(July 20, 2013 at 1:33 pm)genkaus Wrote:(July 20, 2013 at 1:27 pm)whateverist Wrote: More controversially, I think there should be significant limits on inheritance and we should look at any other such conventions which serve to concentrate wealth in the hands of the few and suppress upward mobility. We have a real interest as a society in not letting the masses be turned into serfs for the 1%. Violence is always justifiable to that end, though never the best alternative.
Controversial is right. Can you justify this view without opening the door to other equally atrocious actions all in the name of the good of society?
Well can you justify the status quo no matter how ugly it gets? If property is a convention that we invent together, why should we not correct this cancerous accumulation of wealth? I would just say we are justified to remake this convention for the general good. You'd have to be more specific about what other atrocious acts you have in mind. I'm open to tinkering.
