The Soviet system where everyone earned the same regardless of position or productivity produced a society where people tried to get away with doing as little as possible.
We see the same forces at work in Britain amongst those living on benefits.
Indeed you allude to this with the comment regarding the lottery; getting as much as you can for the least effort.
Effort and achievement needs to be rewarded in order to encourage more of the same, or it will be regarded as pointless.
Certainly the thresholds to achieving should be lowered so that opportunity doesn't become the preserve of the privileged, but it will still require effort and planning.
This is where I fundamentally disagree with the concept of the lottery as it is being used as an excuse for failing to plan, by those who then go on to moan about being denied opportunity.
We see the same forces at work in Britain amongst those living on benefits.
Indeed you allude to this with the comment regarding the lottery; getting as much as you can for the least effort.
Effort and achievement needs to be rewarded in order to encourage more of the same, or it will be regarded as pointless.
Certainly the thresholds to achieving should be lowered so that opportunity doesn't become the preserve of the privileged, but it will still require effort and planning.
This is where I fundamentally disagree with the concept of the lottery as it is being used as an excuse for failing to plan, by those who then go on to moan about being denied opportunity.
Quote:I don't understand why you'd come to a discussion forum, and then proceed to reap from visibility any voice that disagrees with you. If you're going to do that, why not just sit in front of a mirror and pat yourself on the back continuously?-Esquilax
Evolution - Adapt or be eaten.
