(June 22, 2017 at 10:00 am)Tazzycorn Wrote:(June 22, 2017 at 9:49 am)Court Jester Wrote: I’m kind of in agreement. Poor people would be less poor if they had a stronger grasp on how to make money and how to increase net worth. Who would ask an auto mechanic to set a broken? Nothing against the auto mechanics of the world, but it’s not what they know or have spent their careers learning. Same reason I wouldn’t ask a doctor to change my transmission.
The vast majority of rich people are rich solely because daddy inherited a lot of money going back generations. No skill involved.
Not to mention that there's a world of difference between running Goldman Sachs, who left unchecked, had a huge part in the 2008 meltdown, and responsible governance.
Government doesn't exist to make a profit. The skill set for one doesn't necessarily translate to the other - at all.
