would worry greatly that one day the people who work would figure this out. That’s the sword of Damocles that hangs over the heads of the wealthy.
- dave333 5y agoThis is a fallacious argument that ignores how progress occurs. Owners do not merely own, they create the process that produces the wealth. Without them we would still be in the stone age.