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Old 09-10-2019, 02:43 PM   #101
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cuz you like designing sneakers and the work environment at adidas is better than the one at nike? if everyone made the same amount then places that are horrible to work at wouldnt be able to outspend their ####ty culture. i think the hypothetical is predicated on the idea that you have to work "a" job, an engaging and fulfilling career is still more desirable than mailing it in or working at mcdonalds, even if the pay is equal
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Old 09-10-2019, 02:49 PM   #102
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Old 09-10-2019, 03:13 PM   #103
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Is there some study that demonstrated this that you can link us to? Because this seems like quite a bold claim about typical human psychology.
It's from Mark Manson's books "The subtle art of not giving a ****" and "everything is ****ed".
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Old 09-10-2019, 03:24 PM   #104
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No, the problem is the other way around, the demand is the same but what is the incentive to fulfill the demand?
Why bother inventing a better sneaker when you are just going to get the same pay?
You still have to bring in the customers. If you aren't putting out good products, then you will lose business.

Also, the idea that everyone earning the same salary will lead to equality is pure garbage. It's not what you earn, but also what you do with the money. There are people that via generations of earning the same income would have huge amounts of capital built up, and other that would be in constant debt. This would be the cause of both inherent characteristics/behaviours, but also blind luck.

For example, if you gave everyone the same plot of land, one plot might have a massive gold deposit underneath it. One person might win the lottery. They could then reinvest that money and become a slum lord. I suppose the hypothetical also takes away investment income? In that case some people might own their own property and not have to pay rent, while others would. Or can you just earn investment income up to your income cap, in which case you'd see people not working at all, and just earning investment income, and then having as many kids as possible to expand their investment income earning potential through their family.

The more you think about, the more likely equal pay is likely to lead to total inequality, as it removes the most practical way to climb economic ladders, which is earning more money. The only fix is to also totally equalize ownership, which is not only impractical but has been proven not to work.
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Old 09-10-2019, 03:37 PM   #105
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Waitwaitwait...

Your lawyer advised you that one of your options was to commit a crime and flee from the authorities?!
His tongue was rather firmly planted in his cheek at the time....



I was all of 29 y/o and rather new (Inc. circa 1992) to the whole idea of owning a "real" business.
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His tongue was rather firmly planted in his cheek at the time....



I was all of 29 y/o and rather new (Inc. circa 1992) to the whole idea of owning a "real" business.
What is this lawyer's name and where can one get in touch with him....?

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You still have to bring in the customers. If you aren't putting out good products, then you will lose business.

Also, the idea that everyone earning the same salary will lead to equality is pure garbage. It's not what you earn, but also what you do with the money. There are people that via generations of earning the same income would have huge amounts of capital built up, and other that would be in constant debt. This would be the cause of both inherent characteristics/behaviours, but also blind luck.

For example, if you gave everyone the same plot of land, one plot might have a massive gold deposit underneath it. One person might win the lottery. They could then reinvest that money and become a slum lord. I suppose the hypothetical also takes away investment income? In that case some people might own their own property and not have to pay rent, while others would. Or can you just earn investment income up to your income cap, in which case you'd see people not working at all, and just earning investment income, and then having as many kids as possible to expand their investment income earning potential through their family.

The more you think about, the more likely equal pay is likely to lead to total inequality, as it removes the most practical way to climb economic ladders, which is earning more money. The only fix is to also totally equalize ownership, which is not only impractical but has been proven not to work.
Equalizing ownership has been proven to work on a small scale. Many co-ops and communes are very effective based on that principle. It tends to fail when the tragedy of the commons overwhelms the social need to contribute. So doesn’t work on a mass scale.

A maximum income of 70k in an environment where business profit and investment income didn’t count might lead to extensive entrepreneurship and many more small companies. If 70k was the maximum you could earn as an employee but you could earn far more as an owner taking profit you would increase the benefit of business ownership and have a severe penalty for being an employee.

So it would be difficult to keep employees without giving ownership stakes in companies.
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Similar story of a kid in Australia who discovered his line of credit was unlimited. It’s a good read lol


https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-38308842
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This happened to my sister as well when she was a kid. $100k+ deposited into her "young savers" type account. The fact that her $200 in birthday money was now six figures should probably have raised a flag somewhere. They ended up letting her keep the interest it earned while they figured it out, which was a few hundred dollars iirc.

I wonder if they've gotten better about this since computers. The case I'm mentioning was ~20-25 years ago.
I've heard of similar stories that are a little more recent. Person didn't spend the money, but moved it to a savings account (or it was in a savings account?). The bank figured out the mistake and reversed the entry but didn't bother to reverse the interest.
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Similar story of a kid in Australia who discovered his line of credit was unlimited. It’s a good read lol


https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-38308842
Hmmm.....I think thats just the backstory to 'Rake.'
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In the case of that Australian guy, he bought that Banksy artwork. What happens when the value of something like that appreciates beyond what he stole? Who ends up with the gains?
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In the case of that Australian guy, he bought that Banksy artwork. What happens when the value of something like that appreciates beyond what he stole? Who ends up with the gains?
From my understanding, any property acquired through the crime will be sold off to make restitution. In the case of the Banksy, it could work out quite nicely for the convicted as the elevated value of the Banksy would offset some of the money spent on hookers and blow...

Edit - I guess you're saying if the value of the Banksy ended up eclipsing the total value of the theft... Interesting questions.

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In the case of that Australian guy, he bought that Banksy artwork. What happens when the value of something like that appreciates beyond what he stole? Who ends up with the gains?
I think if the bank erroneously deposits money into your account, you consider like an over extension of a loan you need to pay back. I wouldn't consider it theft unless you were unwilling/unable to pay it back like the story in the OP hints that those individuals are unable to do.

I think as long as the guy could repay the amount, he'd be fine. I think this is also why there's been instances where individuals were able to keep the interest after the bank reverses the main transaction.
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Equalizing ownership has been proven to work on a small scale. Many co-ops and communes are very effective based on that principle. It tends to fail when the tragedy of the commons overwhelms the social need to contribute. So doesn’t work on a mass scale.

A maximum income of 70k in an environment where business profit and investment income didn’t count might lead to extensive entrepreneurship and many more small companies. If 70k was the maximum you could earn as an employee but you could earn far more as an owner taking profit you would increase the benefit of business ownership and have a severe penalty for being an employee.

So it would be difficult to keep employees without giving ownership stakes in companies.
You're making the assumption that employees have some say in the matter. What you're saying about the benefits of ownership are true today, and the vast majority of people remain employees because they have to. They have to work. They also likely don't have enough capital or the proper skills to start their own businesses.

A flat salary would, in many cases, cement the divide between owner and worker, as workers would be limited in their ability to economically climb out of their situation. You'd be doing the opposite of a minimum wage and implementing a wage ceiling.

As for shared ownership working in small communities, the main issue with that is that small communities cannot really exist without access to greater infrastructure, unless they also want to suffer the consequences of disaster: drought, famine, disease, etc...For example, it's great to have a hippy commune and grow some crops, as long as you also have the outside support of hospitals, goods, clean water, food, etc...as you require them.
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In the case of that Australian guy, he bought that Banksy artwork. What happens when the value of something like that appreciates beyond what he stole? Who ends up with the gains?
Given he was acquitted in the end, I would guess that he should get to keep any money left over after the proceeds covers his debts. I'm sure some kind of civil forfeiture argument happened though.
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