Liberal and Conservative Oversimplistic Labels?

[Dystopia]

Did he invent suede? Have you spoken to "all of his employees"? Meh, I'd pass on the "prize" if I was instead offered a better portion of the wealth that my productivity had created. I don't want to be a complete ass here, but honestly, the scenario you put forward right there is only lacking for a gingerbread roof. I think a little mythmaking might be going on.



Boy...if it weren't for my damned guns, I might be a real lefty, eh?

Yes, because the best way to help the poor is to make the rich poorer, and the best way to make the weak stronger is to weaken the strongest... It is a myth that redistribution of wealth will solve the unequal class problem, not to mention the conflict efficiency V equality it causes, it's more like a matter of proportionality, I'm not talking about corrupt people, but people who legitimately earned money shouldn't have to fix others' problems, specially in the private sector, in public I can accept a maximum wage.

Redistribution of wealth in europe is higher, many countries have progressive taxes, and guess what... It's not working, the poor are getting poorer in countries of crisis, in countries with super high progressive taxes rich people emigrate or create offshore accounts, same goes for the tax on the income of companies, it's too high that's why everybody put's their companies in Holland that has a 12.5% tax (including that rich guy I talked about)... Many countries have already thought in implementing a proportional tax (my bet) and instead lower the taxes on the poorer to compensate. I think ending poverty is a moral, ethical act and a necessity, but you can't end it by simply distributing wealth the socialist/marx way, you have to create stable jobs, because a huge problem arises, if the rich run out of money and get into crisis too, the same will happen with the poor.