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What is wrong with capitalism? Should we get pissed of at people like Sam Walton, Larry page or Ray Kroc? Bill Gates is as famous for his altruism as he is for his operating system so tell me please: What is wrong with capitalism? We get angry when we see the wealthy get wealthier but how many of us would willingly and voluntarily put a cap on our income and still continue to work for free? I surmise that not a darn soul would be so stupid! Am I right? We get mad at the wealthy because it is part of human nature to be jealous of another persons prosperity.
Biblically speaking the Tenth commandment of the Decalogue admonishes against coveting. Doesn’t it? Obviously the poor do not have anything that the rich could possibly want unless of course your name is David and you are King of the Jewish Nation and one of your officer’s whose name is Uriah that has a wife who is a gorgeous hottie named Bathsheba that you want for yourself. That would be the exception so the rule is that the poor should not envy the rich or that the rich should not envy the richer. Why is this important to remember?
It’s important to remember because capital is what drives our all to important economy and capital gets invested either aggressively or conservatively based upon the individual investor and so profit or success in a venture is relative to the risk taken by the investor, isn’t it? It is then only fair that he who risks more should be rewarded greater than he who doesn’t.
People complain about their 9 to 5’s but they don’t do anything to escape their ruts. Do they? But then they want big donkey salaries and huge pensions and matching benefits but they took no risks in anything. They then want a huge wealth tax on the rich to help subsidize their lazy not pulling their fair share behinds. This is not fair! If you want a big payout then you have to take serious risks. That is what it’s all about!
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