I can't agree with this sentiment. People who succeed suck? That sounds like a philosophy of failure.
The system (at least in the US) may be too skewed towards rewarding the successful at the expense of the not so successful and particularly at the expense of the unsuccessful. I believe we need to be much more compassionate. But that is the fault of the system itself, not the people who benefit from it.
Before anyone claims that billionaires use their power to maintain the status quo, well yeah, that's a general problem with human beings in general, not billionaires in particular. People may be generally well intentioned but most are susceptible to temptation. Locks are a minor deterrent to determined thieves. They are mostly there to keep honest people honest.
Warren Buffett has been saying for years that it's a travesty that he pays less taxes than his secretary. He's a liberal. But a guy doesn't become a multi-billionaire by paying more taxes than he is assessed. The problem is the system - not the billionaires.
The system (at least in the US) may be too skewed towards rewarding the successful at the expense of the not so successful and particularly at the expense of the unsuccessful. I believe we need to be much more compassionate. But that is the fault of the system itself, not the people who benefit from it.
Before anyone claims that billionaires use their power to maintain the status quo, well yeah, that's a general problem with human beings in general, not billionaires in particular. People may be generally well intentioned but most are susceptible to temptation. Locks are a minor deterrent to determined thieves. They are mostly there to keep honest people honest.
Warren Buffett has been saying for years that it's a travesty that he pays less taxes than his secretary. He's a liberal. But a guy doesn't become a multi-billionaire by paying more taxes than he is assessed. The problem is the system - not the billionaires.
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein
