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Though somehow I still find it unsatisfying that these laborors rely on a single person's decision to buy a luxury item for these wages. I'm not anti-capitalis
by xerxesaa 4y ago
Though somehow I still find it unsatisfying that these laborors rely on a single person's decision to buy a luxury item for these wages.
I'm not anti-capitalism by any means, but despite the average person becoming better off, I find it deeply unsatisfying that we have very few mechanisms to control the insane broadening of the wealth gap.
I don't want to rely on Jeff trickling down his wealth through purchases of yachts and random donations to Van Jones. I want us to collectively agree that there must be some ceiling to wealth for individuals. Not putting a ceiling on wealth is effectively not putting a ceiling on power - and we've already realized that power needs to have checks and balances.
- Kon-Peki 4y agoYeah sure, I agree in principal. And I agree that power needs checks and balances. But all I see are proposals that move the power into the hands of a fickle mob which in the long run is way worse (see the French Revolution as an example). And I don't have a Time Machine to go back and change the rules to prevent him from getting so rich in the first place. So here we are. He's got the cash. And it's great that he is spending at least a tiny amount of it on something that requires a continuous stream of spending or the asset becomes useless. Whether he uses it or not.
- geodel 4y agoYeah, I also want us to agree on a cap of life expectancy in Europe and North America. We have millions of poor kids dying of disease and malnutrition in Asia and Africa. Whereas millions of rich people in West are reaching up to 80-100 years of age, supported by high quality medicine and nutrition. If we agree to put ceiling on age at 75% of current it could save tremendous resources for young and poor people in this world.
- xerxesaa 4y agoI can only assume this is sarcasm.