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Originally posted by wonderwench
Neither situation is ideal, but pick your poison. Would you rather have an incentive for capital to be productive or to encourage redistribution of wealth which is usually channeled to consumption rather than productive investment?
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The future holds many more possibilities than the two that you list. Isn't it more reasonable to strive for a middle point, an equilibrium between the two? I would argue that the reforms of the last few centuries have attempted to do just that. History has taught us that the world is not quite the wretched place that your binary choice would indicate. Such dualistic thinking does explain why I keep getting beliefs wrongfully attributed to me, though. If you're not with us, you're against us, right?