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Originally posted by 3finjo
reply to post by TheGhostViking
Do you consider wealth divided equally to be fair? So a person who works hard all their life should hand money to someone who can't be bothered and actually prefers life on the dole? And there are a lot of people like that, both here in NZ and in the UK.
I would rather see higher wages going to those whose jobs are difficult, dangerous and /or make a difference like nurses, cops, fire fighters, teachers, military personnel, etc instead of news readers and celebrities and sportsmen.
Originally posted by undo
reply to post by TheGhostViking
i understand what you're saying but what actually happens is completely different. you're an idealist, and most of us have the same desire to see a fair, equitable and happy world. but reality is, it's never anything like the picture elitists paint in hopes that they can rule over a huge base of impoverished slaves. here, let me clarify it in terms you can understand:
socialism is like serfdom. you have a few very rich people, and then everyone else, who share in a sort of equally distributed misery, in which criminals wander thru and further victimize them, like wolves in the barnyard. this is the reality of most places on the planet. and it doesn't work. the powers that be, hope they can sell you on the idea that socialism is different from serfdom, but it's not. it's the same thing, just a new word was created to hide what it actually is.edit on 4-2-2011 by undo because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by TheGhostViking
HI guys
A question to you guys . If the worlds total wealth was divided by the worlds total population , how much wealth would each person have ?
My 2nd question is if the worlds total land was shared equally , how much land would each person have ?
Originally posted by DonnaLynn
Define "fairly" please.
If by "fairly" you mean I get to keep what I work my butt off for, then I would have as much as I earn. No more no less.
Communism does not work and never will. What works is a sense of self worth, hard work, and self preservation.
Originally posted by TheGhostViking
[EXACTLY the ONLY people who wouldn't be happy with that are the rich ass holes who are greedy pigs.
id take a lower wage or whatever if it meant NOONE went hungry .
Originally posted by TheGhostViking
reply to post by gimme_some_truth
What would the guy on your avatar think of todays world i wonder . I think hed applaud and star this thread to be honest, lol ,
What about food produced divided by 6.8 billion ?
guys before got 5 acres and 11k for the 2 previous questions , but im crap at maths so ...
Originally posted by TheGhostViking
reply to post by undo
How would you make the system fairer ? I ask because im sure your not pro georgia guidestones right ?
id rather hear other ideas than that lol .
Originally posted by undo
Originally posted by TheGhostViking
reply to post by gimme_some_truth
What would the guy on your avatar think of todays world i wonder . I think hed applaud and star this thread to be honest, lol ,
What about food produced divided by 6.8 billion ?
guys before got 5 acres and 11k for the 2 previous questions , but im crap at maths so ...
the guy in his avatar would vote for you to be poor, while he laughed all the way to his bank account of billions of dollars made while in pursuit of his ideal work style. (et.al, making money off his music)edit on 4-2-2011 by undo because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by undo
Originally posted by TheGhostViking
reply to post by undo
How would you make the system fairer ? I ask because im sure your not pro georgia guidestones right ?
id rather hear other ideas than that lol .
develop space, colonize other planets/moons or make liveable space stations. there's no reason to trap us all on this planet, where we fight and starve to death over available resources. allow alternative energy sources that not only solves the energy crisis, but is cheap, renewable and eco friendly. encourage EVERYONE to pursue jobs geared to their talents and abilities, without limiting them based on income, race, religion, gender or prior economic status. (notice i said, encourage, not demand!)
if you ask me, the majority of the problems we currently struggle with are not the results of greed, but the results of ideologies, clashing.
Originally posted by TheGhostVikingA question to you guys . If the worlds total wealth was divided by the worlds total population , how much wealth would each person have ?