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Originally Posted by BigBen
Strength, speed, intelligence, and agression have nothing to do with wealth.
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How about hard work, vision, and goal setting?
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I agree that the wealthy members of society have a moral obligation to provide support to those less fortunate. Nothing can change that belief. I think that it comes down to my belief in a perfect society:
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Define less fortunate. If you are a lazy slug are you 'less fortunate'?
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Create a society where you define all roles and responsibilities and all allocations of wealth and privledge before any one person is assigned to a position. You must assume that you have the same chance of being Bill Gates the billionaire or John Doe the homeless guy.
You would see a dramatic increase in social spending, if people had the risk of changing places with those who they decry as loafers and beggars. That is the society in which I want to live.
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Life is not a lottery, we rise and fall based on our own merits. If you create a fantasy land like the above, what do you think would happen? Those with the skills and abilities and drive would figure out how to get where they wanted to be, and your lazy slug ceo would fail. The only way your society would make me a homeless guy is at gun point. Take away everything accademic of mine, I'd still find something to do to keep me off the streets.