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Originally Posted by VladtheImpaler
I disagree with the patent unfairness of that. Is some trailer park trash more "deserving" of that money than a wealthy person? I would say "no" - in all likelihood, the wealthier person has done a whole lot more to get where he/she is than Bubba... Whether the poor or the rich have the money, "it goes into the economy" - unless the money is in a cookie jar, it's "in the economy", whether it's being spent on hot dogs at Wal-Mart or invested in a real estate development in Palm Springs...
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I disagree.
I would contend that one's wealth at age 50 has far more to do with when, where and to whom one was born than whether or not they had "Done a whole lot more".
The fallacy of 'meritocracy' is harmful to both the rich and the poor.
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Last edited by firebug; 08-16-2011 at 09:53 AM.
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