But if you cap it there is no reason to improve things, make them more efficient etc. The world runs on greed, ambition and it’s very important for progress as long as it can be directed and constrained in a sensible manner.
Regulations need to constrain capitalism and make sure it stays within reasonable boundaries where it is a power of building things and not destructive.
Wealthy serve as a goal to the ambitious and as long as wealth can not be inherited (that needs to change) and everyone has equal opportunity to become one, it is fair.
Assuming you’re a working class person, are you motivated by the hope of becoming a billionaire? Is that what drives you to go to work or take a chance at starting a business of your own?
If that dream was capped at 20m, would that stop you from trying to be successful? Is there anything in the world that you covet that exceeds 20m? Or even 10m.
I won’t wait for your personal answer. I don’t think it’d far fetched to say that for most people, their answer would be that it doesn’t make a difference. Achieving 20m would be a dream and give them a far more comfortable life than they have now.
And if they reached that 20m, they’d either retire and give the next generation a chance at the reins, or keep working but necessarily focus more on their employee/customer happiness, because there’s no reason to be exceedingly greedy except as a ego scoreboard thing.
That doesn’t stop innovation, it just means that more will innovate and thrive because fewer will clutch onto their throne and kick others down.
And if they reached that 20m, they’d either retire and give the next generation a chance at the reins, or keep working but necessarily focus more on their employee/customer happiness, because there’s no reason to be exceedingly greedy except as a ego scoreboard thing.
I’ll end the conversation here though, it’s obvious you’re not interested in intelligent discourse if you’re cherrypicking like that. Enjoy your billionaire idolatry while you file your w-2
But if you cap it there is no reason to improve things, make them more efficient etc. The world runs on greed, ambition and it’s very important for progress as long as it can be directed and constrained in a sensible manner.
Regulations need to constrain capitalism and make sure it stays within reasonable boundaries where it is a power of building things and not destructive.
Wealthy serve as a goal to the ambitious and as long as wealth can not be inherited (that needs to change) and everyone has equal opportunity to become one, it is fair.
Ok. Let’s do a little exercise, then.
Assuming you’re a working class person, are you motivated by the hope of becoming a billionaire? Is that what drives you to go to work or take a chance at starting a business of your own?
If that dream was capped at 20m, would that stop you from trying to be successful? Is there anything in the world that you covet that exceeds 20m? Or even 10m.
I won’t wait for your personal answer. I don’t think it’d far fetched to say that for most people, their answer would be that it doesn’t make a difference. Achieving 20m would be a dream and give them a far more comfortable life than they have now.
And if they reached that 20m, they’d either retire and give the next generation a chance at the reins, or keep working but necessarily focus more on their employee/customer happiness, because there’s no reason to be exceedingly greedy except as a ego scoreboard thing.
That doesn’t stop innovation, it just means that more will innovate and thrive because fewer will clutch onto their throne and kick others down.
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Very selective reading you have there.
I’ll end the conversation here though, it’s obvious you’re not interested in intelligent discourse if you’re cherrypicking like that. Enjoy your billionaire idolatry while you file your w-2
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