MuadDib

I absolutely agree. The fact that I think that is terribly wrong is the very reason I can't get behind a free market determines value point of view. However, I can get behind the idea of market determination in a market that will suffer regulation to dodge this sort of pit fall.

To get back to the original question. I do not think the problem is as big as some make it out to be. I also reject the notion that revolution is inevitable without a great redistribution of wealth. I honestly believe that a minor redistribution (read: safety net) meets our ethical duty to our fellow man and, more relevantly, will steer us clear of all the revolution. I think that's clear at the ballot box where you have large middle class support for conservative economic policies. So long as people can meet the needs of themselves and their families then people largely believe in getting what they earn out of the market.

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