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Originally Posted by woj
That's the central idea of capitalism, everyone pursues his/her own goals...
you make it sound like there is something wrong with that?
and sure society did give him ability to purse his goals, but others had exactly the same options as him... so why should those that chose less ambitious path in life be treated differently? (different tax rates, welfare, tax credits, etc)
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It's good if you don't forget the foundation that capitalism is built upon.. It's bad, if you ignore everything that helped us all along the way.
Not everyone has the same options, not everyone has the same choice, let alone a less ambitious path to make. A child growing up in a family does not choose to grow up in a lower income area with teachers that don't care, half the schooling conditions, half the care all around, growing up in fear...
I don't think the poor person should have the life style of the rich... they didn't earn it. But I do think they deserve "true equal" options to reach that life style, and everyone should contribute to help ensure everyone truly has the same equal ability to reach those levels.
It will never be perfect, but everyone truly has has the ability to do do great things, and given that equal chance, more would do great things. Greed holds us back...