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Originally Posted by Supple Cow
So you think that the person who makes $100,000 a year loses because there is someone who makes $300,000 a year?
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I see homeless people every day. Most of them will never enjoy a reasonable quality of life again because a lot of the social programs that existed even 10 years ago are no longer funded. These are the people who "lose".
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You think that the silver medalist in the Olympics loses because she doesn't win the gold?
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Very rarely are there only two competitors in a given event.
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Originally Posted by Supple Cow
You always felt the pride of your accomplishments perhaps because you've never had anyone look at you like you don't deserve to be somewhere because of your skin color or gender. Yes, I am suggesting that that happens. Yes, I already said that it happened to me. In your world view, people are only able to be equal AND actually have the tools to help themselves only if that doesn't happen. In my world view, people are different and some mindless collective doesn't make decisions that are supposedly best for everyone. People who have the same interests can band together to meet their needs.
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You mean like unions? Those aren't looked kindly upon by libertarians as I understand.
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Originally Posted by Sun Tzu
Watch the movie “In Pursuit of Happiness”.
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I'm really happy that sometimes people down on their luck get a break they've earned on their own. That's great. Still, he could have just as easily not gotten the job and he and his son would have continued living on the street until he realized that it's okay to get a medial job in the interim, while trying to get the awesome job.