(December 31, 2010 at 5:43 pm)Moros Synackaon Wrote:No, not really. The first three cases involve said group giving their money away to contribute to the system. The "higher ups" by paying wages, the venture capitalists by supporting new businesses, and the investor groups by giving money to a company in exchange for shares.(December 31, 2010 at 4:29 pm)Meatball Wrote: What's more selfish than living off someone else's hard-earned money?
Exactly. Oh wait, can't that apply to:
- Many higher up's in companies?
- Venture Capitalists?
- Investor groups?
- Communists?
Your simplistic strawman is wearing thin.
I'd also like to point out that certainly in the case of venture capitalism, it is the people who own the business who ask for the money in the first place, knowing full well that a portion of their company will then be owned by the venture capitalist. They see it as useful, not selfish.
