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> Following this logic the wealthy have already paid their dues so to speak by making other people more wealthy. Wow, so simplistic. Answer this, then: Why ar
by brenschluss 13y ago
> Following this logic the wealthy have already paid their dues so to speak by making other people more wealthy.
Wow, so simplistic. Answer this, then: Why are poor people poor?
- ctdonath 13y agoWealth can be consumed and destroyed. If you consume/destroy more than you create and/or trade for, you have a net loss which isn't anyone else's fault.
- holograham 13y agoI assume this question is to bait me into a debate about equal opportunity, discrimination, and wealthy privilege. I do not contend that there aren't issues to solve in these arenas. So for the simple economic answer: Poor people are poor because they consume more wealth than they create (or at least break even). Again as to not offend, I fully understand that economic well-being is still dependent on circumstance to a degree that needs to be addressed. But this fact does not change the economic answer to why poor people are poor.