It seems to me like if you got rid of the "meg-wealthy" and the underclasses, you would simply create a new meg-wealthy and underclass within the factions that are left. The meg-wealthy would be whoever is at the top, and the underclasses would be whoever is at the bottom.
Actually I do show the same venom to the mega-rich. I know there are a lot of corrupt people at the top, but then there are a lot of people at the top who started at the bottom and worked very hard to get to where they are today. I don't see why they would have to be punished, which a socialist system would do. If they have worked hard, they deserve all the money they earn. The capitalist system allows this, and I think all we need to do is have more regulation on business to make sure they cannot become corrupted.
I think you have a very naive view of accountants. If all the accountants on Earth were to suddenly die, most business would fall apart. I'm not talking about the rich either, I'm talking about small business as well. My mother's ex-boyfriend had a small carpentry company, and he hired an accountant to do his books. Accountants are meant to help business by providing a service that is hard to most people. Your claim that garbagemen are more valuable than accountants is simply laughable. Most people can do their own garbage, they can burn it or take it to a quarry themselves if the need be. Most people cannot do an accountant's work.
I find capitalism a system based on both competition and co-operation. You can either make it on your own by providing a competing service, or you can join a company and co-operate with them to help your career. Both ways allow you to rise up the ranks, but often the second is the easier (although slower) of the two. If you have a good idea though, you can make it on your own.
Actually I do show the same venom to the mega-rich. I know there are a lot of corrupt people at the top, but then there are a lot of people at the top who started at the bottom and worked very hard to get to where they are today. I don't see why they would have to be punished, which a socialist system would do. If they have worked hard, they deserve all the money they earn. The capitalist system allows this, and I think all we need to do is have more regulation on business to make sure they cannot become corrupted.
I think you have a very naive view of accountants. If all the accountants on Earth were to suddenly die, most business would fall apart. I'm not talking about the rich either, I'm talking about small business as well. My mother's ex-boyfriend had a small carpentry company, and he hired an accountant to do his books. Accountants are meant to help business by providing a service that is hard to most people. Your claim that garbagemen are more valuable than accountants is simply laughable. Most people can do their own garbage, they can burn it or take it to a quarry themselves if the need be. Most people cannot do an accountant's work.
I find capitalism a system based on both competition and co-operation. You can either make it on your own by providing a competing service, or you can join a company and co-operate with them to help your career. Both ways allow you to rise up the ranks, but often the second is the easier (although slower) of the two. If you have a good idea though, you can make it on your own.
