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>>I genuinely don't understand why some people think it's a terrible thing that someone else has more than they do, so long as they are clothed and housed and getting enough to eat. I can understand resenting those who got their money fraudulently, but I can't understand resenting those who have more simply because they have more. And even after all the posts in that thread I still don't understand why some people think envy is moral. - Loquiter
There will always be someone else with more. Im not sure that one resents others having more so much as they might resent the frivolous ways in which they see the wealthy spending their money. It is one thing to see someone doing something that seems to better another as compared to seeing them carrying a $10K bag made in a sweat shop or owning 20 Hummers. Of course it is always one's freedom to do as they like with money they earn but I think there is some validity to it. We will never all be equal, but that doesn't mean one can't work toward it. I would rather see that $10K put towards some kid's education. And you know there is a difference between creme brulee and "getting enough to eat".
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