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that's absolutely not a problem, quite the opposite. the goal is to have investments that serve broad interests. instead of investing in better yachts, superca
by pas 4y ago
that's absolutely not a problem, quite the opposite.
the goal is to have investments that serve broad interests. instead of investing in better yachts, supercars, jets, etc.
instead of investing into Amazon to dropship fake shit for quick bucks our economic surplus ought to go into developing better actually useful appliances, tools, technologies
for example, instead of OralB and Philips bamboozling us with sonic this and that with smart AI toothbrush marketing we ought to actually figure out dental care.
okay, sure, higher taxes on the wealthy doesn't guarantee more conscious consumerism, but might at least give it a chance.
- aetherson 4y agoI'm afraid that in fact the kind of consumption encouraged by high cap gains taxes are things like yachts, supercars, and jets (which are not investments).
- ianai 4y agoI think those are more about inequality and greed. They have so many resources they’re exhausting any and all passing interest. Bees seem to have solved this with graduating highly productive bees into a bohemian class. They spend their time doing oddball stuff and inform the hive of new opportunities missed.
- tdehnel 4y agoSounds like you’ll be angling for the position of Commissar of Which Things are OK to Innovate.