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Knocking everyone down to achieve equality is not desirable. Not desirable in terms of average income, just desirable for the majority of citizens.

• kortilla 5y ago
  No it’s not. Most of the citizens that desire this think it will achieve them some income or social safety net. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/clarissajanlim/msnbc-math-mike-bloomberg-one-million-dollars https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/clarissajanlim/msnbc-ma... The fact that a news anchor didn’t realize that was complete bullshit is an example of how mistaken people are about what “making the rich pay” will accomplish.
  • uniqueid 5y ago
    If I had to choose living with the average income of any nation, obviously I'd consider the US. If I had to swap lives with a random citizen of any nation, it certainly would not be the US. I don't like the odds that I'd find myself incarcerated for shoplifting groceries, or living in a tent city, or crapping in a donut box in the back of an Amazon delivery van, or prostituting my ass to pay for insulin.
    • kortilla 5y ago
      > I don't like the odds that I'd find myself incarcerated for shoplifting groceries, or living in a tent city, or crapping in a donut box in the back of an Amazon delivery van, or prostituting my ass to pay for insulin. What percentage of people do you think you just described?