<One should be paid proportionally to his work. So,
businessmen should be paid far less than the workers of exploited
third world countries. Everybody has a mind and therefore is able
to tell himself what he wants.>
I think that a mixture of socialism and democracy works best with
the nature of human nature. I made over $10 million in the 1980s
and gave most of it away. But I do not expect other people to
have the same priorities that I do. I can preach and teach about
it, as is my right. But it should not be legislated that people
have a moral ethical conscious in helping others less fortunate
than themselves. Otherwise, being good for the sake of goodness
becomes forced and unreal. I didn't work hard at making $10
million. I did not labor. I hired others who had no ideas but
were willing to work for fair wages. It was my ideas and my love
for rare coins that helped me make the money. People should be
rewarded on their thoughts/actions/ideas, not just brute labor.
It encourages thinking/creativity/invention - this is what
creates jobs. Bill Gates is often criticized for having Billions
and Billions. I don't like the way he prioritizes his spending
nor most of his business practices, yet it is his ideas that have
created hundreds of thousands of jobs in the computer industry.
Plus, he just gave away over 2 billion dollars to a lot of
respectable charities. He would not have been able to do so, if
he was paid just for his physical labor. Ideas are what makes
progress, not just muscle.
Christopher
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