Jon Galt wrote:
Adam Back wrote:
See, if you spend your money now, on the above, you have no right to criticize me when I look relatively wealthy later. It's your choice to blow your money.
Steve Boursy writes: I agree--that's not what I was talking about--the majority of wealth is handed down not earned--and the ability to earn also more often than not results in hand me down priv.
What an interesting topic for this list.
Yes--crossbreeding has it's advantages.
I really must point out that most wealth in this country is first generation wealth - in other words, most wealth is EARNED, not "handed down".
That's not even close to the truth.
Btw, people of your mentality (communists/socialists) already make it very difficult for me to accumulate,
We do our best--some day we'll take it all away--really.
Let me just make sure I have this straight. Stephen Boursy (and the freedom-knights?) is (are) against people being allowed to accumulate too much wealth in relation to those around them. Adam Back (and the cypherpunks?) is (are) against people being prevented from accumulating "too much" wealth in relation to those around them.
Is that right?
What a simple mind--coming from an Ann Rand fan though that's really no surprise. Because I'm on the Freedom Knights list you assume I am speaking on their behalf? And because Adam is on the cypherpunks list you assume him to be speaking on their behalf? That's rather simple minded. My tie to Freedom Knights has to do with the belief that one may freely speek their mind on the net--period. My beliefs regarding the redistribution of income may or may not be shared by different members of the FK list. Personally I don't believe in the right to accumulate excess wealth and certainly don't believe in the 'right' to pass it down through the generations. Steve