Forgive me, but I didn't see anything else that needed commenting on. You know I don't think the system of capitalism is incomplete; in fact, you know I think the complete opposite, that we'd be better off if the government stopped messing with the economy. Other than that, I disagree with the entire concept of being "too successful".
I hold that the only reason the system is "unbalanced" is because of crony capitalism. It's far too hard (and expensive) to start a business these days, all because of ridiculous amounts of government interference.
I'm not ignoring the massive accumulation of wealth; I know it's there, I just don't think it's a problem. Unless those people accumulated that wealth through illegal means, what right do I have to tell them they have too much money, or that they should give some of it away. Sure, you'll get some bad apples in the system, but you'll get them in *any* system. An increasingly large amount of wealthy people are joining the ranks of those pledging to give away 99% of their fortune, and that's exactly how it should be done, because at the end of the day, it is their money, and they should choose where it goes. The other option is to have the government take it by force, and I don't think I need to tell anyone here about the massive amount of frivolous spending government do.
You see, here is the real problem with the system: the government are the ultimate monopoly on everyone. They have the power to tell you what you can and cannot do, and they will charge you for that "luxury". If you had to rank the government as a company, they would come at the very top, because doing business with them is not an option. Whilst companies ultimately have to look after the interests of their customers for fear of losing them, the government never loses customers (or at least, it arrests those who refuse to pay taxes), and only has to look after the minority of people it needs to get re-elected (yes, a minority...just look at the retarded voting systems we have). Not only that, but due to the two party systems we both have, we are constantly in a state of flux between two groups of people who have (mostly) different ideas about how to run the country. Again, whoever is in power is decided by the minority of swing voters, and the system lurches on changing policy after policy, spending dollar after dollar, and ultimately throwing any hope of stability out of the window.
This isn't how business should be run...let alone an entire country. I don't know what the ultimate solution to this is, but whatever we have now clearly isn't it, because it isn't working.
I hold that the only reason the system is "unbalanced" is because of crony capitalism. It's far too hard (and expensive) to start a business these days, all because of ridiculous amounts of government interference.
I'm not ignoring the massive accumulation of wealth; I know it's there, I just don't think it's a problem. Unless those people accumulated that wealth through illegal means, what right do I have to tell them they have too much money, or that they should give some of it away. Sure, you'll get some bad apples in the system, but you'll get them in *any* system. An increasingly large amount of wealthy people are joining the ranks of those pledging to give away 99% of their fortune, and that's exactly how it should be done, because at the end of the day, it is their money, and they should choose where it goes. The other option is to have the government take it by force, and I don't think I need to tell anyone here about the massive amount of frivolous spending government do.
You see, here is the real problem with the system: the government are the ultimate monopoly on everyone. They have the power to tell you what you can and cannot do, and they will charge you for that "luxury". If you had to rank the government as a company, they would come at the very top, because doing business with them is not an option. Whilst companies ultimately have to look after the interests of their customers for fear of losing them, the government never loses customers (or at least, it arrests those who refuse to pay taxes), and only has to look after the minority of people it needs to get re-elected (yes, a minority...just look at the retarded voting systems we have). Not only that, but due to the two party systems we both have, we are constantly in a state of flux between two groups of people who have (mostly) different ideas about how to run the country. Again, whoever is in power is decided by the minority of swing voters, and the system lurches on changing policy after policy, spending dollar after dollar, and ultimately throwing any hope of stability out of the window.
This isn't how business should be run...let alone an entire country. I don't know what the ultimate solution to this is, but whatever we have now clearly isn't it, because it isn't working.
