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"We created poverty as we know it." - No, poverty was not created and needs no explanation. Poverty is a default state. What humans created (to varying degrees
by Nifty3929 4y ago
"We created poverty as we know it." - No, poverty was not created and needs no explanation. Poverty is a default state.
What humans created (to varying degrees, of course) is PROSPERITY, which is a surprising and remarkable achievement, and seems unique to humans.
- geph2021 4y agoOr put another way, Prosperity and wealth are Abundance or surplus (more than what you need). Humans only create abundance through hard work and creativity. That was surely true before civilization, private property, etc... I'm open to new/creative ideas for how to build a society that guarantees everyone a "fair" shot at acquiring more abundance for themselves, if that's what they want. I'm sure there are better arguments for UBI, and it's unfortunate this terribly flawed one is getting so much attention.
- anigbrowl 4y agoScarcity =/= poverty. Also, if this is as obvious as you consider it to be, you wouldn't need to capitalize it.