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> the less fortunate no longer have a chance to catch up. You just spit in the face of every "less fortunate" individual who worked harder than everybody else
by maratd 15y ago
> the less fortunate no longer have a chance to catch up.
You just spit in the face of every "less fortunate" individual who worked harder than everybody else and did catch up. It makes his accomplishment seem rather worthless. After all, he could have simply accepted the charity of someone like you or supported a system where that charity was systematically dispensed. Why bust your ass and work hard?
Oh, that brings me to the next point. Incentives. You just killed any incentive to work hard and bust your ass if you're in the "less fortunate" group. Why bother? You can just wait until someone helps you up.
- atakan_gurkan 15y agoFor every less fortunate that works hard and succeeds, there are thousands that work hard and do not succeed; their efforts simply go to increase the wealth of the wealthy who hold the capital. My heart goes out to them, and I wish their exploitation would stop. Reducing the wealth gap, or more to the point, not allowing it to expand exponentially is not the same as removing it. There will always be a gap, there will always be incentives.
- maratd 15y agoWhat people like you don't understand is that there is real value in failure. A system that removes failure from the equation reduces the quality of life for everyone. You are hurting the very people you claim you are helping.