RE: RE: Food: Dropping As A Share Of Disposable Income
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RE: Food: Dropping As A Share Of Disposable Income

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Ok, I get that. And it makes sense, I understand where your coming from. I can't say I agree 100% but I don't think we are all that different at the core. I think we both want to create positive change in the world though we approach that from different directions. I think vilifying ALL capitalism is a bit extreme and this is why -

What about the guy that works like crazy, saves, and has a dream of someday working for himself and having a small successful business. He succeeds in this, in the end, due to his hard work, long hours, and self-sacrifice. His business eventually becomes prosperous and he is able to employ several people at a decent wage in turn allowing them to earn a good living and provide for their families. I see no evil in a system that rewards hard work.

That leads to my next question - How do you expect universal income to work? Will everyone just be locked into a specific amount and never be able to rise above it? Will everyone be required to work the same amount of time to pay for what they receive? We there be work requirements at all? Where will the money come from to pay everyone? Without capitalism where will tax dollars come from? or will there be taxes?

You have to understand, I'm 57 years old. I have heard this idea brought up time and again over the course of my life. I heard teachers talk about it in the 1970s. I read about it in books and newspaper articles. No one has ever come up with a viable way to make it work that creates a level playing field for ALL participants. I'm not saying the dream isn't appealing or not admirable even. I think personally I'd rather single-handedly try to solve global warming.

There used to be a saying that "If you are young and not a liberal you have no heart, and if you are old and not a conservative you have no wisdom."

Also, I get what you said about censorship here on the blockchain, I've seen whales and curators manipulating the system for their own benefit or reasons, the systems here is not perfect but it is pretty revealing. It's harder for them to hide and lie about what they are doing. I'll still take it over Facebook, I might get downvoted but at least my followers (friends) will still see my post and it can't be deleted. Right? You are an interesting character, I'm glad we met.

@steelthong: Ok, I get that. | Ecency